Farm Connection is a monthly article connecting city folk to life on the Stratford Ecological Center farm. It is published on the third Saturday of the month in 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 Trustees.
BUMPER CROP OF APPLES FOR CIDER THIS YEAR
The high temperatures this past month has called for daily watering, fortunately with our own well water, in the big greenhouse, the smaller greenhouse, and […]
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THIS FARM
The area around the Education and Farm buildings, the fields, the prairie, and the pond, looked exceptionally beautiful on a sunny afternoon at Stratford Ecological […]TREE REMOVAL AT STRATFORD
Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road was closed the week of July 4. It is a tradition to give the farm camp staff time off, […]SATISFYING HAY CROP AT STRATFORD
The first of this year’s hay crop was brought in off fields 2 and 3 on May 24, at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. […]LIFE ON THE FARM MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR
It is good to be back at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road, after my trip to England to stay with family and close friends. […]FIRST LAMB “PANCAKE” ARRIVES AT STRATFORD
Like many sugaring operations in the U.S. and Canada, the fluctuations in temperature this year have adversely affected the maple sugar season at Stratford Ecological […]MAPLE SUGARING SEASON STARTS AT STRATFORD
The animals and people at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road have enjoyed the sunny February days, after the January 19 torrential rain and wind, […]
THE WHEELS KEEP TURNING AT STRATFORD ECOLOGICAL CENTER
The abnormal winter storm that started on Friday, December 23, and created havoc for most of the country, caused fewer problems than anticipated at Stratford […]FINAL WINTER PREPARATIONS AT STRATFORD
A window of opportunity to harvest the corn opened up on December 5 at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. The moisture was a little […]SNOW GREETS FRIENDS OF STRATFORD AT CHILI COOKOFF
A welcome inch of rain fell on Friday, November 11, at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. The spelt and rye planted in mid-October germinated […]FARM AND NATURE GUIDES REMAIN THE BACKBONE OF STRATFORD
Farm and Nature Guides have been the backbone of Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road since the first busload of school children arrived for a […]PLANT A POCKET OF PRAIRIE
Fall is upon us, and due to the increasing morning dew taking longer to burn off, it is unlikely there will be any more hay […]
