Food, Farm, and Sustainability

Date: 06 Aug 2018

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Tag: Faces behind your Food, lambs, livestock, shearing, sheep, wool

Sheep shearing at the farm

Today we had professional sheep shearer Aaron Loux of Busy Corner Farm here at the the Hamsphire College Farm to shear our sheep. Sheep shearing has a long history, dating back at least to the Bronze Age in ancient Crete. Although sheep were originally shorn using sharp pieces of glass or metal (yikes!), blade shears were eventually invented and are still in use today. Aaron, however, utilized machine shears, the pr

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Date: 26 Jun 2018

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Tag: animals, cattle, chickens, CSA, dining hall, Faces behind your Food, farm, flowers, Food Systems, Hampshire College Farm, herbs, kittens, lambs, livestock, Local Food, piglets, pigs, students, vegetables

What’s happening at the farm?

There are so many things happening at the farm right now, it’s hard to keep track! First, we want to welcome our new summer student crew. These terrific students work hard all summer long planting, weeding, watering, and harvesting to bring the Hampshire College community its fresh vegetables, herbs, and flowers for the dining hall and the Hampshire College CSA. They also help tend the animals – including

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Sheep shearing at the farm

What’s happening at the farm?