Its been a tough week on the student farm. We’re down to 3 full time student employees, so we’ve been working extra hard to make sure we are staying on top of all of our tasks. It’s in crunch times like this that we are extra grateful that we all get along so well. Yesterday…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Salutation farm loving nation! Greetings from our student farm It’s been another lovely week, The land is lovely, rich with charm And full of the veggies that you seek. We’ve been a little low on labor But we’re having such fun, and spirits are high We’re dealing with typical pest misbehavior And protecting…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm (In Quatrains)[Read More]
Welcome to the off-farm edition of this week’s email! As much as I would love to talk about our pest struggles for the third week in a row, we’re at a point in the season where a lot of the on-farm happenings are more of the same, more of the same. To avoid the redundancy…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Welcome back to another beautiful week on the Purdue student farm! The heat has been punishing, but we’re rewarded (or perhaps further punished) with increasing harvest loads, specifically of our zucchini and tomatoes. Though last week was the true pest edition of this email, numbers are still on the rise across the board. A new…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
“I love participating in the Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass because not only do I get fresh, local, amazing vegetables every week, but I also get to support an important educational opportunity for Purdue students.” — Stephanie Masta, Season Pass Subscriber Support student learning and enjoy fresh, Purdue‑grown produce with the 2026 Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass…Read more about Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass Now Available[Read More]
Extension professionals from the Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department and the Diversified Farming and Food Systems Team hosted the first-ever combined Indiana Horticulture and Small Farm Conference at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds and Conference Complex, March 3-5, 2026. With a total of 64 educational sessions, 22 research posters, and several demonstrations to choose from over…Read more about Purdue Hosts First‑Ever Combined Indiana Horticulture and Small Farm Conference, Bringing Nearly 200 Participants Together for Three Days of Learning and Collaboration[Read More]
For the second time, the Purdue Student Farm will offer a Spring Salad Kit with a variety of greens grown in the Overbeck Controlled Environment Facility. In addition to a variety of salad greens, the kit may include microgreens, mustard greens, turnips, radishes, herbs, and tomatoes, plus surprises! Registration Sign-up for the Spring Salad Kit…Read more about 2026 Boilermaker Spring Salad Kit[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]