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The UMass Student Farm grows certified organic produce and manages 12 acres of land, split between the UMass Research and Education Farm in South Deerfield and the new Agricultural Learning Center, located just outside of campus. The use of ecologically sound practices is a high priority, and each generation of Student Farmers continues to explore areas of growth and improvement for our environmental stewardship, while evaluating the trade-offs or benefits for our level of small-scale production agriculture. With each passing year of students at the helm, the Student Farm continues to grow dynamically, both in size and scope.

07/20/2019

A week in the life of the UMass Student Farm

HAVE YOU WATCHED OUR NEW VIDEO YET?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ByOHcBSnvA&t=15s

UMass Student Farm takes you through a week in their summer life

07/19/2019

A week in the life of the UMass Student Farm

Check out what a week in the life at the UMass Student Farm is like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ByOHcBSnvA

UMass Student Farm takes you through a week in their summer life

07/19/2019

Get yourself a farmer who can do both

07/16/2019

Meet new parents, Lee and Evans, they just had their first pepper! Congrats guys! @ UMass Agricultural Learning Center

07/09/2019

IT’S CONTEST TIME 🎉🎊 The winner will win a gift card to @buenoysano (AMAZING!)

How to enter:
➡️ follow us on Instagram @umass_student_farm
➡️ like us on Facebook at UMass Student Farm
➡️ Tag 3 friends in the comment section
* make sure to do both to be a valid entry *

GOOD LUCK! May the burritos be in your favor 🌯

07/07/2019

🎶 ohhh give me the BEET BOYS and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll 🎶 #storysawitfirst @ UMass Agricultural Learning Center

07/04/2019

Happy Fourth!!! And shoutout to all the famers working hard today 🌿💪 @ South Deerfield, Massachusetts

06/27/2019

What a week! (happy Friday junior) Can you believe it’s almost July?! @ South Deerfield, Massachusetts

06/19/2019

Crazy how time flies and we are in the second half of June! What have we been up to? Keep reading!
➡️ Summer production is in full swing and we had our first delivery today to UMass Dining
➡️ Weeding, weeding, and weeding! Lots of crawling the beans and carrots to keep those babies happy 🌿
➡️ Transplanting & seeding... in went the pumpkins, second successions of lettuce, carrots, parsnips and more
➡️ we had the pleasure of visiting @gardening_the_community and we can’t wait to see them again!
➡️ Tell us what you’re up to in the comments, we’d love to hear it!

06/14/2019

😂🥒🌶🌿Can you get through our bloopers video without laughing?! 😂🥒🌶🌿

06/10/2019

🌶What does a nosey pepper do? ⬇️ comment below 🌶

06/06/2019

A BIG WELCOME TO OUR 2019 CSA MEMBERS!!

🌿🥦🥒 it’s not too late to buy a share, there are only a few left so hit up that link in our bio 🌿🥦🥒

https://stockbridge.cns.umass.edu/buy-csa-membership

06/05/2019

It’s with great excitement and partial tardiness, that we warmly welcome the newest member of our team, Jason Dragon. Jason joined us this past semester as Farm Manager and has played an essential role in helping us grow as farmers and as people. His knowledge, humor and passion for farming have made such a positive impact on the crew, plus we can always count on him for a good laugh.

Jason caught the farming bug during his time at Seeds of Solidarity in Orange, Massachusetts. Following this he joined a teaching program in
Boston, it was then where he figured if he was going to teach it, it was going to be outside, and it was going to be about farming.

Outside of farming, Jason is a bit of TV fanatic and always enjoys a good audiobook during his commute. When asked his favorite vegetable, he was torn between arugula and garlic. If there is one way to Jason’s heart it’s most likely with a sandwich or a donut!

Jason, we are so excited to have you and look forward to the coming seasons!

Make sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @Umass_Student_Farm for more updates and content! @ South Deerfield, Massachusetts

05/18/2019

This week on Student Farm: We became Hollywood famous, Tom and Rihanna discovered they’re siblings, and we planted many fresh veggies 🥬🍠🍅

05/15/2019

What’s your favorite vegetable?! Comment yours down below ⬇️

05/09/2019

The tater train.

05/09/2019

“If you’re not a little scared you’re not transplanting right” - Jason. #RhiannaIsALittleScaredNow

05/01/2019

A great day on the farm. Let the season begin!

04/30/2019

Today’s the last day you can buy a CSA share $25 off! Look at this delightful crew, just counting sheep til it’s time to shower our members with the fall’s freshest veggies! Sign up TODAY at bit.ly/umass-csa 🥬

04/29/2019

Get your Fall 2019 CSA share before the Early Bird Discount ends on May 1st! 👉🏼 bit.ly/umass-csa.

04/26/2019

Come buy plants from a carrot they are only $4.50 and that’s a small price to pay for a companion willing to feed and grow with you @ UMass Student Farmers' Market

04/26/2019

I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do (farm)
And it was called “Yellow”

04/24/2019

Put your hands up if you’re an Early Bird. Yip yip. Exactly 1 week left to get your CSA share $25 off!

04/24/2019

Our beloved Lee giving some fishy fertilization to our precious garlic. Lee loves garlic.

04/22/2019

Homemade shirts. Dang they’re beauteous, like a CSA share in autumn

04/22/2019

Goodell Lawn. Buy a t-shirt for $335, get 10 weeks of fresh vegetables. 1 more hour. Can’t miss

04/22/2019

One more week left of the Early Bird Special! Go to bit.ly/umass-csa and get yours today 🐥 We storm Goodell at 1! @ UMass Agricultural Learning Center

04/22/2019

One more week left of the Early Bird Special! Go to bit.ly/umass-csa and get yours today 🐥 We storm Goodell at 1! @ UMass Agricultural Learning Center

Check out Amanda and Student Farmer Lee at our Earth Day Farmer's Market this past Thursday. Catch us at our last one on...

04/22/2019

UMass hosts annual Earth Day Festival

Check out Amanda and Student Farmer Lee at our Earth Day Farmer's Market this past Thursday.

Catch us at our last one on Goodell Lawn from 12pm - 4pm this FRIDAY for the last market till the Fall! Also make sure to buy your CSA share before May 1st to qualify for the early bird special!

https://dailycollegian.com/2019/04/umass-hosts-annual-earth-day-festival/?fbclid=IwAR3gCFKMCHby5THNr7OFCWa2GtnW32vdzaiQmiNKyH1POvXxqvaUbpOAmxM#photo

Event featured a range of environmentally friendly organizations.

04/17/2019

What an awesome day spent in South Deerfield today!! BUT what an even more awesome day to buy a CSA share... link in bio folks ;)

04/17/2019

Come see us at the design building! We’re selling starts at the School of Earth & Sustainability’s Earth Day Celebration. Cilantro tastes like delicious soap!

04/16/2019

Groundbreaking news alert! Farmers in the field!

04/12/2019

First Farmer’s market of a season is a go! Come say hello and pick up some fresh herbs and greens in the Blue Wall atrium room today from 12pm-4pm

04/11/2019

🌈🌱😀Join us tomorrow from 12pm to 4pm in the Blue Wall atrium room for our first farmer’s market of the season 🌈🌱😀

04/10/2019

Check out these #dirtbags

04/10/2019

QUICK! There's no time to waste!!! 🏄‍♀️

Thanks to all our early early birds (eggs?) who've signed up already, we're outside on the farm today gettin this cornucopia ready for ya!!!

04/09/2019

🌱🌈☀️Another Monday, another day to come meet your student farmers in the campus center! Come chat with us about our CSA!🌱🌈☀️

04/06/2019

🌈☀️🌱Follow @umassfarmersmarket on Instagram for all updates about our upcoming markets! ONE WEEK till first one in BLUE WALL from 12pm - 4pm 🌱🌈☀️

03/25/2019

We are beyond excited to congratulate our beloved instructor, mentor, and most importantly our dear friend, Sarah Berquist, on receiving the Massachusetts Distinguished Service Award from Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society.

Sarah has been a huge presence on the Student Farm for many years. From the extensive work behind coordinating and co-founding Food for All Amherst and working closely with Not Bread Alone Soup Kitchen, to helping many students navigate their educational careers, she truly does it all.

Sarah, we are so incredibly proud of you and could think of no one better to receive this award. We are so grateful for your continued support, love, and compassion towards making food more accessible and alleviating food insecurity. Our program and community would not be what it is without you.

For more information check out this link: https://sustfoodfarm.org/2019/03/21/phi-kappa-phi/?fbclid=IwAR0oXWIKUusb1yeJ6Q4mRpdCWGgxTg9TGC-yh336__uvXIQZmTNtvQTJmO0

CHD's Not Bread Alone Food For All Amherst UMass Amherst The Stockbridge School of Agriculture, UMass Amherst

03/04/2019

03/02/2019

Food For All Amherst

We ❤️ CHD's Not Bread Alone!

03/01/2019

Our CSA registration has been open for less than 12 hours and we are busy signing people up already! Get yours now!

03/01/2019

CSA SHARES GO LIVE TONIGHT AT 12:00AM ET #sustainablefoodandfarming #studentfarmers

http://stockbridge.cns.umass.edu/csa-membership

02/24/2019

5 DAYS!! GET READY!!

02/24/2019

6 days till UMass Student Farm shares go on sale!! Are you ready??

Address

911 N Pleasant St
Amherst, MA
01003

Telephone

(413) 545-2222

Website

https://stockbridge.cns.umass.edu/student-farm

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Videos

😂🥒🌶🌿Can you get through our bloopers video without laughing?! 😂🥒🌶🌿

A BIG WELCOME TO OUR 2019 CSA MEMBERS!! 🌿🥦🥒 it’s not too late to buy a share, there are only a few left so hit up that link in our bio 🌿🥦🥒 https://stockbridge.cns.umass.edu/buy-csa-membership

What’s your favorite vegetable?! Comment yours down below ⬇️

The tater train.

“If you’re not a little scared you’re not transplanting right” - Jason. #RhiannaIsALittleScaredNow

Our beloved Lee giving some fishy fertilization to our precious garlic. Lee loves garlic.

🌈☀️🌱Follow @umassfarmersmarket on Instagram for all updates about our upcoming markets! ONE WEEK till first one in BLUE WALL from 12pm - 4pm 🌱🌈☀️

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Glorious!

What else do you do with rotten peppers? 🌶

KALE 4 LIFE! Hit us up on Friday 12-4 in the Cape Cod Lounge for some delicious popcorn and great starts! 🌽🌱

Tractor days are the best days 🏎😎

Transplanting joy 😝

Transplant Day

Transplanting day! Here is everything you needed to know about how to fill a tray as explained by the lovely Jackie.

Student Farmers checking out the new greenhouse which was built using a grant from The National Science Foundation! It doesn’t get nicer than this! What should we grow in the greenhouse this season?

The squash phone!! This is a day in the life of a butternut squash. Who knew food could fly? 🌱

Student Farm 2016! <3

Missing the Student Farm already...We had such a great season!! Cheers to a great crew and wishing 2017 the best of luck <3

Let's dig some carrots for our BULK root sale this Friday!!

First year of fingerling potatoes! Hell yeah! #russianbanana #fingerlings

Greens harvester! See y'all at the farmers market today. Be there and pick up some fresh harvested greens!!!

squash catchers!

Butternut squash harvest!

beets beets beets!! @womeara

Abby Summer

FIRST FEATURED FARMER: Here's a preview of what one of our student farmers, Abby, is up to this summer... Abby Nash is working at Pork Hill Farm in Ossipee, NH. Pork Hill Farm grows on about 7 acres and half of what we do is greens, the rest mixed organic veggies/herbs/flowers. The first picture is our biggest field (the Haney field). The second pic is obviously in a greenhouse- we do a lot of season extension. The third pic is of a work share named joan and salad mix! we do a lot of greens and we have to weed through the salad mix on a table before packing (hence the pile). The last picture is the crew from 2 years ago when I worked here before. The 2 on the far left are the owners (Katie and Paul) and their dog Chama makes an appearance. During the semester she planned for lettuce, parsnips and zukes/summer squash. We just started harvesting the zucchinis and summer squash... They are now on the shelves at Big Y World Class Market and Big Y World Class Market! Abby says that she misses all of the student farmers and the good vibes... also the cool field trips we went on. During the past semester Abby managed our blog! We miss you too Abby! <3

Now that's how you disc folks! That's Jason rockin' the tractor once again!

Plow day at the ALC! #plownowbrowncow

Student Farmers assembling our new greenhouse!

UMass Student Farmers are NUMBER ONE!!1!!

The growing season is well on it's way! Here is a video of our SFErs from fall 2014. Enjoy and make sure to sign up for your fall 2015 CSA share! (It's a little shaky in the beginning but it evens out!)