Organic Farms and College Campuses
by Kara DiCamillo, Newport, Rhode Island on 07.26.05
It seemed when we wrote about Yale University and their sustainable food project, we were just starting to hear about college students wanting more than just pizza and beer. But student-run farms are starting to become more and more popular across the country with almost 60 schools in 27 states participating, and farm sizes ranging from a half acre to 200. And what we are seeing even more of is the amount of colleges and universities who are supporting their local farmers. From Oregon to Rhode Island sustainable agriculture is being viewed as a great opportunity. We think that this is just another example of how the food movement is moving to not only organic, but locally grown as well. To view a full story with examples of participating colleges and universities click here. Thanks for the tip, “Jonom!” Via ::Yahoo
My college, St. Cloud State University in MN, recently started a sustainable gardening project. Right now it's just a small garden, but it's a start. I'd like to see more communities and colleges getting gardens and farms like this created.
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It's very interesting idea!!! And I think it will be very usefull for students from all over the world!
The article didn't mention the farm at UC Santa Cruz--they've been doing this for 35 years, so they're a great resource for anyone who wants to start an organic garden/farm at their own school:
http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfs/