Give a Darn, Don’t Give a Duck: Advice from our Duck Brothers
hfarmfoundation2019-02-22T15:46:51-04:00It all started innocently enough. You just went to the store for tractor parts when suddenly you are confronted by a crate of [...]
Kindred Spirits: Cows & Goats
hfarmfoundation2019-02-22T15:46:47-04:00Cows and goats are incredibly patient, loving, and nurturing mothers and both share deep emotional bonds with their young. At Hockhockson Farm, animals [...]
March Mini Madness
hfarmfoundation2019-02-22T15:46:56-04:00With the Easter holiday upon us, there will be many who adopt bunnies and chicks only to find they aren’t up to the [...]
Anita’s Remarkable Surgery
hfarmfoundation2019-03-06T14:04:03-04:00?: PennVet In December of 2015, Anita stood frightened in the kill pen in Central Pennsylvania. She had been badly [...]
Acupuncture for All That Ails and for All
hfarmfoundation2019-02-22T15:47:12-04:00Acupuncture is a traditional form of Chinese medicine where small needles are inserted into specific points along meridians on the body to enhance [...]
Make It! Self Watering Herb Garden
hfarmfoundation2019-02-22T15:47:39-04:00Reusing Our Plastic: Self-Watering Herb Garden This project is an easy answer to a windowsill herb garden. Herb gardens like a lot of sunshine, with the combination of sun and slightly lean soil causing the oils, the fragrance and the flavor of the herbs to intensify.
Schoolyard Farming: Home Ec Reinvented
hfarmfoundation2019-02-01T19:57:38-04:00Schoolyard Farming: The HSPS Youth Farm Last week, we had the pleasure of spending our morning at bk farmyards' HSPS Youth Farm - a local community farm built within the walls of a public high school in the heart of Brooklyn. Stretching across one acre of land and nestled in the midst of a congested city neighborhood, from the moment we walked through the gates and among the crops we felt an instant connection to the earth, despite being surrounded by city high-rises.
Make It! Hanging Garden
hfarmfoundation2019-02-22T15:47:44-04:00Reusing Our Plastic: Vertical Hanging Garden The vertical garden is a great way to utilize hanging space and conserve water at the same time. All garden pots need holes poked through the bottom for drainage.
Make It! Supertryer Placemat
hfarmfoundation2019-02-22T15:47:52-04:00MAKE IT! SUPERTRYER PLACEMAT Asking your children to try new foods - especially fruits and vegetables - can be difficult. We think that the simple act of trying is as an accomplishment in itself. Our Supertryer Placemat is the perfect way to encourage your little ones to try new foods and to mark down their tasting accomplishments.
Anna and Maybelle’s Diet: Two Happy, Healthy Vegans
hfarmfoundation2019-02-22T15:48:02-04:00When most people imagine a pig's diet, they envision a pig being the happy recipient of leftovers and scraps. Few realize that [...]