by azg5380 | Oct 30, 2016 | Intern Stories, Student Stories
It’s June of 2015 and I have just boarded a train in Harrisburg, Pa ultimately heading to Santa Cruz, Ca. After a few pit stops and bus connections along the way, I finally arrived at my destination, Blossom’s Biodynamic Farm, located about 15 miles outside downtown...
by azg5380 | Oct 1, 2016 | Intern Stories, Student Stories
My name is Alex Curtze and I am a Senior majoring in Environmental Resource Management at Penn State. This semester, I will be undertaking an internship with the Student Farm at Penn State (hereafter Student Farm) to learn more about small-scale sustainable...
by azg5380 | Aug 18, 2016 | Intern Stories, Student Stories
By Quiana Dickson (Kiki) As I sit here on the farm, my co-farmer, Michael, forms crop beds for the fall and I type up some produce prices and harvesting records, I come to realize that my time here (being here all the time) is almost near the end. I can’t help but...
by azg5380 | Aug 10, 2016 | Intern Stories, Student Stories
Part of the reason I was really excited about having the opportunity to work on the Student Farm was that I was going to see how difficult it would be to have a small farming operation. It has been a dream of mine for a few years now to have a modest orchard and...