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!
Check out our 2017 expansion project: we moved into an additional acre of growing space, and successfully completed a massive capital-project-funded LaFarm fence to keep out the deer & critters. Better yet, come see for yourself! Spring is upon us and we're gearing up for another growing season. Check out what we've done, then come be a part of the action in 2018.
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.
Click Here for a Map to LaFarm
Our 2018 season is winding down, but before long we'll be back in the garden again preparing ground for 2019. As you're planning for your Spring semester, think about spending some time outside learning how to plant, care for, grow and harvest naturally grown vegetables... and getting paid to do it! Look for Applications starting in January.
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. If you are part of the Lafayette College community contact us to see if there is still space available for your very own summer garden at LaFarm!
Click here for all 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.LaFarm is building its online presence. Follow along on our season-by-season journey to grow good food!
