Horn Farm Happenings – June 22
Make your July transformative! Join wilderness expert Wilson Alvarez for an intensive primitive skill building experience! Over the course of two weekends, Wilson will lead participants through the process of bow making.
Maybe you’re someone passionate about learning techniques for survival and self reliant living.Maybe you’re an archer who loves hunting with a bow and arrow. Maybe you’re a woodworker who would love to learn a new skill. Whatever the reason, this is your chance to learn how to make hunting-quality, wooden bow and arrows from scratch with your own two hands. You will leave with your own finished bow! Wilson is a certified permaculture designer, inventor, gardener, skilled tracker, bowyer, nature-awareness instructor, and writer from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For the past 13 years, he has studied and taught classes and workshops on bio-intensive agriculture, regenerative technology, foraging, hunting, trapping, tracking, and wilderness survival. Wilson has studied through the Wilderness Awareness School via the Kamana program, and he received his Permaculture Design Certificate via Susquehanna Permaculture.
For more information and registration: Bow Making
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 23, please join us for our fourth annual Cycle the Solstice fundraiser for the Horn Farm Center! Rain or shine…
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Shares
Here is what we plan to include in this week’s CSA shares:
Peas
Beets
Radishes
Patty Pan squash
Lettuce
Collards
Swiss chard
Arugula
Red leaf amaranth (use as a salad green)
Green garlic (use as you would garlic)
Garlic scapes (use as you would garlic)
Scallions
Enjoy!
Not a CSA member? There’s still time to join. Click here for more information.
Upcoming events:
June 23 – Cycle the Solstice
June 26 – Tuesday Evening Work Crew
June 30 – Monthly Foraging
July 14, 15, 28, 29 – Bowmaking
July 26 – Preserving Herbs
July 31 – Knife Skills for the Home Cook
August 21 – Seasonal Eat & Meet
See you at the farm!
This photo was taken at a neighboring farm where the field above the grass is bare–without any living vegetative cover. As you can see, the water is carrying precious topsoil directly into the stream. This small stream is a tributary to Kreutz Creek which empties directly into the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville. Imagine what happens where the ground has been covered with buildings, parking lots, and roads. Where does that water go? It finds its way into streams and rivers sometimes getting filtered at a wastewater treatment plant, but often not.
Can you name this insect? The majority of insects that surround us in the garden (and out) are either beneficial or harmless to human endeavors. Learning to identify the common insects in your area is an essential skill in the gardener’s toolbox. Only then can you begin to recognize and support the beneficial insects that are making your job easier and mitigate and prevent the damage from their less helpful counterparts. Join us Sunday, June 24 for 
On Saturday, June 23, we will be welcoming riders from near and far who enjoy bicycling the country roads of York and Lancaster counties. Please join us for our fourth annual 
