The campus wide community garden email has gone out and I’ve received a bunch of forms and payment already! Thank you so much for supporting our project. I’ve put the names of those who I’ve received forms from on the About the Gardeners section of the site. It’s really energizing to see so much support from all around campus! Here’s a picture I took of our future plots on Sunday afternoon. Can’t wait! 🙂
Jenn
Hey everyone!
Most of the seeds have officially arrived! I picked them up just in time for the LEAP meeting on Wednesday. We’re still waiting on a few packets, but they’re here for the most part. Also, apparently the field has been plowed as of Monday afternoon: so we’ll be putting in the fence posts and planting very soon!!
Prof. Brandes is going to Metzgar tomorrow morning (Sat.) with some students to survey. And Prof. Derek Smith has been working with Dining Services and the campus legal staff to work out serving the veggies in the dining halls.
Things are a happenin’! 😀
If you’d like to help out with planting/fence posting let me know and I can add you to the garden club email list!
Jenn
This past Saturday, Professor Dave Brandes, Professor John Wilson, their sons Owen and Jack, and myself went to the 25th Annual Hilltop Sales and Service Spring Auction. We got there at 9AM sharp and it was freeezing and windy, but we got some neat stuff!
Here’s what we got:
-Wheelbarrow $6
-Lawnmower (old fashioned bladed kind) $2
-Planting pots of all sizes $2
-Auctioneer making fun of me for being excited about the lawn mower..priceless
Total: $10.60!! 🙂
The auction was a lot of fun and we got some great stuff for cheap. Owen in particular loved the all the tractors! And both Owen and Jack braved the cold weather extremely well!
Now we need to find shovels, hoes, and stuff at another auction and hopefully we can get a great price again! If anyone knows of good places to buy implements for cheap, feel free to leave a comment here.
Jenn
This is a nice compilation of local, sustainable, and responsible food links from Barbara Kingsolver & Steven Hopp , authors of the great book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Their book is well worth the attention of anyone who cares about these issues.
Jenn Halpin came today and gave a presentation about the Dickinson Farm program. It was a GREAT presentation and I think it really got everyone excited about our gardens here. She was here all afternoon for visits and meetings. Here’s what we did:
First, Jenn H. arrived and gave a brown bag presentation in Hugel 103.
Then, we had lunch with Professors Dave Brandes, Art Kney, Andy Smith and Annette Diorio at Gilberts for a Q & A for them!
Then, we had a meeting with Dining Services, including Joe Binotto and Bob Meyer where we talked about serving vegetables in the dining halls.
Finally, we met with garden team students interested in helping starting the garden for more Q&A.
It was a great learning experience and we’re so grateful Jenn H. came and gave us advice! Now we’ll have to go out there and visit sometime!
Jenn
Just wanted to share this story from the NY Times: Obamas Prepare to Plant Garden at White House
It’s so exciting to hear even the president is thinking about this!! 🙂
Jenn
News: Some of the supplies have begun arriving including the deer fence and the two 1,000 gallon tanks for the rainwater collection system. Thanks so much to Bob Chunko and the rest of plant ops staff that helped us unload these things!
Soon to be arriving: seeds ordered from Seeds of Change.
And Prof. John Wilson is providing the posts for the deer fence that will be completed soon!
So exciting! 🙂
-Jenn
PS. I’ve added pictures to the site now. Some from the conferences I’ve described below and some of the future site at Metzgar. I’ll try my best to keep it updated!
ATTENTION!
Jenn Halpin, the Dickinson College Farm Manager, will be coming to give a brown bag presentation on Monday, March 30th at Noon in Hugel 103. She’ll be talking about the VERY successful Dickinson farm program! Come check it out! Lunch is provided.
