Week 3: CSA Harvest

What’s in our CSA boxes this week? This week’s pick list includes: kale spinach basil cilantro oregano eggplant tomato Not sure what to do with eggplant during this time of year? We recommend this recipe for a  lighter (but still delicous) eggplant parmesan/...

Howdy, I’m Colin

Howdy! My name’s Colin Casto, and I’m one of the production interns at the Student Farm! I’m a senior Community, Environment, and Development major and have a lot of farming experience from working on organic farms in my hometown in NEPA.  I’m...

Week 2: CSA Harvest

It’s week two of our summer CSA! Swiss chard Harvested swiss chard John and a row of kale Wash and pack time! This week’s pick list includes: tomatoes cucumber lettuce mix parsley cilantro swiss chard kale Ah, kale… We love kale at the Student Farm,...

It’s Harvest Time!

After months of preparing the fields and after weeks of planting and tending to our crops, it’s finally time for our first harvest at the one acre site! This summer, we’re piloting a Campus Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that is open to Penn State...

Volunteer Day: Planting a Pollinator Garden

Today the farm was filled with volunteers and beautiful flowers! We owe a huge shoutout to our volunteers for helping us to plant our pollinator and beneficial insect garden beds. Here are some photos from the very successful event: We love our volunteers!...