Category Farm Blog
Season Summary The vegetable aspect of the College Farm has enjoyed a prosperous and productive 2024 so far. The year is marked with steadfast commitment to excellent soil stewardship, impactful infrastructural improvements, dialing in systems for efficient production, and… Continue Reading →
One thing the Dickinson College Farm loves to do is host cooking classes for our students on campus! We bring professors and other farm friends in to teach a recipe, put the students to work, and together enjoy their creation… Continue Reading →
Saturday, October 12th 11am – 2pm The Dickinson College Farm invites you to explore its fields and pastures with farm staff and students. Come and learn about our production models, field research, renewable energy projects, and more! Theme-specific walking tours… Continue Reading →
Coming to the College Farm on October 4th and 5th! LIFE WASTE: A Biogas Musical is a new performative work-in-progress created by Valley Traction. It is a story about organic farmers, alternative energy, circular systems and the challenges and triumphs of sustainability, all told… Continue Reading →
Dickinson College Farm’s anaerobic digester is 100% up and running! This innovative project is the result of over 5 years of planning and significant contributions from our supporters. We could not have made it across the finish line without the… Continue Reading →
Have you heard the buzz around the College Farm’s new waste-to-energy project? Looking to understand more about the structure and science behind the project? Check out this digester virtual tour and webinar featured on Penn State’s C-CHANGE Grass2Gas Webinar Series!… Continue Reading →
Check out this feature on student farmer Alex Arnold ’27 on the Dickinson website! Exceeding Expectations “I am particularly proud of the parts of Dickinson that make it unique—the things that really make it feel special. One of those things… Continue Reading →
The Dickinson College Farm student workers, apprentices, staff and friends have once again swept the field at the Anything that Floats competition just down the road at Children’s Lake in Boiling Springs, PA! The Farm team constructed two boats for… Continue Reading →
Although the Dickinson College Farm existed only as a garden while Mary Oldham ’06 was a student at Dickinson, her involvement with the program sparked a passion within her that has shaped her career. Mary describes, “I didn’t know a… Continue Reading →
Steven Finley graduated from Dickinson in 2015 with a BS in Biology. Steven started working at the farm part time (10hrs/week) during the second semester of my junior year and continued working part time through my entire senior year. I… Continue Reading →