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How can you grow your own fruits and vegetables with limited garden space? Find out at April 23 course
Have you always wanted to grow your own fruits or vegetables? Did you have a garden, but now lack the outdoor space for one? The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program and University Farm will offer a course to teach you how you can still grow your own food with container gardening. Horticulturist Chris...
Visit the university farm April 2 to learn how you can add hydrangeas to your garden
Maybe they remind you of your grandmother’s yard. Perhaps it’s just the splendor of the immense flower heads or the vibrant colors that splash across a garden canvas. Whatever the reason, you now can learn how to grow hydrangeas with a new University Farm course. In the course, led by horticulturis...
Discover approaches to container gardening at March 19 course
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program and University Farm will partner to present a course on container gardening Saturday, March 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the farm’s Kutina Classroom (37125 Fairmount Blvd., Hunting Valley). Chris Bond, a horticulturist at the farm, will lead the course on what can be...
Find out how to grow your own oyster mushrooms at home
Case Western Reserve University’s Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms will offer a course on the basics of oyster mushroom production Saturday, March 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the farm (37125 Fairmount Blvd., Hunting Valley). Farm Food Program staff member Matt Burtonshaw, who manages the daily o...
Claim your CWRU Farm CSA share today to receive free canvas bags
Today is the last day to get free bags for your Case Western Reserve University Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program vegetables. Registration for the CWRU Farm CSA program is open now; those who sign up by 11:59 p.m. today (Feb. 29) will receive three eco-friendly canvas tote bags fre...
Sign up now for University Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture Program
Registration for the Case Western Reserve University Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program is open for the upcoming season. A CSA allows you to invest in a farm and, in return, receive a bag of organically grown, freshly picked produce each week. With the property of Squire Valleevue ...
Take courses on beekeeping, growing mushrooms at University Farm this winter
The Case Western Reserve University Farm administration will offer two new classes this winter: Growing Oyster Mushrooms 101 and The ABCs of Beekeeping. Growing Oyster Mushrooms 101 will be offered on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. Matt Burtonshaw, a farm associate and head of mushroom product...
University Farm to offer courses on producing oyster mushrooms
Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms will offer a course on the basics of oyster mushroom production on two upcoming Saturdays. Farm Food Program staff member Matt Burtonshaw, who manages the daily operations of the farm’s oyster mushroom production, will cover the economics, growing requirement...
Join the food waste conversation at University Farm Nov. 7
Food waste is becoming an increasingly pertinent topic in the world of sustainability. How can you help tackle it? Find out at University Farm’s Food Waste Conversation Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the November Meeting Center at Squire Valleevue Farm. Local farmers, chefs, environmen...
Celebrate the start of fall at Farm Harvest Festival
Celebrate the beginning of fall at this year’s Farm Harvest Festival Saturday, Sept. 19, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the University Farm (37125 Fairmount Blvd., Hunting Valley). The festival, which is hosted by the Student Sustainability Council, will feature hayrides, hiking tours, cornhole, fresh food, a...