Inverbrook Farm

08/18/2022

The Space Weather Prediction Center advises that geomagnetic storms could be strong enough to push the Aurora Borealis south as far as Pennsylvania.

05/21/2022

Love Birchrun Hills Farm. Visit them at the Kennett Square Farmers Market.

Family-owned and operated, the Birchrun Hills Farm in Chester Springs has been making award-winning cheese products since 2006.

05/20/2022

❤ Besties: These veggies and flowers grow best together to help fight pests and increase your yield 🤝

Check out Farmers' Almanac's companion planting guide: https://bit.ly/3wictnY

04/22/2022

Celebrate Earth Day by supporting a sustainable, ecologically focused local food system. Support Pasa Sustainable Agriculture https://gridphilly.com/blog-home/2022/3/27/invest-in-the-food-on-your-plate-by-supporting-progressive-farm-bills/?fbclid=IwAR2ISl78aDag7Z0DR5pWmOMrzFQi9vUXukuLJ2cFGo7gzZFM9UM3qkWxFCA

by Hannah Smith-Brubaker March 27, 2022 In 2020, Pennsylvania became the first state in the nation to include a farm bill in its state budget. The bill invested in, among other priorities, urban agriculture, farmland conservation, workforce development and new market opportunities, including an unan...

03/19/2022

Many urban gardens rich in pollinator-friendly plants and provide food all year round, find Bristol researchers

03/03/2022

Native plants should be used in the fight against invasive species.

03/01/2022

Progress continues toward developing sustainable farming systems that can reduce chemical use, preserve and regenerate soils, and protect freshwater systems.

02/18/2022

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Great Backyard Bird Count starts TODAY. Watch webinar to see how you can participate.

02/15/2022

Enjoy the February Full Moon

Named for the snowiest month in the U.S., the February Snow Moon will make its appearance on Wednesday, February 16. ❄️🌕

You’ll have some extra time to view this moon as it stays up all night in the long nights of February.

02/14/2022

Happy anniversary to the ! Since the rollout, we’ve shown love for:

🏢 Urban Agriculture
👶🏼 Beginning Farmers
🥩 Very Small Meat Processors
🥛 The Dairy Industry
💧 Resource Enhancement and Conservation
🌱 Specialty Crops
✏️ Pennsylvania’s Youth and Schools
🐮 Animal Agriculture
👩‍🌾 Farm Planning

💖 https://buff.ly/2MF4GMK

02/09/2022

Wonderful seed farm Truelove Seeds is looking for farm land outside of Philadelphia

02/06/2022

The Stroud Center worked with the Brubakers on measures to protect water quality, including manure management, fencing cows out of Donegal Creek, and planting streamside forest buffers.

02/01/2022

Very interesting history

Last spring, farms across the country saw a surge in demand for their CSA programs, with signups and waitlists that flourished at rates not seen before.

01/31/2022

So nice to see the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture investment in urban agriculture. FarmerJawn Community Supported Agriculture

01/19/2022

https://modernfarmer.com/2022/01/fresh-banana-leaves-indigenous-science/?fbclid=IwAR2SijZPODIVdjnf6aTKFUtnzfNxzUOjoTAtzgTFz53hfFp6kvEpMTALbj4

A new book offers an overlooked perspective of Indigenous science and the role it can play in the face of climate change.

01/12/2022

Fun winter art activity

Aurora Borealis, better known as the Northern Lights, is a magical-like display of colors in the night sky. These nighttime light shows are usually seen in areas of the world that are in the northern hemisphere and close to the North Pole. It is rare that we will experience a Northern Light display....

01/10/2022

2022 Gardening Goals

Gardening isn't just about plants. It’s about the entire ecosystem those plants can support.

01/06/2022

Check out this 2021 interview with former Inverbrook Farm team member Jenna Webster https://mtcubacenter.org/ecological-landscape-design/. Jenna will once again be leading an Ecological Design course at Mt. Cuba Center starting this February. Click this link to learn more about the 2022 program https://mtcubacenter.org/event/ecological-landscape-design-3/

This winter expand your mind and your landscape with our upcoming class, Ecological Landscape Design. In this six-week Ecological Gardening Certificate course, students broaden their design skills by learning how to measure, inventory, and analyze a site. “At the most basic level, the Ecological L...