"Projects." CUAES. Cornell University, 2010. Web. 25 Mar. 2011. http://www.cuaes.cornell.edu/cals/cuaes/ag-operations/dilmun-hill/projects.cfm.
I was driving around today and noticed for the first time the Dilmun Hill Student Farm. So I did some research.
I found out that it is a student run farm that gives an opportunity to students, staff, and community members to work with an organic farm and learn many new sustainable agricultural practices. They have yearly events which everyone is allowed to participate in. Their largest project has been their Market Garden which has been the primary focus of the group since it was started in 1996. The market garden is approximately 1.5 acres in size. The garden is run under sustainable practices and uses cornell compost. All of the food produced goes to various selling venues but some is given to food banks as well as compensation for volunteer workers.
A nice thing about this site is the provide garden reports which include their pest control, soil reports, irrigation tactics and lots of information that could be very useful to me while i work through my garden.
I was really excited to find this great place. It is still pretty early and it didn't look too active when I pulled over for a second but hopefully I can go back in a week or two and talk to the people there. They seemed very welcoming of visitors so I can't wait to see what they have available.
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