by lrp143 | Apr 23, 2019 | Event
We are excited to partner with Shaver’s Creek for a Native Plants sale. Join us on Saturday April 27 beginning at 10am, at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. Native plants are perfect for home gardeners and plant enthusiasts. The sale starts at 10 am on...
by aef5357 | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hello! My name is Lana. My journey on the transition from the world of urban agriculture to the Student Farm at Penn State proves to be the best learning experience I have had in my college experience yet. I truly feel like I have learned more throughout this journey...
by aef5357 | Apr 17, 2019 | Intern Stories
My name is Abigail Kerr, I am a Junior Animal Science Major and one of the 2019 Student Farm Interns! How does an animal science student find her way into a plant based program? Firstly, I was looking for a bit of an adventure and to broaden my horizons. Secondly,...
by aef5357 | Apr 10, 2019 | Intern Stories, Uncategorized
What do you hope to learn by working with the Student Farm? I hope that working on the farm this summer will give me hands-on insight into sustainable agriculture, which is one of the main tenets of the reversal of climate change. I want to see things from the view of...
by lrp143 | Apr 3, 2019 | Event, Uncategorized
The Student Farm Club at Penn State is hosting a Community Check-In to update students, staff, faculty and community members about recent developments to expand and permanently establish the Student Farm at Penn State, and to seek collaborative input about the future...
by aef5357 | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hi everybody! My name is Mikaela, and I am an intern on the Student Farm this summer! As an English major, I get a lot of questions about why I’ve chosen to spend my summer working on the farm. So, I chose to apply to be an intern on the farm after seeing an...
by aef5357 | Mar 15, 2019 | Event
It’s finally time to think spring! Revitalize your home garden, apartment or dorm with beautiful, local plants grown in the Penn State greenhouses by Student Farm Club members. A variety of more than 60 vegetable plants, herbs and succulents will be available...
by aef5357 | Mar 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Canstruction® was founded in 1992 by a group of New York architects and engineers who wanted to combine their love of creativity, innovation, and building with hunger relief. This charity art exhibition has grown in unbelievable ways and is now represented in schools...
by aef5357 | Mar 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’re so excited for the 2019 Seed Swap! After such success last year, our team has been working hard to make this year stand out. Our AmeriCorps member, Emma Keele, is part of the planning team, and she shared some of the best parts to be featured this year....
by aef5357 | Feb 13, 2019 | Farm, Student Farm Club, Uncategorized
Keep It Moving We have been so excited at the prospect of settling the farm into a permanent space, but for a variety of reasons, the journey toward that decision and the subsequent move has been more complicated than we had hoped for or imagined. With that being...
