{"id":211,"date":"2011-09-11T22:26:18","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T02:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/farm\/?page_id=211"},"modified":"2026-02-05T08:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:33:56","slug":"program-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/farm\/program-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dickinson\u2019s College Farm is an eighty-acre, USDA-certified organic farm and a living laboratory where students can gain distinctive, hands-on learning experiences.<\/p>\n

Student employees, graduate apprentices and volunteers are involved in all aspects of food production and research. Students in a wide variety of disciplines learn about renewable energy and sustainable agriculture through workshops and volunteering opportunities. On-site classes and independent research projects give students unique insights into complex mathematics, the role of food in global politics, public art projects, Buddhist philosophies and more.<\/p>\n

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The farm provides food to the campus and local community. The majority of the harvest is sold to the campus Dining Hall, with a significant portion earmarked for the farm\u2019s Campus Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, a May-November produce subscription that feeds more than 155 members and their families.<\/p>\n

The farm also sells produce through a bountiful stand at Carlisle\u2019s thriving weekly farmers\u2019 market and donates thousands of pounds of fresh produce to a local food bank, Project S.H.A.R.E.<\/p>\n

Through youth programs such as Farm, Cook, Eat, Sustainable Earth Education (SEED) and the hosting of popular annual events such as the Local Food Dinner, Dickinson College Farm serves as a venue for the Dickinson community and its neighbors to experience a holistic approach to land stewardship rooted in management practices that work to sustain the natural environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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