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Now Hiring: Student Positions for 2019-2020 Academic Year

The College Farm seeks students for two Education Coordinator positions and several Student Farmer positions. The College Farm offers a fun and collaborative work environment, flexible work schedules, and competitive compensation! Detailed descriptions and applications for all positions can be… Continue Reading →

Field Notes from Matt Steiman

Sustainable Agriculture in Southwest China by Matt Steiman These past two weeks I was fortunate to participate in a group field study in rural Yunnan Province, located in Southwestern China.  Professors Ann Hill (Anthropology) and Susan Rose (Sociology) and six… Continue Reading →

Free Tours of the College Farm – June 2nd

Join us Saturday, June 2nd for free tours of the College Farm between 10 a.m. and noon. The comprehensive walking tours begin every half-hour and last approximately 45 minutes. Appropriate footwear is recommended. The farm is located at 553 Park… Continue Reading →

Second Year Apprentice Spotlight: Conor Leary

  Back and better than ever, Conor Leary will be rejoining The Dickinson College Farm as our second year apprentice for the 2018 growing season. Conor made his mark at the farm last season, demonstrating his prowess with livestock as… Continue Reading →

Student Farmer Turns Green

Ilana Zeitzer ’20 Takes Home Second Place in Project Green Challenge Ilana Zeitzer, a student farmer and member of the class of 2019, is turning her passion for the environment into activism. This Biology and Studio Art double major recently… Continue Reading →

Grass-Fed Lamb For Sale

The College Farm is now accepting orders for our grass-fed lamb. If you’d like to serve humanely raised certified grass-fed lamb to your family this winter, we have you covered! Pre-order a half or a whole lamb by Tuesday 12/5… Continue Reading →

Apprentice Spotlight: Rob Page ’17

Tuesday, November 20th, 7:22 AM and all is quiet on the Dickinson College Farm. With a mere 8 minutes until the work day begins, the sound of farm apprentice Rob Page’s alarm clock cuts through the air. Never a fan… Continue Reading →

Apprentice Spotlight: Cindy Baur ’16

“Ciiinnnnnddaaaaaaaayyyy!” The call for our fearless leader rings through the fields. A red baseball cap appears in the cornstalks and bobs our way. En route to the rest of the crew, Cindy picks up two crates of beets, weeds all… Continue Reading →

Apprentice Spotlight: Tim O’Reilly ’15

    Looking out over the production fields, you spot a large straw hat bobbing in the distance. It’s Tim O’Reilly, hard at work. Though he is known amongst the crew for this single, iconic piece of headwear, Tim wears… Continue Reading →

Apprentice Spotlight: Clark Chapman ’17

  It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No…it’s Clark Chapman! Originally from Gotham City Princeton, NJ, this comic book and fantasy novel enthusiast is one of four apprentices that have lived and worked on the college farm for the past… Continue Reading →

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