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From Beer to Biogas: Creating Green Energy Using Brewer's Grain & Farm Waste

Learn how Dickinson's College Farm is turning waste from a local brewer into biogas to power its operations and those of a neighboring farm.

Farm Works
Podcast: Dickinson College Farm Works

In this podcast, we visit Dickinson College Farm Works, a new store that brings education, entrepreneurship and farm-to-table food from the College Farm directly to downtown Carlisle.

Farm Works
Dickinson Launches Farm Works, a New Student-Run College Farm Store

The new Farm Works store brings the College Farm into downtown Carlisle.

Matt Steiman, the farm’s livestock and energy projects manager
'Waste to Energy' Project at Dickinson's College Farm Set to Be National Model

Large grants fund new College Farm project that looks to transform the way midsize farms manage waste—and turn it into an energy source.

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Student Snapshot: Gavin Frueh '24

Meet Gavin Frueh ’24, a physics major who served a summer internship at the Dickinson College Farm.

Valeria Carranza '09 (left) and wife Lauren Carranza, during a 2019 tour of the College Farm.
Dickinson College Farm Inspires Sustainable Zoning Amendment

"Dickinson is positioned to change the world in sustainable ways," says Valeria Carranza '09, who was inspired by a tour of the College Farm to spark positive change in Montgomery County, Md.

Visitors to the College Farm were invited to take a tour of farm grounds. Photo by Joe O'Neill.
FARM Lab Initiative Continues to Take Shape

Plans are under way to construct a cutting-edge, sustainable learning, research and event facility at the College Farm. One year after the Farm Lab project launch, new developments are afoot.

Students created outsized puppets during a Wednesday-morning workshop with visiting artists Bread and Puppet. Photo by Dan Loh.
Bread and Puppet Protests, Celebrates at Dickinson College Farm

There's a fanciful spectacle brewing at Dickinson's College Farm. Here's what you need to know about the upcoming performances by Dickinsonians and Bread and Puppet, recipient of the 2021 Arts Award.

Summer tour guides give insider's tips on Carlisle restaurants and the Farmers on the Square market.
Where Downtown Meets Dickinson: Get the Scoop on Local Food and Farmers on the Square

Join students on a quick tour of Carlisle's open-air market, and get the scoop on their favorite local restaurants.

If you've ever wondered what life is like on the Dickinson College Farm, this virtual walking tour will give you a glimpse into the 80-acre, USDA-certified organic farm.
Take a Walking Tour of the College Farm!

If you've ever wondered what life is like on the College Farm, this virtual walking tour will give you a glimpse into the 80-acre, USDA-certified organic farm.

Photo depicting vegetables harvested at the Dickinson College Farm.
The Food, Agriculture & Resource Management (FARM) Lab

Learn more about the FARM Lab, one of four finalists in Dickinson's Revolutionary Challenge, a yearlong competition to generate new ideas for harnessing the college's useful liberal-arts education.

Jackson Ohlsen-Johnson '22
Student Snapshot: Jackson Ohlsen-Johnson ’22

West Coaster Jackson Ohlsen-Johnson '22 is a runner, a cappella singer, Student Senate and fraternity member, and College Farm and War College intern.

Dickinson College Farm receives $300,000 grant from EPA.
Dickinson's College Farm Receives EPA Funding

Dickinson is one of 12 organizations to receive a share of $3 million in funding to support anaerobic digestion in communities.

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Dickinson’s Contribution to the Farm-to-Table Movement

With unique events, the College Farm brings fresh food to the community.

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Life at Dickinson's College Farm

Students find an array of opportunities on the 80 acres that make up Dickinson's organic farm.

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