With edible landscaping and food foraging on the rise, the status of the Purslane, the summer annual found creeping through garden aisles and springing from sidewalk cracks, has shifted from weed to gourmet. The annual succulent has smooth, reddish stems with alternating leaves clustered at stem joints and ends and yellow flowers that open throughout…
Author: Elizabeth Weller
A lazy Friday afternoon at the farm
Anna and her hoop magic Kendall cleaning garlic
Introducing Ana, our second intern for the 2013 season:
(a photo from volunteering at Amazing Heart Farm in 2012) “Hi! My name is Ana and I’m going to be a senior at Gettysburg College this coming fall. I’m a Political Science major, Peace and Justice Studies minor but my real passion is in the field of environmental studies. This past year I’ve been exploring…
How to Build A Rain Barrel
Last night we had an educational workshop on building rain barrels at Painted Turtle Farm, a student-run Certified Naturally Grown garden at Gettysburg College that also hosts a Community Garden and Training Center. For those of you who are interested in learning how to build your own rain barrel, Bill Mooney did a great job…
Effortless Gardening Workshop
EFFORTLESS GARDENING ™ WITH THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD® OF AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT® Taught by Bob Hunter, Certified Feldenkrais Teacher® HAVE A GREEN THUMB WITHOUT AN ACHING BACK! Experience the joy of gardening and feel great too! In this workshop you will discover that basic gardening tasks such as digging, planting, weeding, hoeing, and raking can be…
Amazing Heart Farm 