Daily Moments on the Farm
Recently, Hannah Ryde (Semester 48) returned to the farm to capture these images of daily moments around the barn. So lovely! While in Maine, she
October 21, 2015
This I Believe: an essay by Avery
During our final Farm and Food Systems class of the semester, students gathered in my house to share their “This I Believe” statements about their
November 22, 2015
Giving Thanks for the Head, Heart, and Hands of Semester 55
Oftentimes at Chewonki, we speak to the connection between the head, heart, and hands. Here are a few excerpts from stories shared with family and
November 26, 2015
Planning for Baby Animal Season
The fall is a season of bountiful harvests and waning light, taking animals to the slaughterhouse and long lists of food from the farm read
December 4, 2015
Crop Planning 2017
With seeding starting this week, here’s a quick list of what is being planted on the farm in the next month: Seeding Date Seed, Direct
February 20, 2017
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Tree Harvest at the Farm Creates a Mighty Pile of Benefits
A stretch of clear winter weather has allowed us to bring down several large oak trees as part of Chewonki’s ongoing forest management plan, with
March 20, 2017
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The Beet is the Most Intense of Vegetables
We had a remarkable lunch yesterday, thanks to the Farm & Kitchen staff at Chewonki. “Beet Butter” a delicious rubine-red blend of pureed beets and
March 24, 2017
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An Expanded Greenhouse!
Though we’ve been under and without snow off and on all winter, the seedlings (onions! flowers! microgreens! eggplants!) under grow lights in the basement of
March 26, 2017
Elementary Schoolers Tackle Farm Economics
From Steve Shea, the 5/6 teacher at the Elementary School at Chewonki: 5th/6th Grade Class Update Last week, our class gathered at the farm
March 26, 2017
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Seeding Update: April and May
Plants and sunshine abound on the farm these days. Elementary schoolers have started to trek down to the farm in pairs on a weekly basis
April 1, 2017
