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I don’t know who posted a picture of our hawk friend in this blog last Fall but I wanted to share it’s definitely back and hanging out with us once more!
Last week it was chilling on top of the tower again, after we relocated it and after I added all sorts of fun stuff to it (it’s a castle/fairy house/special spot!), it is still the hawk’s preferred hanging out location at the Purple Carrot.
-Joana
Skunkfunk
Dear friends,
For the past two days I was mostly alone at the farm. While this isn’t anything very peculiar in itself, I had a few relevant encounters with different creatures.
Tuesday, 8:30 am: I am in the greenhouse, I look outside towards the groundhog trap. Mr. Groundhog walks by right back into his hole, only glancing at the trap. He looks at me with a smirk.
I discover new areas that have been hit by Mr. Groundhog lately. Eggplant, cucumbers, hot peppers - I mean, really, hot peppers? that’s the kind of stuff animals are really not supposed to like. Anyway.
I also notice a few sunflowers have been eaten, this must have been something bigger - deer.
Wednesday, 8:30 am:
Oh, it’s devastating. I know it’s not on me but the deer came again and ate 1. the rest of the sunflowers and 2. a considerable amount of squash
My heart breaks a little bit - I wonder what’s the deal with this attachment. A lot about how this farm is run means yield is not as crucial and logically, this should be sort of ok. But oh my. My babies have been eaten.
I think that’s all (and enough) for today. But then I look at the trap…
WE CAUGHT SOMETHING THE TRAP HAS A CREATURE IN IT OH YES THANK YOU WORLD FINALLY I MEAN wait why is it black and white? OH NO WAIT IT’S A SKUNK WHAT DO I DO WHAT DO I DO I CAN’T GO NEAR IT HOW DO WE GET IT OUT OF THERE I’M ALL BY MYSELF
I hope the capitals translate well how an agitated adventurous feeling morning it was. So what did I do?
First, I went to David Norman. He was busy but said he’d come by. So I fidget around the farm nervously the whole morning because pretty much everything I had planned to do was near the skunk and I was freaked out. The little thing (it was a young one) kept digging around the trap and shuffling about trying to find an exit.
David and I both go through a series of online suggestions making faces and saying “not that” to some of the tips. We end up covering the trap with a blanket and carrying it away. David did most of it, really but I stayed there the whole time. I was pretty certain that if somebody did get sprayed, it wouldn’t be fair that he would be the only one. So we got it in the car and toyed with some ideas of where to take it. The best suggestion David had was to take it to Cleveland and drop it at the Republican convention. We figured that might be a bit too long of a drive for us just today though. When Nate asked where we were taking it, David said “where do you live?”. We ended up finding an old tv dumped by the roadside and released it there. Nobody got sprayed. We figured any skunk would be happy with a tv and we decided next time we set the trap to put up a sign saying “NO SKUNKS”.
The whole thing was quite heavy from all the dirt the skunk had dug out into the trap - David didn’t really want to be caught on camera but here he is!
You can see the little blackandwhite fluffiness running away into the woods, by the tv in this one
As for the deer issue: Dane helped me and we sort of fixed the fence later (hooray for 6 ft. tall helpers) and I sent a strange, strange e-mail request to some male friends for them to urinate near the farm as I hear pheromones in male urine will respell deer. The things this farm has me doing.
That’s all for today’s adventures! Here’s a picture of yesterday’s rising full moon - it’s been gorgeous out here!
Joana
Updates
Tuesday
ploughed small field with Eli and removed all rocks as we went
cleaned up corrosion on the tractor battery with Nate and filled the gas and oil
Nate ground off the edges of the disc harrow attachment so it wouldn’t rub on the tractor
disced all of the small field with Eli
Joana raked our cover crop of sorghum in all of the small field
Wednesday
fleshed out the details of a improved irrigation setup with Eli and took measurements of current and needed piping and fields
make a rock border around the front flower bed with Joana
seeded melon in small hills in the sheet mulch with Joana
came up with a list of needed parts for our new irrigation setup and went on a wild goose chase with Eli to Home Depot, Tractor Supply, and F.M. Webb & Sons to find the right parts and piping for our irrigation and were partially successful
Thursday
Joana and I transplanted more flowers to the front flower bed
We set up and cleaned our wash station with two sinks
weeded the lettuce
washed and scrubbed all of our produce containers with help from Tess
met with Kerry to discuss what kind of produce we can provide to the Student Center over the summer
transplanted some hot peppers in the greenhouse
Friday
replaced the flat tire on the Cart with help from David Norman
made our first harvest of kale and lettuce for the Cart in addition to some herbs
Joana set up an herb drying area in the greenhouse and picked herbs from the Pie to dry
Joana ran the Cart in front of Commons which was pretty quiet since the MFA program is over
used the scuffle hoe around the tomatoes
Solstice Party ~ ~ ~
Last week, Joana and I decided to plan a fun Solstice Party for the farm. The summer solstice (longest day of the year) was on Monday, June 20th, but we had our party on Sunday so that more people would be available. Our party prep for this event included weed-whacking some pathways and areas around the farm, planning fun, solstice themed activities and a few decorations, setting up a few chairs and tables, filling a huge cooler with water, picking an abundance of flowers from around campus, and making some good food to share.
The party started around 6pm and lasted until a bit after 8pm. We shared food with friends, former farm interns, new post bac students and professors. A highlight of the night was making the flower mandala (pictured above) with a bunch of people.
It was a lovely low key event, and just the first of many gatherings and events we plan to have on the farm this summer. Happy Solstice!
-Cleo
Hawk friend. We hung out in some rain together.
Back on the farm! We’re slowly moving into fall which means apple cider and lots of produce. We’ve got tomatillos falling over, coriander en mass, and the last of the raspberries ripening. So glad to be back, snackin’ on tomatoes and weeds!
-M
Lasagna Anyone?
This is what happens when the college hires a permaculture designer as their farmer. One neglected herb spiral/weed patch is transformed via. 2,000 square feet of cardboard 8 cubic yards of woodchips Half a season’s worth of weeds. A couple blops of raw compost 8 yards of topsoil 8 yards of grass clippings 8 more yards of wood chips (innoculated with stropharia) 8 yards of TAM compost 15 blueberry bushes 60 raspberry bushes 50 strawberry plants 90 asparagus plants 5 rhubarb 3 horseradish A garden (“chill spot”) in the center to top it all off. Ok, thats my all I can post for the night. I guess that’s getting you caught up from my side of things. Hopefully you’ll hear from Lauren or I again in the future.
Long Live the Purple Carrot Blog
Community
This is Nate, he’s Great! As one of the groundskeepers (and also just a really nice guy), he stops by often to make sure we have everything we need. Woodchips, weedwhackers, you name it! Furthermore, he’s standing next to 5+ yards of compost. Made by TAM, our regional waste management, this is actually made out of the food scraps from our dining hall! Talk about a closed loop! Furthermore, Nate’s shirt matches our tarp super well.
Hey! I learned how to post multimedia!
This is our greenhouse getting constructed back in early spring. I hate to say its a big deal, but its a really big deal. Now our plants don’t die every time the wind blows.
Fun Fact: We paid for this with the money we made from sales last year! Special thanks to Dan the carpenter for the help.
Farm circa June
Waking the Sleeping Giant
July 7th, first blog post of the season, bring it on. I am one farm intern. Dane is my name. Lauren is another name. She is the other farm intern. Increased weekly (paid) hours. First Greenhouse. First Deer Fence. A couple years of experience under our belts. So far the season is sustainably cruising. Farmer turned blogger, allow me to attempt to catch up the cyber-world to our happenings thus far.
EXTRA HARVEST TIME THIS WEEK: THURS 1-3PM! we're picking all our leeks for the dining hall! if enough people come we can do green beans too!!!
2nd meeting of the term
We had our second meeting of the term on Sunday! New developments:
We have new harvest knives! They're in the toolbox on the table in the shed. Also getting a first aid kit...
Geoffrey is making a stand-in logo for the d-hall and student center to use when they feature our stuff
There will be another farm concert! Tentative date set for 10/4...
People selling stuff they made through the farm cart must talk to Dane Whitman first! He's our treasurer. That way we know what price you're asking. Also the farm takes a 10% cut cause we're filthy capitalists
Also we'll be doing cider and farm stand for 1st street harvest fest!
ok that's all for now! look out for our beets/leeks/onions other things in the dining hall this week...
Hey all!
As Glennis said earlier, Sam and I are hard at work on the farm — I split my time on campus between admissions and the farm. (Free time is for hanging laundry and baking bread.) And it’s so much fun!
I just wanted to take a moment to tell you about my pride and joy: the student farm. We’re called the Purple Carrot Farm and you can follow us at purplecarrotfarm.tumblr.com. We’re entirely student-run, organic, no pesticides, and remarkably local. We sell to the dining hall and student center, so if you come to eat lunch and try some salad, you’ll be eating some of our lovely veggies. We also sell produce from a little cart every Friday from 3:30-4:30 at the flag pole beside the admissions office, so stop by if you want to chat or want a tasty snack.
During the term there is a dedicated group of students who come to work, play, laugh, make music, and work some more on the farm every Sunday afternoon. We all plan the season together, work to integrate our farm into the campus life and curriculum, and talk about farm life. This summer it’s just me and Sam, with some cameo appearances from friends and a groundhog who really likes kale.
Please feel free to stop by and visit the Purple Carrot Farm any day of the week! We would love to see you there.
Happy Summer to all,
Sylvia M. ‘16
We're Selling! Every Friday from 3:30-4:30 by the flagpole. This week we got eggplant, we got beet green, we got kale, we got basil, we got mint, we got spinach, we got swiss chard, we got pineapples (not really). SPECIAL BONUS: come watch/help us braid garlic (not for sale this week).
Return of the Sunday Work Party
Hey guys! The weekly work party is returning! Come by the Purple Carrot Farm between 1 and 3pm this Sunday afternoon to hang out, mulch some squash, fix some irrigation, and hang out together!
