Tompkins Cortland Community College Farm
As we end September and begin October, the feel of fall is truly upon us. The days and nights are cooler, the leaves are changing colors at a quickening pace and some leaves are falling into the field while we work. At this time of the year I start peeking at the weather ahead to … Read more
Happy September, folks! Well, the first week of class came and went. I hope that folks working over at Tompkins Cortland had a great first week. The new student interns started last week. Even though no farm work got done the day that we met, I was really impressed with the energy and enthusiasm this … Read more
As August winds down, life at Tompkins Cortland is beginning to pick up with the new semester starting this week. It’s been a fairly quiet past few weeks on the farm but a new “crop” of student interns will begin their college journey with me in two short days. It’s always a little crazy having … Read more
Howdy, folks. This week’s newsletter is going to be short and sweet, as we get closer to the halfway point of the CSA season. Last week was quiet and mellow on the farm. It was just myself and Jorge, a Sustainable Farming and Food Systems student who has completed all his internships and is about … Read more
After a crazy weather week two weeks ago, last week was almost perfect. Lots of sun but not too hot. And that allowed us to get lots of work done in the field. Our big project last week was to clear out all of the garlic from the field. It happened a week earlier than … Read more
Greetings! I hope that you all are surviving this dry, hot weather. I’m not going to harp on it too much but we are a far cry away from the cool, wet spring that welcomed us at the beginning of the season. In all my years farming, one thing is for certain, farmers are never … Read more