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.
BACK ON THE FARM AT STRATFORD
It felt good to be involved once again at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road after taking time out in March, with my husband Ken, […]
MAPLE SUGAR SEASON IN FULL SWING
Life has not slowed down at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road in the last month. The extensive on-line farm camp registration resulted in, yet […]
WINTER AT STRATFORD
There have been many times when the temperature has been in the low teens this month at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. Fortunately, the […]
A QUIETER TIME ON THE FARM
It is quieter on the farm at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road, now that the school tours are over for the year. It is […]
FALL SEASON WINDS UP AT STRATFORD
The extended drought this year has affected both the spring and fall planted crops at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. The farmhands started harvesting […]
FROST WARNINGS AT STRATFORD ECOLOGICAL CENTER
It was a welcome sound to hear light rain last Monday morning and more the next day at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. None […]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 […]
