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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 →
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 →
video by Stephen Munchel; summary by MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson Classes, close friends, clubs, res halls and … seedlings? For students who get involved with Dickinson’s College Farm, it’s all part of a quintessential college experience. Just ask Iris Ballard ’26 (environmental science, biology)… Continue Reading →
Video by Joe O’Neill; article by MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro recently visited the Dickinson College Farm to learn about its award-winning biodigester project. He was not disappointed. “Think of what’s happening,” Shapiro marveled, speaking with fellow onlookers at the site of the… Continue Reading →
Former farm apprentice Jillian Herschlag ’09 is one of Zagat Philadelphia’s “30 under 30”! We’re very proud. Yeah, young farmers! Read more: dson.co/1sy1otN
“Only half of farming is physical work. The other half is the bookkeeping, the paperwork, the marketing and the management of employees. If you’re going to work at the scale of a small, sustainable farm, you have to not only… Continue Reading →
Biology major Sam Bogan ’16 discusses why he works at the College Farm and the beauty of impassioned research. Sam Bogan ’16 wanted to attend a college where students felt empowered to make a difference, a place where he’d find… Continue Reading →
“Kristiana Amberger (environmental studies) and environmental-science majors Emily Bowie, Kyle Long and Brendan Murtha are serving intensive, six-month internships at the College Farm. And it’s not for the faint of heart: Farm interns live in solar-powered yurts on farm grounds throughout the growing… Continue Reading →
Get your hands in the dirt! Check out this video snapshot of student workers at Dickinson College Farm in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. By Emily Bowie ’14!
Julia Barton ’05 (Environmental Science and German), who was the College Farm’s first apprentice, is the Certification Program Manager at OEFFA. Check out OEFFA’s job opening for a Certification Specialist! Job Announcement Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) Certification… Continue Reading →