By: Alex Washesky, junior, Agribusiness Management While I am only a few weeks in to my internship on the student farm, I can already tell that it is shaping up to be a worthwhile experience. Although there are many reasons as to why I am interested in agriculture,...
By: Devon Luscombe, Agribusiness Management The Student Farm at Penn State supports the community in many ways. One of my jobs during the summer is to run and maintain the CSA, Campus Supported Agriculture, which provides fresh produce to professors, students,...
By: Allison Smith, senior, Agribusiness Management My experience on the farm so far has been a wild ride. In the past few weeks, the weather has been unpredictable and chaotic. This has led to less than ideal conditions and has pushed back transplanting, harvesting,...
By: Allyson Ulsh, junior, Environmental Resource Management Hi! My name is Allyson Ulsh and I am one of the Community Outreach interns for the Student Farm. Pictured above is my partner in crime, Madison Rios, who is also a Community Outreach intern. “But wait…” you...
Eva Bonta, Spring 2018 The independent study I am taking under Leslie Pillen, and the project that I am helping advance had curious beginnings. In fall of 2017, I toured the Student Farm as part of a class I was taking on the global agri-food system, Geography 430. I...