After returning from my fall semester abroad in the “Green City” of Germany, Freiburg im Breisgau, I was fueled with a passion for mixing business and sustainability. I had already accepted a position as a Development & Events intern at the West Michigan Environmental Action Council for the spring semester, so then I thought to […]
Hi! My name is Martha Holland-Anderson and I’m from here in Holland, Michigan, but I’ll be a Sophomore at North Park University in Chicago this year. I am studying studio art and Psychology with the hope of becoming a therapist someday. My family has had a CSA share at Eighth Day for the last several […]
Can We Resurrect Urban Youth Growers? The Urban Youth Growers is an exciting and integral program designed to empower youth in the Holland community with summer employment and hands-on learning at Eighth Day Farm in collaboration with Escape Career Connections. If this initiative gains the necessary funding ($8,000-$13,000), Urban Youth […]
A lot of wonderfully unique people end up going through the Eighth Day Farm Internship program. Believe it or not, they don’t drop off the face of the Earth once their summer with us is up. I feel sonder thinking of how all our paths find odd spaces to connect, only to disperse into the […]
By Monica Elliott In every book there are the fast chapters and the slow chapters.—those that whiz by in the blink of an eye, jam-packed with adventure and drama, or those that take a more leisurely route, full of the necessary relationship-building or character-development that eventually advances the plot. I feel like the last […]
By Madison Ostrander Dear Eighth Day Farm Community, At the beginning of summer, I wrote a blog admitting how little I knew about farming. Since then, I’ve learned an awful lot. First, I learned the basics: the difference between a turnip and a radish, smelly compost is the key to happy plants, and […]
By Karey Frink Weekly Eighth Day Farm potlucks— you may have heard about it through the grapevine or you might have not known about the existence of these small gatherings. Potlucks happen every Wednesday evening starting at 6:30 p.m. at Rosa Park. Weekly potlucks were introduced very early to the EDF interns as it gave […]
Come celebrate summer on the farm! Our annual party is hosted at our Town Center, urban farm location. Once a parking lot, now a vibrantfarm community, it’s a great spot for a celebration. We’re grateful that some of our finest and favoritest local establishments are providing food and drink, made with Eighth Day vegetables when possible. Come for food prepared […]
Okay bad news first. Ready? Our hoop house plastic got ripped to shreds by the wind… twice. It was indeed a moment of despair to see a 72-ft long piece of metal conduit flapping fifty feet up in the air. Thankfully no people or plants were damaged in the process and we finally managed to […]
Many of our seedlings have sprouted their first true leaves, meaning it’s time to welcome the baby plants into the world! Although it’s been an unpredictable spring so far, these guys have been protected from the harsh elements with our double-layered greenhouse, a necessity for extending the short growing season in Michigan. Now, we’re in the process of […]
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