by Sophia Chiparus Happy week seventeen! I issue a warm Welcome back! to everyone, including me and many of the other interns. This week was Purdue’s fall break, so it has been a minute since I’ve set foot on the farm. With how overwhelming the semester has been, a break was much needed. I spent…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Hannah Robalino, a visiting scholar in Dr. Moriah Bilenky‘s lab, earned first place for her research poster at the XII Symposium of Zamoranos in Gainesville, Florida. The symposium brought together Zamorano alumni, students, researchers and agricultural professionals to share research findings and strengthen connections within the agricultural community. Her award-winning poster, “To Roll or Not…Read more about Hannah Robalino Wins First Place Poster Award at Zamorano Symposium[Read More]
by Sophia Chiparus Hello Hello Hello! We’ve been busy bees on the farm leading up to fall break, but we have a few fun updates for y’all! Our kale has almost fully recovered from its earlier run in with the cross striped cabbage moth. This means it will be back this week, and available for…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
By Sophia Chiparus Welcome to week 15! I had to check 3 times before I wrote that out. 15 weeks- and it feels like a blink. It’s been another busy week, with time continuing to accelerate. I’ve started to realize how much energy being constantly worried about the semester is siphoning from my reserves. In…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Andrew Flachs was featured on the Democracy Does podcast speaking about food inflation, the interconnections of our global food supply chain, and the role of local growers in feeding their regions: Sticker Shock: What is Eating My Grocery Bill He also spoke with Dr. Cassandra Quave on the Foodie Pharmacology podcast about his recent book, Feeding…Read more about Flachs Discusses Food Security, Local Agriculture and New Book on National Podcasts[Read More]
by Sophia Chiparus Hey hey CSA A, (rhyme) We’re coming to you hot for week 14! Why hot? You wonder, and that’s a fair question- the weather’s been welcomingly and wonderfully cool this week. I’m talking about a different kind of heat though. For me, this is the kind that makes my eyes water, my…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
by Sophia Chiparus Welcome back to what has been another extraordinarily ordinary week on the Purdue student farm! When people ask me, “Good news or bad news first?”, I always pick bad news. I think anticipation can be really powerful, and anticipating something bad always scares me more than whatever it ends up being. If…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
by Sophia Chiparus. Broccoli and Cabbage Drafted in Final Transplant Rounds As the season nears its end, broccoli and cabbage, the last picks, were given a chance by farm manager Mr. Adair to show their skills in the field. When asked what he expects from their performance, Adair said, “Cabbage? -good things. Broccoli? – no…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm (Headline Edition)[Read More]
Welcome to Week 11! Can you believe we’ve made it halfway through this program already? I feel like I’ve spent the last two weeks running around like a chicken with its head cut off, and voila- 1/8 of the semester has gone by. I have a love hate relationship with describing time fractionally. It really…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
On Wednesday, September 2, the Purdue Student Farm and the Overbeck Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Facility hosted Class 30 of the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) Produce Industry Leadership Program. The visit opened a full day on campus in which the fellows explored how Purdue faculty are addressing challenges across the fresh produce supply chain…Read more about Produce Industry Leaders Visit the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]