• Welcome Summer
    Welcome Summer
    July 5, 2017
    by DDCWF
    The farm was a muddy mess after the blizzard meltdown and several days of rain. Then, a very rainy spring put a damper on the planting season, but with the help of a lots of friends, we were able to get everything done.
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  • Winter comes late
    Winter comes late
    March 17, 2017
    by DDCWF
    Well, we are digging out from under 30 inches of snow at the farm. After a rather mild January and February, March has definitely come in like a lion!
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  • For Unto Us, A Child Is Born
    For Unto Us, A Child Is Born
    December 25, 2016
    by DDCWF
    Merry Christmas from the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm
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  • Fallfest
    Fallfest
    December 5, 2016
    by DDCWF
    So much activity this fall - on and off the farm. We had a wonderful visit with Heaven and Simon in September, who took the bus up from Philadelphia to see us. We returned the favor in November for Simon’s 6th birthday party. He still loves his chocolate cake!
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  • A Hot, Hectic Summer
    A Hot, Hectic Summer
    August 30, 2016
    by DDCWF
    It's been a hot, hectic summer! After the drought was over, the rain brought us a decent crop of green beans and sugar snap peas. Farmer Larry experimented with some canning, but decided freezing was better in the long run. Most of the green beans went to a parish in Scranton and the local food pantry.
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  • Time to Weed!
    Time to Weed!
    June 25, 2016
    by DDCWF
    Actually, with the little rain have had, the weeds have not been too bad. And many hands make light work. Many thanks to Joshua and Christine and their wonderful children for coming all the way up from Bethlehem to help us out, and to neighbors Paul and Kristin for bringing half of their clan, as well. Tomato plants are staked up. We seem to be all caught up. Everything is growing, though slowly (more prayers for rain requested).
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  • Rain, rain go away…..now come back!
    Rain, rain go away…..now come back!
    June 11, 2016
    by DDCWF
    The weather has certainly not cooperated this spring - our planting has been delayed over and over by rain. We finally finished today with the help of some wonderful volunteers - Anja, Tom, Kate, Patrick, Beth, Savanah, and Anthony. Now we need rain! Forecasted thunderstorms never appeared, and not a drop of rain in the forecast. Prayers, please!
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  • It’s All About the Sheep
    It’s All About the Sheep
    May 12, 2016
    by DDCWF
    Many thanks to the Back Mountain Youth Group for helping build our new sacrifice area for Rambo. He is enjoying his new home, closer to the rest of the flock. Afterwards, the group helped stack firewood - a HUGE help to Farmer Larry.
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  • Lambs, Lambs, and More Lambs
    Lambs, Lambs, and More Lambs
    April 26, 2016
    by DDCWF
    What a wonderful lambing season we have had! Our four ewes gave us eight lambs - six ewes and two rams. Though we thought we had planned the timing of the births well (if you remember last year, our lambs were born in February with temperatures in the teens), an abnormal cold spell hit our area, so we had to make sure mammas and babies were warm and well fed.
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  • Welcome Spring!
    Welcome Spring!
    March 21, 2016
    by DDCWF
    New friends Connie and Ed from Chester, N.J., waited for warm weather to finally visit in March - Connie is a Master Spinner and is excited to help with the processing of the fleece. We shared an admiration of Fr. Walter J. Ciszek, S.J., whose hometown of Shenandoah is only about an hour from the farm.
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  • Happy Anniversary, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm
    Happy Anniversary, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm
    February 28, 2016
    by DDCWF
    Today in 2013, the property of 793 Halowich Road was purchased and the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm was born! It has been an amazing three years, filled with much grace. God has truly blessed our endeavor, providing all that we need to continue our mission. We are especially grateful for the wonderful friends we have met who have visited or helped on the farm. Please pray for us, as we do for you!
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  • A Peaceful Winter on the Farm
    A Peaceful Winter on the Farm
    February 23, 2016
    by DDCWF
    The winter has been mild compared to the previous two - and we are not complaining. We took a day off and went to the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, where Larry was inspired by the cows and rabbits. The result was our getting four Champagne (for meat) and four French Angora (for wool) rabbits from a friend. No cows…yet.
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  • 2015 Year in Review
    2015 Year in Review
    January 1, 2016
    by DDCWF
    What a year it was! So many blessings on the farm - here are just a few:
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  • Merry Christmas from the Farm
    Merry Christmas from the Farm
    December 25, 2015
    by DDCWF
    The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”
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  • A Old Friend, a New Puppy, and a Sad Goodbye
    A Old Friend, a New Puppy, and a Sad Goodbye
    November 25, 2015
    by DDCWF
    We welcomed an old childhood friend to the farm - thanks so much Carolyn for making the trip. That same day, we brought a new puppy into the fold - a female English Springer Spaniel we named Rosy, for the Little Flower.
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  • Autumn Blessings
    Autumn Blessings
    October 22, 2015
    by DDCWF
    What a wonderful fall we are having on the farm! Eric our beekeeper has been up several times, first to harvest the honey then to build a protective cover for the hives - we are determined to have them make it through the winter this year.
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  • Where did the summer go?
    Where did the summer go?
    September 13, 2015
    by DDCWF
    This summer (as many summers do!) seemed to go by so quickly. Before it officially ends, we’d like to thank the many visitors and volunteers we were blessed to host during the months of July and August.
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  • Potatoes, fleece, and a truck
    Potatoes, fleece, and a truck
    August 19, 2015
    by DDCWF
    It’s been a busy few weeks on the farm. We had a HUGE harvest of potatoes that we sent in to the Catholic Worker soup kitchen in Manhattan, plus an abundance of cucumbers and onions that we brought to a parish in Providence, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Scranton.
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  • The John Deere has arrived!
    The John Deere has arrived!
    August 9, 2015
    by DDCWF
    Guess we are really farmers now - no turning back! The new tractor will make life much easier on the farm. Larry is already planning a cover crop for this winter. The frontloader will double as a snowplow during our NEPA snowstorms. 
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  • First Harvest
    First Harvest
    July 29, 2015
    by DDCWF
    First harvest of cabbage ready for shipment to the Catholic Worker House in lower Manhattan. Tons more cabbage to go, and about a thousand pounds of potatoes to follow. Looks like lots of cabbage and potato stew will be on the menu.
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