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Blueberries & Cranberries at Thetford Elementary
By Cat Buxton – May 31, 2012The new blueberry patch at Thetford Elementary School is located in the courtyard just behind their outdoor reading room. Read more →
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Education in the Field
By Cat Buxton – May 23, 2012Spring is a great season for farm-based education! Cat has been hosting bus loads of kids from around the Upper Valley for farm tours and educational activities. The younger students have done a flower search, located a bee line to our strawberry patch, tasted salad greens and asparagus, searched for insects -real and fake, planted seeds, and played the color match game. The older middle and high school students measured out an acre, learned about the pesticides used on an acre of chemically grown strawberries vs organically grown berries, helped our crew fold up enormous field blankets, tasted salad greens and asparagus, and played Brown Bag Botany. Read more →
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Some springtime notes from the field…
By Cat Buxton – May 4, 2012In this crazy spring it has been difficult to not just go out and plant everything! As last weekend showed us, it is still early and the possibility of a frost or even a freeze is likely for at least 30 more days. With proper cover, such as floating row covers, you can get a head start on seeding some crops like peas, lettuce, mustards, and arugula. Read more →