The Bucknell Farm

Mission Statement

The Bucknell Farm is a five-acre, student-powered regenerative farm applying community-engaged learning to promote diversity, inclusion, sustainability and campus health. Located in the southwest corner of campus, the Farm integrates organic, year-round vegetable and fruit production with agroecological techniques that employ native plants, encourage beneficial organisms, and increase biodiversity. The Farm fosters a holistic, healthy campus climate by providing opportunities for recreation, spiritual practice and nature study.

History

Established in 2018, the farm builds on the success of the Lewisburg Community Garden, a collaboration between the University and Lewisburg Borough that addresses local food insecurity by growing organic produce for a nearby hot-meal program.

Learn more about the Community Garden

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Regenerative Community Agriculture

Join us in growing food for the community. Come volunteer at two locations.
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Introductory Farm Film

Connect your Course to the Farm or Garden

To learn more about collaborating with the Bucknell Farm or Lewisburg Community Garden for a class or research activity, please contact: Jen Schneidman Partica, farm and garden manager jsp030@bucknell.edu

Farm Beginnings Video

Sustainable Food Production

In addition to being an educational space, Student Farmers and Volunteers grow over 7,000 pounds of produce for B-Eats and the Union-Snyder Food Hub, providing free food for those who need it. The Farm staff are also working with Bucknell Dining to include Farm produce in the dining spaces on campus in the future, with the goal of replacing some produce trucked in from afar with organic fruits and vegetables grown right on campus.

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Features

The farm is still in development, but it currently includes:

  • Vegetable Beds
  • Hoophouse for winter vegetable production
  • Fire pit and gathering space (gift of the Class of 2020)
  • Pollinator garden
  • Labyrinth for meditation
  • Orchard
  • Food Forest (native, food-bearing trees)
  • Small-scale compost site

Watch the Farm Labyrinth Come Together

Farm Staff

Mark Spiro, farm faculty director
Jen Schneidman Partica, farm and garden manager
Carl Nelson, farm coordinator
Theresa Dollar, garden coordinator (and farm assistant)

Contact: farm@bucknell.edu
Farm Office: 835 Fraternity Road