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It’s time to fence in our nine newly built and filled garden beds so we can give our plants a deer and critter free (I know, tempting fate here) space to thrive. Come build a fence with the team on April 23 from 10 AM to 1 PM. Ed’s bringing his tractor to dig ourContinue reading “April Work Day #2: Sat 4/23 10 AM – 1 PM”

The sky is blue, the crocus are blooming and the hard frosts are (hopefully) past. It’s time to start prepping for the 2022 season. Join the farm crew on April 9 from 10 AM to 1 PM for a day of clearing winter debris, preparing our existing space for new plants, and did we mention,Continue reading “April Work Day #1: Sat 4/9 10 AM – 1 PM”

Join the Athens Community Farm team for an impromptu work day this Saturday March 19 from 10 AM – 12 PM making paper pots for our future seedlings! The farm has partnered with Leslie Reed and local elementary and middle school gardening programs to grow seedlings for our 2022 season. To help this process, we’llContinue reading “Paper Pot Making Event: Sat 3/19 10 AM-12 PM”

The Community Farm team is happy to announce that the Village Board approved plans for expanding our growing space behind the Fire Department this week. The plan gives the farm approximately 625 ft of additional fenced in garden, holding 7+ new beds. That’s 40% more space to grow! Check out the drawing included below forContinue reading “We’re growing! (more than just veggies ;)”

Snowy days in January are perfect for planning for the next farm season! The Athens Community Farm organizers met recently to take look back on our first season and organize new projects for 2022. Check out the list below for what you can expect from the farm this year. Have some ideas of your ownContinue reading “Planning for 2022 on the Farm”

When the Athens Community Farm held its first meeting last February, we had only a rough project plan and no land, funding, supplies or ideas of what to grow. Within a few months the farm secured a home at 39 Third Street, support of the Village Board and Dept. of Public Works, beds, soil, plants,Continue reading “Looking Back: 2021 at the Community Farm”

Meeting date: November 13, 2021 The farm is closed for the season! Three solid hours of rain this Saturday led to more of an impromptu meeting than we had planned for our last gathering of the year, but there’s still plenty to share about the farm progress and what we’ll be doing while these bedsContinue reading “Notes + Next Steps from the November Meeting”

Frosty mornings and waning sunshine mean it’s time to officially put our growing beds to rest for the season. Come join the farm crew this Saturday, Nov 13 from 12-3 PM for a combo farm meeting and work day. We’ll be clearing out the remaining plants, adding in compost so we set our soil upContinue reading “November Farm Meeting + Work Day: Sat 11/13 12-3 PM”

Well all, we made it to the end of our first season as a community farm team. We accomplished so much! We built, filled and farmed a brand new space, shared in 22+ weeks of harvest and pick-your-own, and installed some really cute melon hammocks along the way. Come by the farm this Sunday, OctoberContinue reading “October Work/FUN! Day: Sun 10/31 12-3 PM”

Come by the community farm this Saturday, Sept 25 starting at noon for our next volunteer work day! We anticipate a light day this month, so stop by early to help clean up beds, plant some of our last seedlings for the season and do some general maintenance. Can’t make this month? Keep an eyeContinue reading “September Work Day: Sat 9/25 12-3 PM”