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  • New Campus Farm – Fruits of Labor

    An Open Letter to Aspiring School Farmers: This season, for the first time, the farm at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is in production. Cat (short for Caitlin) finds herself the newly anointed manager of this student-run farm. Her advice: if you want to start a farm at your school, do it! The…

  • Vegetable Equipment Considerations for New Farmers

    by Sara Runkel and Tianna DuPont Equipment is expensive. But often it can pay for itself quickly if you get the right tool for your farm. We would like to share a few considerations and tips we have learned through a recent equipment demonstration at the Seed Farm New Farmer Training and Incubator Program in…

  • Growing a Groundswell

    Groundswell Center cultivates the next generation of farmers and food citizens Where is the culture of agriculture? Is it found in homesteads, ranches, and close-knit farming communities in rural America? Can it be glimpsed in farmers markets, community gardens, and country kitchens where families have preserved food together for generations? Has it followed us into…

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