LaFarm is a sustainability initiative at the College and the cornerstone of the Lafayette College Sustainable Food Loop.
Our mission is to integrate curriculum and practice in sustainable food and agriculture for the campus community. We grow produce for the dining halls, recycle nutrients from composted food back into the soil, and serve as a home for collaborative student-faculty education and research.
LaFarm is a three-acre working farm and community garden focused on diversified vegetables and flowers located at the Metzgar Field Athletic complex in Forks Township. We house production fields, pollinator gardens, high tunnels, and our greenhouse. LaFarm provides healthy food to the community, fosters multidisciplinary student engagement through classroom participation, enables academic research, and offers volunteer opportunities. If you want to buy our produce, we hold weekly farmstands on the corner of Cattle St. and High St. every Friday after Mother’s Day. Visit our online marketplace to see what we offer and to preorder from our selection. We hope to see you soon out at LaFarm!
2024 was our most productive year on the farm yet, with over 22,000 pounds of fresh produce grown! We've expanded our reach into the community through our partnership with the West Ward Market, welcomed tens of classes and hundreds of volunteers!
Sign-up for the LaFarm Newsletter to stay up to date on happenings at the farm as well as ordering information. Support local with LaFarm!
The farm is located on Sullivan Trail, in Forks Township, 3 miles north of campus and is adjacent to the Metzgar Athletic Field Complex. We hope to see you there as the weather warms! Bike, carpool, or ride the campus shuttle to LaFarm.
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Lafayette College has 35 garden plots at the LaFarm Community Garden. Join us and steward land, community and sustainable practices as a vital part of the Lafayette College Sustainable Food Loop.
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Do you have a club, team, class, organization, or fraternity/ sorority with an interest in joining LaFarm for anything from planting to research to composting to harvesting?
Get in touch with your LaFarm Manager & we'll get back to you to start planning your next visit to LaFarm.