Purdue’s College of Agriculture published a story featuring Natalie Nenneker, an undergraduate majoring in Sustainable Food and Farming Systems: Rooted in sustainability: Growing a future in food and farming.
Andrew Flachs published a research article in East European Politics and Societies that assesses the role of home gardens and food self provisioning as a vehicle for mutual aid in Bosnia. The paper, ““We Are Just Surviving”: The Paradox of Robust Homegardens in Northern Bosnia and Herzegovina” uses a combination of garden surveys, interviews, and…Read more about Andrew Flachs Published Research Article[Read More]
Well… Here we are. The final week of the season. Do you all feel as much a sense of finality as I do? Maybe not. The spring Salad Kit CSA is just around the corner, starting in February. If I can shamelessly plug, it’s a great program if you want to try a smaller version…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Wow! Time flies y’all. It’s hard to believe we only have one week of the season left after this coming Friday. I’ll be normal about it today, but no promises for next week’s email. It’s gonna be sappy. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. This week has been fun, let me tell you. Tuesday, I…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
This week’s spotlight are the students that work in the growing containers. They are fantastic and really help make sure those lettuce heads, salad greens, and basil keep making it into the bags every week! My name is Alison Fung and I am a senior in Agricultural Engineering. At the container farm, I normally do…Read more about Purdue Student Farm Spotlight: Growing Container Edition[Read More]
Revenge of the Deer On Tuesday night, Mother deer and her two babies made their return to the farm in an attempt to plunder any accessible crops. An intern escorted the suspects off of the premises after a 15 minute high-speed chase. Suspects reportedly did not cooperate, running several circles around the farm before making…Read more about This Week on the Student Farm: As Told Via Headlines[Read More]
On November 6, Steve Hallett (HLA) and Bob Marzec (ENGL) led a lively discussion at the West Lafayette Public Library on sustainability and plant ecology, inspired by Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, this year’s Purdue English Department’s Big Read. They shared how the book’s themes shape their work in research, teaching, and service, offering…Read more about Steve Hallet Co-Led Big Read Conversation[Read More]
Shivika Aggrawal, a Ph.D. student in the Center for Community & Environmental Design – Dr. Aaron Thompson’s lab, has been sharing the lab’s research on social-ecological memory in agriculture at several forums. In August 2025, she presented the research at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting in Baltimore, engaging ecologists from across disciplines. In…Read more about Shivika Aggrawal Presents Research on Social-Ecological Memory in Midwest Agriculture[Read More]
If you’ve been enjoying those fresh bagged greens and head lettuce, you can thank everyone who’s involved in the container farms. While the farm interns have the pleasure of packing these greens, very few of us actually interact much with the containers. I wanted to highlight the hard work that goes into producing these delicious…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
HLA post-docs and staff attended the Builder’s Initiative Diverse Market Case Study project kick-off meeting in Burlington, VT. Building off work from the Diverse Corn Belt project, this work will conduct in-depth case studies on supply chains of emerging, established, and failed diverse markets across the Midwest. Case study insights will be valuable to understanding…Read more about DCB Team Kicks Off Diverse Market Case Study Project in Vermont[Read More]