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Hungry Hollow Happenings: October 2023
Hungry Hollow Happenings: October 2023

The process of taking down the tomato plants is not quite as tedious as getting them going, but is a cumbersome task no less. 

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Hungry Hollow Happenings: Early Spring
Hungry Hollow Happenings: Early Spring

Early summer on the farm is a whirlwind of “organized chaos.”

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Take a Virtual Farm Tour of Our Winter Veggies
Take a Virtual Farm Tour of Our Winter Veggies

Take a look at what we’ve been busy with at Durst Organic Growers this winter!

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Hedgerow and Habitat Appreciation
Hedgerow and Habitat Appreciation

Encouraging and creating habitat that supports biodiveristy on and around the farm is an ongoing process. Some versions of habitat creation are more obvious and visible than others (hedgerow plantings vs. soil microbiology), while others yet involve some light construction and excavation projects! This winter, we worked on the latter and installed a few new hopeful-habitats for some farm friends we’d like to see stick around.

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Mid-May On The Farm: We Are All In This Together
Mid-May On The Farm: We Are All In This Together

It is the beginning of May, and amidst figuring out all our plantings, fieldwork, packing and shipping, we find ourselves with an ongoing set of questions that we, and everybody else, have never faced before: How do we keep our employees safe while still working to get our produce out to our communities? How can we help our neighbors in a time when we need to be “distant”? Where can we make connections and offer support to alleviate some stressors?

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