Happenings

This morning we welcomed juniors and seniors enrolled in the Political Ecology of Food and Agriculture course at Franklin & Marshall College to tour our project: Regenerative Farmscape West. This 30-acre project focuses on using land management practices which not only ‘do no harm’ but actively seek to revitalize the soil and water resources of the farm. They were introduced to the project on Wednesday by Woodland Steward, Wilson Alvarez, who led a lecture and discussion at the college.Students got an overview of the entire project which includes the farming internship, CSA farm, farm business incubator, stream restoration, and planting of perennial crops in agroforestry systems. In addition to diversifying the crops grown on the farm, and improving the ecological health of the farm, this project will positively affect the health of the waterways downstream, namely, Kreutz Creek, the Susquehanna River, and eventually the Chesapeake Bay.

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We’re excited to announce our new Woodland Steward Training! The program begins next month. We’ve had so much interest in the work we’re doing that we’ve developed a training program for those looking to fully develop these skills. This part-time, six month training program runs from October to April. Full details and application can be found at hornfarmcenter.org/woodland-steward-training. This part-time program is equally suited for the professional and the layperson, for landowners and land stewards, activists, naturalists, and outdoor enthusiasts. No previous experience required.

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The Pawpaw Festival happens this weekend! Come celebrate our largest native fruit! The Festival runs from 11 to 3 both Saturday and Sunday, September 22 and 23.

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CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Shares
Here is what we plan to include in this week’s CSA shares:
Potatoes
Swiss chard
Sweet Peppers
Hot peppers
Green beans
Scallions
Onions
Garlic
Summer squash
Winter squash
Mint
Lemon balm
Dill
Enjoy!

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Upcoming events:
September 22 – Hunting, Fishing, Trapping
September 22, 23 – Pawpaw Festival
September 25 – Tuesday Evening Farm Crew
September 29 – Primitive Butchering and Cooking
September 30 – Children’s Discovery Series: The Compassion Project
October 6, 7, 13, 14 – Bowmaking
October 7 – Children’s Discovery Series: Let’s Bee Friends
October 13 – Foraging: Wild Soup
October 14 – Harvest Festival & Annual Open House
October 16 – Bread Baking Basics
October 26 – Offal: Tongue, Brains, and More!
October 20, 21 – Wilderness Skills Overnight Immersion
November 17 – Bread Baking Full Day Workshop
November 17 – Foraging: Roots
December 8 – Foraging: Winter

See you at the farm!

It’s hard to believe that there are only six weeks of the the farm internship left! This year we welcomed Josh, Kelsey, Kyle, and Laura to the farm as first-year interns. The farm internship is a part-time, hands-on training program for people with 0 to 2 years of farming or gardening experience. The program provides foundational knowledge and practical skills for those interested in small-scale, intensive, organic vegetable and regenerative agricultural methods.

The internship includes classroom instruction,Growing practices for a wide variety of vegetables and herbs,and harvesting and distributing produce through the Horn Farm CSA and local grocers and restaurants.And new this year our interns have participated in ecological restoration projects and have learned to build trails and plant trees, and learn methods for laying out agroforestry systems. The farm internship is valuable and suitable for anyone interested in exploring a future in farming as well as anyone interested in learning growing skills for the purpose of homesteading, gardening, and feeding themselves and their community. Check out the website or contact Jon Darby for more information. [photo credits: Michelle Johnsen]

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In addition to offering a vegetable CSA, this year, beginning in June, we partnered with Rising Locust Farm to offer meat, eggs, and mushrooms for pick up at the farm.  They are offering fall CSA shares of beef, pork, and/or lamb as 3 monthly pickups of grass-fed meat from mid-October to mid-December. Contact Rising Locust for more information!

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CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Shares
Here is what we plan to include in this week’s CSA shares:
Potatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Swiss chard
Sweet Peppers
Hot peppers
Green beans
Scallions
Tomatoes
Onions
Garlic
Cilantro
DIll
Enjoy!

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Upcoming events:
September 15  – Foraging: Field Walk
September 15 – Basketry, Coppicing, Netting
September 16 – Children’s Discovery Series: Seed to Table
September 18 – Tuesday Evening Farm Crew
September 22 – Hunting, Fishing, Trapping
September 22, 23 – Pawpaw Festival
September 25 – Tuesday Evening Farm Crew
September 29 – Primitive Butchering and Cooking
September 30 – Children’s Discovery Series: The Compassion Project
October 6, 7, 13, 14 – Bowmaking
October 7 – Children’s Discovery Series: Let’s Bee Friends
October 13 – Foraging: Wild Soup
October 14 – Harvest Festival & Annual Open House
October 16 – Bread Baking Basics
October 26 – Offal: Tongue, Brains, and More!
October 20, 21 – Wilderness Skills Overnight Immersion
November 17 – Bread Baking Full Day Workshop
November 17 – Foraging: Roots
December 8 – Foraging: Winter

See you at the farm!

It’s time to celebrate at the Horn Farm! Join us for our second annual Harvest Festival at the farm Sunday, October 14 any time between 2 and 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Chat with Horn Farm staff and members of the Board of Directors and other supporters of the Horn Farm Center. We will meet in the small barn. For those interested in taking a walking tour, we will move into the fields and woods where we will describe the details of our current farm projects: demonstration farm (where the farm internship takes place), the farm business incubator, the woodland restoration project, the riparian buffer restoration, the summer kitchen, beekeeping program, and community gardens. We hope to see you at the farm!Drop by Sunday, October 14 any time between 2 and 4 p.m. to enjoy light refreshments and see our current projects in person. All are welcome!

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CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Shares
Here is what we plan to include in this week’s CSA shares:
Potatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Leaf lettuce
Heirloom tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Hot peppers
Watermelon
Onions
Garlic
Mixed herbs
Enjoy!

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Upcoming events:
September 8 – Pond Building Workshop
September 11 – Tuesday Evening Farm Crew
September 15  – Foraging: Field Walk
September 15 – Basketry, Coppicing, Netting
September 15 – Third Saturday Farm Tour
September 16 – Children’s Discovery Series: Seed to Table
September 18 – Tuesday Evening Farm Crew
September 22 – Hunting, Fishing, Trapping
September 22, 23 – Pawpaw Festival
September 25 – Tuesday Evening Farm Crew
September 29 – Primitive Butchering and Cooking
September 30 – Children’s Discovery Series: The Compassion Project
October 6, 7, 13, 14 – Bowmaking
October 7 – Children’s Discovery Series: Let’s Bee Friends
October 13 – Foraging: Wild Soup
October 14 – Harvest Festival & Annual Open House
October 16 – Bread Baking Basics
October 26 – Offal: Tongue, Brains, and More!
October 20, 21 – Wilderness Skills Overnight Immersion
November 17 – Bread Baking Full Day Workshop
November 17 – Foraging: Roots
December 8 – Foraging: Winter

See you at the farm!