Category Farm Blog
The farm’s very own Energy and Livestock Projects Manager Matt Steiman made a guest appearance on WITF Radio’s Smart Talk! He discusses the farm’s latest groundbreaking project involving turning cow manure and food waste into biogas to generate electicity! Click… Continue Reading →
Greetings! I invite you to review the accomplishments of the College Farm over the last year in our 2021 College Farm Annual Report. We welcome your questions and feedback. Please do not hesitate to reach out. All the best! Jenn… Continue Reading →
When Evan Kendall ’12 started at Dickinson, he didn’t even know that the Dickinson College Farm existed. After discovering the farm during freshman orientation, Evan became an integral member of the farm team for the rest of his time at… Continue Reading →
Jack Seitz ’05 is a true example of the interdepartmental goals of the College Farm. This history major’s experience with farming in the College Garden (before it became the College Farm) helped guide his path to a Fulbright fellowship, Master’s… Continue Reading →
Meet Sharon! She graduated Dickinson with a double major in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Italian Studies in 2011. Sharon was first exposed to the farm through her first-year seminar called “Food: Eating, Growing, and Globalization” – her last choice –… Continue Reading →
Meet Elizabeth! She graduated in 2020 with a double major in French and Francophone Studies and Studio Art with a Food Studies Certificate. She has always had an interest in food and sustainable agriculture. She joined us as a student… Continue Reading →
Read all about how the College Farm cultivated Evan’s love of food and what led him to pursue a Master of Social Work. Evan Dubchansky graduated from Dickinson back in 2014 majoring in Psychology and Religion. Before coming to Dickinson,… Continue Reading →
Read all about our most recent Education and Outreach Coordinator alum, Emma Weaver! While at Dickinson, Emma majored in Environmental Studies and minored in Sociology. She was introduced to the College Farm through a friend of hers who had… Continue Reading →
From participating in volunteer shifts cutting alliums at the College Farm, to owning a farm herself. Lauren Bruns has grown as a farmer since she graduated from Dickinson in 2013! At Dickinson, Lauren studied Environmental Science and got involved with… Continue Reading →
Maggie Stonecash is a Dickinson alum who was able to witness the College Farm’s transition from a garden into a fully functioning farm in Boiling Springs. At Dickinson, Maggie studied Sociology and Gender Studies while working at the garden until… Continue Reading →