Horn Farm Happenings – May 12

We harvested the rhubarb today and the strawberries are beginning to ripen. We will be using both during our Rhubarb Strawberry Chutney workshop on June 1.
The farm crew has been hard at work getting the crops for the CSA planted. In just a few weeks we will begin to hand out shares of fresh produce to our CSA members. We still have a few spaces left in the Horn Farm CSA.

Today we are pleased to welcome 10th graders from York Country Day School. We will be planting potatoes, building raised beds for Betsy’s flower farm, weeding and mulching the gardens around the farmhouse and summer kitchen, and continuing trail building within our woodland restoration project. Many hands make light work!raised bed prepIf you missed our Heirloom Plant Sale, tomorrow, Saturday, May 6th, you can find us at the York County Native Plant Sale at the York County Annex, 112 Pleasant Acres Road, York, 17402–rain or shine, we’ll have a variety of plants–vegetables, herbs, and flowers for sale.

Monday evening, from 6 to 8, join Education Director Jonathan Darby for our monthly foraging class. Click here for more information and registration.
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Thank you for being part of the Horn Farm community!

Horn Farm Happenings – May 5

Heirloom Plant Sale! Rain or Shine!! Come get your organically grown plants tomorrow–Saturday, May 6 from 9 to 3 at the Horn Farm Center.
2017 plant saleIf you can’t make it to the plant sale, we will be opening up our Online Farm Stand on Monday, May 8. Remaining plants will be available to purchase online with pick up at the Horn Farm on Saturday, May 13.Horn Farm Center Farm Stand

strawberries-rhubarbOn June 1, we are opening our historic summer kitchen for a hands-on workshop on how to make Strawberry Rhubarb Chutney. Using strawberries grown here at the Horn Farm by Kilgore Family Farm, participants will make and sample this delicious, traditional preparation.

 

 

Registration is open for our 3rd annual benefit ride the Cycle the Solstice. The ride is organized by the The Cycle Works  and is sponsored by Lemon Street Market, Eden Foods, PA Truck Centers, and Penn Waste.

Thank you for supporting the Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education!

Horn Farm Happenings – April 28

forest garden design intensive bannerWe are excited to announce a 9-Day Forest Garden Design Intensive with Dave Jacke in October! Come explore how we can use the patterns and principles of forest ecology to design our own gardens, homesteads, and communities. Forest gardening means growing food like the forest, not in the forest. The principles of forest ecology can be applied in urban, suburban, and rural settings as well as to existing woodland to increase the diversity of edible and otherwise useful species while increasing the health of the existing landscape.

bank barn foundation

Next week at this time, the bank barn foundation will be transformed into the site of the  Heirloom Plant Sale! We are happy to be using this beautiful space for more than just storage.  You can find a plant list here: 2017 Plant List. Most plants will be priced at $3. Sale runs from 9 to 3. Come early for the best selection!

Upcoming events:

Foraging – May
Horn Farm Produce Share – CSA
Rhubarb and Strawberry Chutney
Cycle the Solstice
Thank you for supporting the Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education!