Hickory Grove Farm

As stated in our previous post, Hickory Grove Farm is the primary farm which provides the majority of the fresh ingredients for the chefs in The Commons.

A little bit about good ol’ Hickory Grove:

•  Gates opened in 2013
• 25-acres of land (14 acres being plantable)
• Has two greenhouses
• Has a hydroponic lab (that grows tomatoes using coconut fiber!)

For the 2014-2015 growing season, Hickory Grove Farm projects they will have shiitake mushrooms, 1,000 heirloom tomato plants that will produce more than 20,000 lbs. of tomatoes, and 60 free-range chickens that will produce more than 300+ organic eggs each week!

Hickory Grove is currently growing a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Below is the complete list, which is divided into two categories: fruit and vegetables.

FRUITS	VEGETABLES
Cantaloupe	Pumpkin
Watermelon	Bell peppers
Tomatoes	Cucumber
Peaches	Yellow squash
Pears	Zucchini
Apple	Green beans
Plums	Banana peppers
	Okra
	Corn
	Hot peppers
	Eggplant
	Kale
	Onions
	Red leaf lettuce

COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE -->

-Fresh goat’s milk made by Hickory Grove’s own goats!

-On-site hiking trails open to the public

Check out some awesome recently taken photos of the farm's progress below!

The three farm goats

Various fruits/vegetables

Eggplant

               

                          Bell pepper

   

 Indigo

This blog will be brought to you on a week-to-week basis by Sydney Rowe and Natalie Konieczny, summer interns for the Culinary & Hospitality Services at Kennesaw State University. Feel free to contact us! ☺

Sydney: sydney.rowe@uconn.edu
Natalie: natalie.koniecz1@yahoo.com