The Real Challenges Begin I started working at Indiana University’s campus farm on April 4th. The position title is field manager, the Field manager position is 29 hours a week only with no option to go full time. Originally the directors intended for there to be two field managers working with the four interns under […]
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As the temperature started warming up volunteers started to show up and so did the volunteer coordinator. The coordinator handled volunteer communication and worked with them while they were on the farm. She was absolutely great and made having volunteers easy. Having untrained one time only labor can be hard to manage but with someone […]
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The first few weeks on the farm were chilly. The work was mostly seeding flats of cells or soil blocks then dipping seeded flats into a nutrient solution. When I found spare moments I tried to organize and sort items from the previous season. The remnants of many past student, volunteer or intern projects were […]
IU Campus Farm Blog
This summer presented an important opportunity for me to begin working multiple acres and managing people in an agricultural setting. Although I have been farming to get by since the beginning of pandemic lockdowns, my farm is less than one acre and isolation has taken its toll on my sociability. I had been fretting about […]
Learn to Multi-Sow
Learn to multi sow and divide lettuce seeds and seedlings.
Summer Chicken Curry
This lux tasting curry is easily adapted to include whatever veggies you have on hand.
Pineapple Angel Food Cake with Raspberries & Honey Drizzle
Honey from our friends at Humble Bumble and a sprig of berry mint take this simple dessert to a level of luxury you have to taste to believe. It’s the ultimate fat-free, dairy-free, vegetarian summer dessert!
Strawberry Mold (Botrytis Cinerea): It is totally gross and we hate it.
Mint & Feta Stuffed Lamb Patties
Mint is a perfect complement to lamb. Add a clove of minced garlic to the lamb mixture for even more kick.
Lemon Mint Sugar Snap Peas
This speedy side dish complements so many styles of cooking. It’s a kid pleaser, too!
Beef Stew
Manteca adds depth of flavor and richness to this classic stew, but you can sub in vegetable oil if needed. (We save bacon fat from breakfast in a little jar in the refrigerator to use for this sort of thing.) Any combination of root vegetables works in this recipe: turnips, golden beets, parsnips, carrots.
Chicken Alfredo Lasagna
We are lazy and love no-boil lasagna noodles, but you can use regular lasagna noodles if you like extra work. Or to make it even easier, shred some rotisserie chicken instead of poaching your own.