Stratford Ecological Center News
"Farm Connection" is a monthly article connecting city folk to life on the Stratford Ecological Center farm. It is published on the first Saturday of the month on the farm and garden page of our local
Delaware Gazette. It is submitted by Pauline Scott, a farm and nature guide at Stratford
and a member of the SEC Board of Directors.
Trail Blazers Cheer Brownie Queen - published August 7, 2010
Hefty Bull Calf Increases Herd Size - published July 3, 2010
Lonesome Cattle Visit Farmer at Midnight - published June 5, 2010
Stratford's Barn Bursting with New-Born Animals - published May 1, 2010
Springtime on the Farm - published April 3, 2010
Lack of Exercise Expands Chickens' Girths - published March 13, 2010
Is it Another Phantom Pregnancy for Rosie? - published February 6, 2010
Stratford's Freezers Filled to Capacity - published January 9, 2010
Mistaken Identity Results in Rooster's Return to Farm - published December 5, 2009
Winterizing Underway on Stratford's Farm - published November 7, 2009
Steers
Take Advantage of Sugar's Good Nature - published October 3, 2009
Pulling Cattails Does Not Involve Cats - published September 5, 2009
White Flowering Buckwheat Draws the Bees - published August 1, 2009
Will it be Weeds of Corn by the 4th of July? - published July 4, 2009
Farm Products - For fun and adventure for the entire family (and not to mention yummy, nutritional food!), Stratford offers u-pick, certified organic produce in-season at great prices. From tomatoes to peppers, berries to squash, herbs and more, you can come out to the farm and pick dinner up today. Throughout the year, Stratford also has other products available (certified organic meat, honey and maple syrup). See list on home page.
Newsletters - The Winter 2009 newsletter is now on-line! Check it out now. (Adobe Reader is needed to view the newsletter. Don't have it? Download it here.)
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