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 to the soil, and serve as a laboratory for collaborative student-faculty education and research.
LaFarm provides healthy food to the community, multidisciplinary student engagement through classroom participation and academic research. LaFarm is located at the Metzgar Field Athletic complex. We hope to see you soon out at LaFarm!
In 2018 we welcomed a new LaFarm manager, and expanded our production in one of the wettest year's on record. We're building innovative farming systems to face the challenges of growing food in an unpredictable climate, while fostering an atmosphere of collaboration and creative thinking. Check out what we've done, then come farm with us in 2019.
With our Mid-Winter Update (our 2020 Annual Report is coming soon!) Until then, here is a taste from 2019 and a snapshot of our plans for 2020!
News from 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, ride the campus shuttle or carpool to LaFarm.
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We're gearing up (and staffing up) to grow in 2020. Join us! Spend some time outside learning how to plant, care for, grow and harvest naturally grown vegetables... and getting paid to do it!
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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. Our Garden Plots are full for 2020, but contact us to join the waitlist for our 2021 season!
Check out all of the Community Gardening details
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.