Category Alumni Spotlights

Alumni Spotlight: Cora Swanson ’17

Meet Cora Swanson ‘17, an Environmental Studies and Policy Studies major. The farm was a major reason Cora decided to come to Dickinson and she volunteered at the very first Weed and Feed of her freshman year. Cora enjoyed visiting the farm… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Rob Page ’16

If you want to learn about how farming is about more than just digging in the dirt, just ask Rob Page ’17. Of course, that’s not to say that he doesn’t love a bit of digging in the dirt. Not… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Avery McGuire ’13

Wild Food Around the World Avery McGuire knew she wanted to work in food and food systems as a high school student. So, it is no surprise that, upon arriving at Dickinson, she made her way out to the College… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Megan Moody ’13 and Lizzie Wilford ’16

Great Minds Think Alike Tucked away on the side of Hurricane Mountain in the Adirondacks, two Dickinson Farm graduates are making their mark on local agriculture, food, and art. Megan Moody (’13) and Lizzie Wilford (’16) are part of the… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Jamie Bugel ’13

   Plant Breeding and the Future of Food Jamie Bugel ‘13 grew up all over the country, from Virginia, to Kentucky, to Wisconsin, to Georgia, to Florida. For the first decade of her life, her grandparents owned a small farm… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Anna Farb ’12

Nursing the Seedlings of the Community  Anna Farb ‘12 came to Dickinson from Columbia, Maryland. When she was applying to Dickinson, she says that she knew and was excited about the College Farm and she started volunteering through Weed n Feeds… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Scott Hoffman ’12

Family Cow Farmstand Not all students, in fact very few, come to work at the college farm with prior farming experience. Scott Hoffman, class of 2012, and now owner of Family Cow Farmstand, is no exception. Prior to his first… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Kyle Long ’14

  After growing up in a farmhouse that dates back to the 1800s, Kyle Long had a connection to farming from childhood. Kyle was a student farmer at the college farm and then after graduation, was an apprentice for 6… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Steven Finley ’15

Originally from Chambersburg, PA, past student farmer and apprentice, Steven Finely, has recently moved on to work at Red Fire Farm in Montague, Massachusetts. In terms of organic farming, RFF is on the larger end of farms, with about 110… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Sam Bogan ’16

When asked for an update to what he’s doing after college, recent farm graduate Sam Bogan had some exciting things to share.  “Working on the college farm was a big turning point for me. I relished in catching expressions on… Continue Reading →

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