Last week was the beginning of a new semester at Tompkins Cortland Community College and what a week it was. To my colleagues at the college, take a big exhale because we made it. the TC3 Farm welcomed 4 new interns and I...
Well, it was a great last week of the semester for the summer interns. I know I extolled all of these accolades on them in last week’s newsletter but they really did a great job this summer. They truly made a challenging...
Holy smokes, folks! It rained today. Like, really really rained. A ground soaking rain. An overcast rainy day. The sun came out for a bit around 4 here and then it rained some more! Pardon my excitement, but I wasn’t sure we...
Oh man, is anyone else bugging out a little because it’s almost August? I mean, how did that happen? At least for me, time has been a bit surreal the past four months. I can’t believe how fast and slow things have been going...
Holy smokes, was it HOT last week!! We made it through, but it was definitely a struggle at times. The intense heat and no rain (what we got on Wednesday barely registered) made for some unhappy vegetables in the field....
Before I dive into the nuts and bolts of all the farm happenings in the past week, I wanted to take a moment to reflect and acknowledge the BIPOC community in this country. It’s been an introspective period for me these past...