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September 12, 2017

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Calling all emergent farmers! The farm is pleased Calling all emergent farmers! The farm is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for whole farm apprentice candidates for the 2022 season. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our apprentices experience biodynamic farming through hands-on learning. We strive to balance the demands of being a production farm with the goal of equipping our apprentices with not only the needed foundational skills, but also a philosophical basis to succeed in a career in an agriculture of the future. To this end, we have built into our apprenticeship program a number of supplemental experiences that explore the more theoretical and observational aspects of farming and biodynamics that are equally important to a farmer’s development. Apprentices rotate through all areas of the farm, working with the field vegetables, greenhouses, milking herd, and livestock operation. Splitting time between the vegetable and livestock production allows our apprentices to build a solid foundation in diverse farm operations, and work within the whole biodynamic farm organism. Throughout the week, apprentices will work throughout the various operations to understand the daily and seasonal rhythms of the farm. The focus of this apprenticeship includes biodynamics, milking, pastured livestock management, tractor operation, vegetable production in fields and greenhouses, and community supported agriculture (CSA). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (cont. in comments)
Pumpkin bread is back! You can find our latest sea Pumpkin bread is back! You can find our latest seasonal offerings at the Farm Store & at this weekend’s Green Markets. We also have @loveapplefarm apple cider donuts starting tomorrow, and continuing each Friday & Saturday through the fall. Call 518-672-7500 to reserve in advance 🍂
Bonus #cowednesday brought to you by @jessbrobst! Bonus #cowednesday brought to you by @jessbrobst! Today Apricot gave birth to this little calf, and managed to do so about as far away from the farm as she could have…thankfully Jess was there to help 🧡
Greetings from our herd on Schnackenberg Road! The Greetings from our herd on Schnackenberg Road! These young cattle are mostly heifers who are too old to still be nursing on their moms but too young to be bred. They are fortunate- the pastures on Schnackenburg Road have some of the most incredible views of the Catskills! It can’t hurt to take in the beautiful surroundings while grazing and growing✨🐄🌾 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On the left is Athena, and the all white on the right is Donna. They come from cows Quentin and Dolly respectively, two stellar cows in our main dairy herd. We have high hopes for Athena and Donna! Why doesn’t Quentin’s offspring have a Q name? We ran out of Q names! And so started over with an “A-line.” #cowednesday
New England Aster is bursting into bloom all aroun New England Aster is bursting into bloom all around the farm, right now. It is fun to have a closer look at these “flowers”, which really are flower heads composed of many yellow disk flowers in the center, surrounded by purple ray flowers. The flowers open in concentric circles, starting at the outside of the flower head, mowing inwards. Pollinated disk flowers turn purple and begin to ripen their tiny seeds, which will then disperse with the help of a parachute similar to that of Dandelion seeds. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you are interested in learning more about the asters and goldenrods in our landscape right now, please join us for a free workshop on Saturday, Sept. 18, 10am-noon. For more information, contact: Claudia@hawthornevalleyfarm.org #farmscapeecology
Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School was thrilled to re Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School was thrilled to reopen and welcome students and their families back to campus. The school is continuing to utilize outdoor classroom settings with a combination of tented and greenhouse classrooms. Thank you to the farm team (& furry friends!) for their continuing support in loaning this unique teaching space.
Stop by the farm and you might see the occasional Stop by the farm and you might see the occasional pink snout feasting on all the greens it can find! Our pigs graze on weeds, grass, peas and radish greens, and their diet is rounded off with organic food from our own production-including our creamery and bakery 🌱🌱 #hvfarmerfriday
The rewards of CSA membership are great: learning The rewards of CSA membership are great: learning to eat seasonally, cooking and preserving new and interesting vegetables, celebrating the growing season at special events on the farm, and coming to feel a sense of connection to Hawthorne Valley and other farms in the region. Thank you to all those who have joined us during our growing season, and we hope you enjoy the last few shares in the coming weeks.

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