EllaMae Reiff, a sophomore in the Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication department, made a video highlighting Dr. Steve Hallett and his use of hands-on learning: Visionaries: Professor promotes the value of hands-on learning.
On Friday, April 28th, Chris Adair and Vicki Stirm presented to youth from the World Food Prize Youth Institute. There were 3 groups totaling 28 students plus adults. The topic was food security. Chris spoke about the student farm and how they reach out to the community via the CSA program and working with the…Read more about Chris Adair and Vicki Stirm Presented to Youth from the World Food Prize Youth Institute[Read More]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Student Farm will provide fresh, locally grown vegetables to community members this summer and fall through the Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass, now in its fourth year. The community-supported agriculture program provides an educational experience for students as well as weekly bags of fresh vegetables and herbs for community participants….Read more about Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass Returns for 2023[Read More]
Dr. Linda Prokopy will be joining Dr. Christian Krupke (ENTM) and Dr. Thomas Hertel (AGEC) for this month’s Coffee and Conversation, presented by Agricultural Research and Graduate Education on February 20, 10:30-11:30 in Pfendler Hall, Leopold’s Landing. The topic this month will be Sustainability in Agriculture.
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture welcomes Dr. Moriah Bilenky, Assistant Professor. Bilenky’s research program is centered on three broad questions 1) can low-input agriculture systems be sustainable; 2) can they reduce off farm inputs; and 3) can they help build resilient food systems? Bilenky aims to explore cropping systems that employ cover cropping,…Read more about Welcome Dr. Moriah Bilenky![Read More]
A great time at the Student Farm Banquet last Thursday. Eighty students in attendance from department, college, and beyond. Student-created recipes. Student-prepared food. Huge thanks to chef Darcy Smink for leadership and kitchen space. Kudos to Natalia Rodriguez and the Purdue Student Farm Organization for planning and running a great evening!
Dr. Maria I. Marshall Professor, Purdue University James and Lois Ackerman Endowed Chair in Agricultural Economics; Director, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development; Director, Purdue Institute for Family Business Thursday, October 13, at 3:30 PM, HORT 117 or join via Zoom. “The Family Farm: Competence, Control, Cohesion”
The 2022 Small Farm Education Field Day was held earlier today, Friday, July 29, at the Purdue Student Farm. Participants from HLA included Ashley Adair, Chris Adair, Miranda Purcell, Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard, Emerson Espinoza, Petrus Langenhoven, Lian Durón, Eduardo Miranda, Stephen Meyers, Luis Medina, and Lori Jolly-Brown. Other participants included Amanda Deering, Scott Monroe,…Read more about 2022 Small Farm Education Field Day[Read More]
July 26: Turf and Landscape Field Day July 29: Small Farm Education Field Day August 9: Pinney Purdue Vegetable Field Day
The Purdue Exponent wrote an article on the Purdue Student Farm and the Boiler Vegetable Season Pass in the Monday, June 27 print edition.