At the Kenyon Farm, academic meets agrarian. Students help create and operate the 10-acre farm, living in a solar-powered house on the property and managing the care of livestock and crops. Current livestock and crops include goats, laying hens, ducks, bees, fruit and nut trees, annual vegetable crops, perennial fruits such as strawberries, blackberries and blueberries. The farm is largely solar powered with a 18 kilowatt photovoltaic solar array.
The thirteen ducks living on the farm spend most of their time outside, but at night they sleep in this hut: It gets the job done, but it doesn’t have sufficient insulation or ventilation, is difficult to clean, and is very ugly. So, we are in the process of designing a new, better duck … Continue reading Designing a New Duck Hut
By Logan Whitcomb We have decided to run a batch or two of broiler chickens this summer at the Kenyon Farm, and I am planning out how we are going to approach this new task. We will require some new infrastructure, and I hope to take advantage of the opportunity to improve our existing chicken … Continue reading Plans for Pasture Broilers at the Farm
North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) Nursery, Resource, and Suppies Links http://www.nafex.org/links.php *Adams County Nursery, Inc. <http://www.acnursery.com/>*, PO Box 108, Nursery Road, Aspers, PA 17304. (717) 677-8105. Old nursery with good reputation. All of the popular tree fruits, including a large number of peach varieties. *A. M. Leonard, Inc <http://www.amleo.com/>*., PO Box 816, Piqua, OH 45356. (800) … Continue reading Fruit Orchards in the U.S.
Dear Juno, Thank you for showing us around the farm and for helping us learn more about the animals and the potatoes. We loved seeing the goats. We learned that goats can stand on tables. It was funny when they pooped. We had fun petting the goats. We hope you will send us a picture … Continue reading A visit from Wiggin Street Elementary First Graders
