Feb 2, 2024
LaFarm Annual Report 2023
It’s the end of my second growing season here at LaFarm, and it just goes to show that no two seasons are the same. From a drought in spring to a drought…
It’s the end of my second growing season here at LaFarm, and it just goes to show that no two seasons are the same. From a drought in spring to a drought…
2024 promises to be another exciting year at LaFarm. While we can’t predict very much – that’s the fun of farming! – we do have some exciting…
LaFarm continues to expand its reach within Lafayette’s curriculum, partnering with a new record of 15 courses this year. Among these, were several…
Our new 30 x 48 greenhouse was completed in the Fall of 2022 and saw its first season of use this year. The primary purpose of the greenhouse is to propagate…
Flowers! In the fall of 2022 we experimented with planting a variety of flowers in our high tunnel to overwinter. While some of them didn’t survive…
Here are some things we are looking forward to in 2023: Using our brand new greenhouse Seeing the soil health benefits of our first year in no-till An…
Since LaFarm was founded, one of the pillars of its mission has been to help address issues of food insecurity and injustice in our local community. …
No-Till! This year LaFarm went “no-till.” That means that we never till the soil: breaking it up or turning it over. Farmer’s till for a number…
2022 was a year of great changes for LaFarm, and not only because we have a new farm manager. As the year went on, I had the privilege and the challenge…
Our commitment to educating students about sustainable agriculture and giving them opportunities to build networks in this field will continue in 2022…