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.
LATE SUMMER ACTIVITIES AT STRATFORD
The last month has been one of the driest ever at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. The Sunflowers planted in early August in the […]QUIETER WEEKS AHEAD AT STRAFORD ECOLOGICAL CENTER
Summer farm camp ended on August 9 at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. Once again, the overnight for the 9–13-year-olds, spent in sleeping bags […]BEST QUALITY SPELT HAY EVER AT STRATFORD
Eleven hundred plus bales of good quality hay were piled high in the loft by June 14, at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. The […]SUMMER DAYS ON THE FARM
Farm camps started for nine teenagers and fifty 6-8 years old on June 3 at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. The teen camp was […]EXHILARATING AMBIANCE AT THE FARM
This time of year, at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road, is especially exhilarating. The tree leaves and blossoms pop out, with small fruits quickly […]TORNADO TOPPLED TREES AT STRATFORD ECOLOGICAL CENTER
The tornado that occurred in Delaware County late Thursday night, March 14, caused severe damage to homes and barns and downed many trees, causing electricity […]SNOW, SYRUP, LAMBS, SALAMANDERS, OPPORTUNITIES AT STRATFORD
The weather was sunny and 50F on the day before the annual Maple Sugar Celebration, scheduled for February 24 at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty […]MAPLE SUGARING OFF TO AN EARLY START
As predicted, temperatures rose above average on Tuesday, January 23, and marked the formal start of the sugaring season at Stratford Ecological Season on Liberty […]WINTER WEATHER ARRIVES AT STRATFORD
Winter weather began in earnest at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road on Friday, January 12. The temps dropped, the wind blew strongly, and there […]WHITE OAK TREES ARE ON FARMER JEFF’S RADAR
The dry weather at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road during the past month has helped, as the fall jobs and preparations for winter take […]RAIN DID NOT DETRACT FROM ENJOYMENT OF HARVEST FAIR
After an extended dry period and a light frost at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road, the rain came the night before our annual Harvest […]