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.
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 […]NEW VOLUNTEERS INVITED TO AN OPEN HOUSE AUGUST 31, 4-7 PM
The rain held off for the Herb Group Children’s Tea Party on August 4 at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. The Group has offered […]STANDING STILL AT STRATFORD ECOLOGICAL CENTER
We were thankful to have over three inches of rain by breakfast time on Wednesday, July 6, at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. Of […]RED CHICKEN WATERING BOWLS BRIGHTEN UP A RAINY DAY AT STRATFORD
It was good to return and catch up at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road, after my long overdue and restorative May trip to England […]WEATHER A CHALLENGE TO FARMERS
It has been the wettest spring in 30 years of farming at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. After plenty of April showers there was […]
FAMILIES ENJOYED MAPLE SUGAR DAYS AT STRATFORD
The record rainfall on Monday night, February 21, at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road, caused a drainage stream to flood the lane, halfway between […]WINTER LIFE AT STRATFORD ECOLOGICAL CENTER
The well-below-freezing temperatures since mid-January, and the heavy snowfall overnight on February 3, at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road, has restricted movement of the […]FROM FLOOD TO FREEZE AT STRATFORD ECOLOGICAL CENTER
The days were sunny and approaching record temperatures at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road during the week before the Holidays. However, once the rains […]
