Category Apprentice Spotlight
Check out our new series of interviews with past Apprentices to learn more about living and working on the farm for six months, and where the skills from the Apprenticeship could take you! The four-video series starts from the beginning… Continue Reading →
As a founding member of the Goddess Squad, Sara Markowitz is the rock of the farm team. She is always there to turn weeding or harvesting into a little bit of a competition (even if it’s just against yourself), but… Continue Reading →
You could say that Jonah Reynolds is the most fashion-forward of the DCF Apprentices. Like many high-fashion designers, Jonah pushes the boundaries of what can be considered “clothing.” Unlike most high-fashion designers, this is because Jonah’s ever-present “farm pants” are… Continue Reading →
Across the fields, you can see a strange shape among the tomato plants. It’s big and gray with a long limb and something strapped to its back, wandering up and down the rows. Is it the mythical Farm Sasquatch? The… Continue Reading →
Back and better than ever, Conor Leary will be rejoining The Dickinson College Farm as our second year apprentice for the 2018 growing season. Conor made his mark at the farm last season, demonstrating his prowess with livestock as… Continue Reading →
Tuesday, November 20th, 7:22 AM and all is quiet on the Dickinson College Farm. With a mere 8 minutes until the work day begins, the sound of farm apprentice Rob Page’s alarm clock cuts through the air. Never a fan… Continue Reading →
“Ciiinnnnnddaaaaaaaayyyy!” The call for our fearless leader rings through the fields. A red baseball cap appears in the cornstalks and bobs our way. En route to the rest of the crew, Cindy picks up two crates of beets, weeds all… Continue Reading →
Looking out over the production fields, you spot a large straw hat bobbing in the distance. It’s Tim O’Reilly, hard at work. Though he is known amongst the crew for this single, iconic piece of headwear, Tim wears… Continue Reading →
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No…it’s Clark Chapman! Originally from Gotham City Princeton, NJ, this comic book and fantasy novel enthusiast is one of four apprentices that have lived and worked on the college farm for the past… Continue Reading →