{"id":7853,"date":"2017-08-08T13:54:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T17:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/farm\/?p=7853"},"modified":"2024-07-15T17:01:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:01:35","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/farm\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dickinson\u2019s College Farm is a fifty-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

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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