Happenings

Please join us in thanking the crew at The Cycle Works bicycle shop in Wrightsville. This year’s Cycle the Solstice on June 24 brought in over $3000 to support the educational offerings we hold here at the Horn Farm Center. Thank you!

Coming up this week: Cooking with Eggplant and Preserving Herbs. There’s still room for a few more people!

On Tuesdays, we could use your help on the farm. From 4 to 7, join our extraordinary farmhand, Tyler Miller, as he harvests, weeds, and mulches. Come for all or part of the evening, but please register here so we know whom to expect. Thanks!

This past week we welcomed a new class of 15 who are Exploring the Small Farm Dream here at the Horn Farm. This three-week Penn State Extension class sells out quickly. Another class will be offered this fall. For more information, please contact Extension Educator Winifred McGee at wwm1@psu.edu or by calling (717) 921-8803.

The farm stand is open Saturdays from 9 to 12. Find fresh produce and bouquets of flowers all grown here at the farm. You can also find our flower bouquets at the Gardener of the Owl Valley shop at John Wright Restaurant.

See you at the farm!

July 15 is the 3rd Saturday of the month, so you’re invited to a guided tour of the farm! Get a close up look at the farm fields, the summer kitchen, and the community gardens. Meet at the corn barn (the small barn) at 10 a.m. While you’re here, pick up some fresh produce and flower bouquets available at our farm stand. The farm stand is open from 9 a.m. to noon each Saturday through October.
There are still a few spots left in the Cooking with Eggplant workshop being held Tuesday, July 25.

Now is the time to think about storing some of the abundance for the winter. Explore various methods in the hands-on Preserving Herbs workshop on Thursday, July 27. Both classes will be held in the newly restored historic summer kitchen here at the Horn Farm.

If you are craving some farm time that involves getting your hands in the soil, the Tuesday Evening Farm Crew works from 3 to 7 p.m. each week and the First Saturday Work Crew meets from 9 to noon on the first Saturday of each month. Come for all or part depending on your schedule. It’s helpful if you register so that we know you’ll be joining us. Thanks!

See you at the farm!

This week, Executive Director Alyson Earl returned from a 9-day permaculture design course. This immersion in hands-on ecological design work left her ready to shepherd the existing Land Use Management Plan for the Horn Farm to the next level. While in Vermont, it rained every day–over 6 inches in one week. This allowed for lots of practice designing earthworks for directing the movement of water across a landscape!

On the final day of the course, the group looked far into the future and planted oak trees in an area of the forest that is being restored to include plant species which were lost during previous clear cuttings of Vermont’s forests. Planting trees now is a gift to future generations.

Much of the work we do is focused on the future. By restoring habitats, we also affect the quality of our water, air, and soils. This spring we began regular volunteer work days in a degraded woodland adjacent to our farm fields–building trails and removing overly abundant plant material. We will be posting more opportunities for being part of our woodland restoration next week.

This October, we are pleased and proud to be hosting:

Edible Ecosystems Emerging:
Food Forestry for the 21st Century
A 9-Day Forest Garden Design Intensive

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We hope you can join us!

Coming up on the farm:
Cooking Eggplant
Preserving Herbs

And every Saturday from 9 to 12, the Farm Stand is open!

See you at the Farm!