James Dickey spent ten summers attending camp here at Merck Forest (read his story here). In his words: With the 70’s came lots of innovative games building group trust, cohesion, and […]
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This “Merck Memory” was written by James Dickey. He returned to MFFC from Colorado this November for his 50th birthday, and he later sent in an account of his experiences
Earlier this year, Vermont adopted a new grading system for its maple syrup. This new system provides descriptions of each grade, or class, of syrup. It also part of a
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It’s usually fairly breezy here at Merck in all the seasons. The land around the farm especially seems to funnel the air’s movements. But, come this time of year, with
With a great harvest from our storage garden this past season, we’ve been working on some carpentry projects to help us preserve these crops for the coming months and for
I visit Merck’s chicken coop several times a week, usually when I walk up to the farm to take pictures and see what the farm staff is up to. On
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Fall foliage is here! The leaves on the sugar maples are beginning to turn hues of yellow, red, and orange. Oak leaves are deepening their hue, red maples are a
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If you are looking for the Merck piglets after this week, you won’t have much luck looking in the Small Animal Barn, their home since they were born two months
For many of our more local visitors, this may interest you: Drivers who commute back and forth along Route 315 are well acquainted with the “hill”. From Dorset side cars
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Potatoes, Part Two: The Taste Test Last month apprentice Rose wrote about the varieties of potatoes that the farm planted this year (click here to reread that article). She promised
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