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We’re having an atypically long February with it being a leap year, and for us that means more time to spend winter at Wolfe’s Neck Center! It’s the perfect time to get outside, get active, and make the most of the peace and quiet of the season. Gear up for your farm visit with layers to keep you warm and an idea of what to expect when you arrive.

What does a CSA include? Aside from a weekly share of produce from June to October, here are seven other perks that come with it.

It's a new year! While other people are meditatively reflecting about where the time has gone, we're wonderstruck by the numerical symmetry of "2020". To honor this marvel, we've asked 20 questions to one of our farmers. Meet Tom, our Fruit & Vegetable Production Manager and Educator. 

Throughout the year, we rely on you, our supporters, to contribute to our work with a donation or as a member. This is especially true at the end of the year, and we thank you for those who made a gift to help us further connect people of all ages to farming and the source of their food.

Climate change is not only a pressing issue, but it's also becoming more widely discussed in mainstream media as the urgency of its impact heightens. In fact, Oxford Dictionary named "climate emergency" its 2019 word of the year. With that in mind, we launched two major initiatives this year that could have national—even global—impact on reversing the effects of climate change.

Last weekend’s 2 inches of rainfall was an excellent reminder of why we cover crop our fruit and vegetable fields through the winter. Heavy rainfall on open ground has the potential to create damaging erosion. That’s why in preparation for the winter, we plant cover crops on the plots with more highly erodible sloping soils.

If you visited us at Wolfe's Neck Center this summer, you may have noticed a welcome sign of change: both our organic dairy apprentice crew and fruit & vegetable intern crew were comprised solely of females. They all felt a sense of pride for representing to our many young visitors what a farmer can look like.

Growing up in Yarmouth, Allie Armstrong remembers time spent outdoors and frequent trips to Wolfe's Neck Center. From childhood into her teen years, her relationship with our nonprofit educational farm only grew. This place not only shaped who she is today, but she too has become an invaluable resource to our organization in recent years.

There's a bit of magic in the story of Strega Nona, and there's also a bit of magic in bringing a story to life. With the help of a hay wagon, farmers in a vegetable plot, and an outdoor cooking station, these children shared in moments of discovery that can only happen at a place like Wolfe's Neck Center.

Watch as our three organic dairy apprentices, Corinne, Caitlin, and Tierney make a frittata with all of the extra eggs and other ingredients from the farm!