Meet Kennedy, a 2025 Cohort Intern

Meet Kennedy, a 2025 Cohort Intern

As I joined the Penn State community my freshman year, engaging with agriculture was the last thing I envisioned myself doing during my college experience. I always viewed farming as a large-scale, corporate-level endeavor that negatively contributed to climate change...
Hungry to Learn film viewing and discussion

Hungry to Learn film viewing and discussion

On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. join us in Heritage Hall in the HUB to learn about what food insecurity looks like on college campuses across the country, and on our own Penn State campus. Jointly hosted by the Lion’s Pantry, Food...

Meet Sophie Rose, a farm intern

Hi everyone! My name is Sophie Rose, and I am an intern at the Student Farm for the 2025 growing season. I am majoring in Agricultural Science with minors in Horticulture and Food Systems. In my free time, I love doing CrossFit, hiking with my dog, and listening to...

Meet Matthew Koah, a farm intern

Hey everyone! My name is Matthew Koah, and I am a fourth-year student at Penn State majoring in plant science. I am very excited to be an intern on the Student Farm for the 2025 growing season! I love to get my hands dirty, and there’s no place I’d rather be than...

Meet our Intern Grace Breed

Hey! My name is Grace, and I am a Senior majoring in Plant Science on the Agroecology track, and I am the Hydroponics Manager on the farm this summer and fall! The Student Farm was one of the first clubs I joined here on campus and participating in the meetings and...
Join us for book club!

Join us for book club!

Resilient Kitchens is a series of essays edited by Harry Kashdan and Philip Gleissner.  Students can still join a session if they haven’t read or have missed a previous one – all are welcome! Our book club meetings: Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 23, and Oct. 30...
Youth & Families Learn to Cook!

Youth & Families Learn to Cook!

Join the Ross Student Farm on Sunday, October 19 from 4:00-5:30pm for our second of the season Youth & Families cooking lesson! This brand new event is free and open to the public, but registration is required via the link below. Students and their guardians will...
2026 Internship Cohort Openings!

2026 Internship Cohort Openings!

Click here to apply! The Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm at Penn State, University Park, is offering paid opportunities for current Penn State students interested in working with the Student Farm for the 2026 growing season! Student farmers participating in the...
Sunday Brunch Series

Sunday Brunch Series

Sunday brunches are back by popular demand! Join us to learn to create simple yet elegant dishes that showcase the best of our fresh, local and seasonal produce on the farm. Sunday, September 28, 1-2:30pm on the Ross Student Farm Sunday, October 19, 1-2:30pm on the...