Building & Baking…
You can say we’ve been “buzzing” at the Horn Farm Center this summer with an eclectic mix of classes on the land, in the kitchen, and in the workshop.
Earlier this month, an eager group of curious learners took part in our first Intro to Carpentry immersion, developing their skills with using power tools by collectively building a fully-functional chicken coop for Ten Mile Mushrooms in Danville. The class combined interpreting plans with custom fabrication, giving folks a practical glimpse into the process, challenges, and troubleshoots of assembling structures from raw materials.
“I learned so much in this class. The instruction was fantastic. I gained a lot of confidence to work on projects I have in mind at home.” — Karen, Intro to Carpentry attendee
Down the hill, a rainbow of fresh, local produce painted our Summer Kitchen with the colors of summer. Folks in our Four-Course Summer Meal class learned how to transform these healthy ingredients into creative and delicious meals, all incorporating rice paper! Ever heard of rice paper pierogi? How about rice paper fruit fritters?
Crafty spins on seasonal staples help us make the most of local ingredients, and many of our upcoming Summer Kitchen Programs, like Crafting Fruit Vinegars and Fermenting Garden Vegetables, will follow this thread into the late summer!
…Bees & Berries…Bandages & Balm!
Of course, it wouldn’t be a weekend at the Horn Farm Center without classes on the landscape as well. From Foraging First Aid with the Northern Appalachia School to a new program celebrating the medicinal and ecological power of elderberry, we explored ways to foster deeper relationship with the plants that grow among us.
Across all of our classes this month, folks took home not just practical knowledge, but deeper insight into the ways we can appreciate local abundance: nourishing food, wild medicine, and re-sourced materials. Greater wellbeing for the land and ourselves, after all, begins with what we can find rooted right here at home!
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20th Annual Pawpaw Festival: Tickets on Sale August 1st
2024 is the 20th anniversary of the York County Pawpaw Festival, now a part of the Horn Farm Center’s new Wild & Uncommon Weekend.Wild & Uncommon Weekend will include events, tastings, tours, and educational activities taking place across the region between September 27th-29th, all celebrating the diverse ecosystem of local foods, makers, and experiences that make York County and the Susquehanna Riverlands so special–including the native pawpaw fruit!
The Pawpaw Festival at the Horn Farm Center–the centerpiece of Wild & Uncommon Weekend–will take place on Saturday, September 28th from 9am to 5pm. In addition to sales of pawpaw fruit and other unique seasonal foods, the event will feature local vendors, food trucks, plant nurseries, and educational activities at the Horn Farm Center.
Tickets for the 20th Annual Pawpaw Festival at Horn Farm Center will be available to purchase online only starting on Thursday, August 1st at 12PM!
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Supporting Our Mission & Work
A long-time supporter of the Horn Farm Center’s regenerative mission, 7group continues to uplift our work in so many ways. We’re grateful to call 7group another one of our annual sponsors!7group began more than 20 years ago to help to change how American builders, designers, architects, and owners understood the built environment as sustainable. When they worked on creating the U.S. Green Building Council LEED certification program, they knew that it was the first step towards true sustainability, but not the last.
Together with their clients and colleagues, 7group has been imagining a different way to understand how humans, their built environment, and the natural world around us all live and breathe with each other. Across the US and the world, they engage built-environment projects that advance how technical innovation and community vitality entangle and co-evolve.
Join the Community Crew!
Don’t forget, our NEW TRAINING DAY for the Community Crew is right around the corner on August 11th! The Horn Farm Community Crew a dedicated volunteer program launched in 2023 that provides specialized training, service-learning workdays, and perks for returning volunteers!
Attend the upcoming Community Crew Training Day on Sunday, August 11th from 10am to 3pm to partake in land stewardship while getting oriented to the Horn Farm’s mission and projects. You’ll also see how we’re expanding our volunteer ecosystem in 2024, offering more ways to engage with the land and nourish our educational mission!
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WE ARE HIRING: We are seeking a creative, motivated full-time Farm & Agroforestry Manager to join our talented team of land stewards and educators to innovate on-farm learning experiences and lead cutting-edge regenerative farming projects.
The Farm & Agroforestry Manager will have the opportunity to collaboratively design and lead a new demonstration forest garden project, reshaping the way our community thinks about agriculture and helping to achieve Horn Farm Center’s strategic vision.
Interested in learning more? Check out the full position details linked below. To apply send a resume and letter of interest to Executive Director, Alexis Campbell at executivedirector@