Articles Tagged ‘ Campus Farm ’
April 19, 201112:32 am
Adjusted Campus Farm Bill Passes SGA
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
In the last Student Government Association meeting, a bill to expand the funding of the Campus Farm and cover expenses for supplies and summer employment was approved, with changes and contingencies given the current economic difficulties of the SGA this semester. Co-written by sophomore SGA senator Alex Walls and sophomore senator Becky White, the bill brought to light the current funding situation of the Campus Farm, a quarter-acre of land in Historic St. Mary’s City officially established in Spring 2010 to grow a variety of vegetables to be sold to the College community.
February 15, 201112:20 am
Alums Advise Prospective Farmers
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
“Farmers should be respected just like doctors and lawyers,” said Meredith Epstein, ‘08, at a presentation she gave with fellow alum Guy Kilpatric, ‘09, on the successes both have found as part of a growing movement of young farmers in the United States.
April 19, 201112:03 am
Campus Farm Not as Expensive as It May Seem
As the student fee increase is being currently debated, one of the most talked about items that will be receiving the funding is the Campus Farm. While I understand why members of the SGA are emphasizing the importance of new additions to the overall budget as a way to justify the fee increase, I can’t help but feel that there is serious misrepresentation of how much money the Campus Farm receives from the SGA and how relevant the Campus Farm’s needs are to the current SGA budget conundrum.
November 16, 201012:12 am
Tips and Recipes for Local Eating
By Caroline Selle, Staff Writer
Local food movements have been gaining power over the last few years. Books such as Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma both touted the benefits of eating local.
November 6, 20101:18 am
St. Mary’s Campus Farm Expanding to an Acre, Looks to Gain Revenue
By Anna Agarunova, Editor-in-Chief
As a result of plans to expand the Campus Farms to a larger plot size, the Community Garden club has come up with several solutions of how to tend it, ranging from a farming internship to authorization to sell produce. In the coming months, Bon Appetit may begin regularly serving fruits and vegetables grown organically and farmed by the St. Mary’s student body.
September 1, 20109:08 am
Campus Farm Beats Back Heat Wave, Continues to Thrive
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
Despite a difficult growing season, St. Mary’s campus farm has been thriving and producing more food than it can give away.
April 27, 201012:05 pm
Student Chronicles A Day in the Life of the Campus Farm
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
Right off of Route 5, immediate South of Rosecroft Rd., lies a beige-brown house that is about as inconspicuous as one can imagine. Next to that house is a little plot of land that used to look just as unremarkable. Recently, however, it has experienced a transformation with the dedication and hard work of the [...]
