Berea College Farm Customers,

We are gearing up to get the webstore back online starting April 3rd. Please bear with us as we transition into full production and please give us your feedback as we perfect our system.

In the mean time please continue to visit us at the Berea Farmers Market each Tuesday and Friday from 3:30 to 6:00 pm at the Goldthwait Agriculture Building Pavilion (230 N. Main St.). Parking is in the back of the building and can be accessed via Hospital Drive.

Also, please note, that the Market moves back outside to the Promenade lawn beginning April 2nd and we will have a kick-off celebration April 3rd in Old Town. Stay tuned for details.

Thanks,

Berea College ANR Department and Farm

The Weblog

The Weblog is a forum for students to share up to the moment news stories and narrative experiences from the Berea College Farm. We hope you will return often to this feature of our online store.

About us…
In order to tell you about our unique operation,it is crucial to introduce you to the remarkable labor program of Berea College.

As you may or may not know, each student at Berea College is granted a full tuition scholarship upon acceptance. Part of the contract is a requirement to work on campus for the duration of their enrollment. Students work a minimum of ten hours a week and positions vary from residence facilities assistants (janitors) to beekeepers, cooks to accountants; Berea College students do it all. In fact, the College depends greatly on the work of its students. This is especially true for the Berea College Farms and Gardens.

Students who work in these areas devote a tremendous amount of time and energy to ensure the success of our operations. As with any agricultural business, this is a full time job and requires much responsibility. Students who work on the farm and in the greenhouses know that weekend commitments and evening hours are part of the deal.

They love what they do … And it shows.
We are committed to excellence in every aspect of our operation and a great deal of this comes from our student workers. From the pig pit to the hoop houses, diligence is our modus operandi.

-Maggie Greene’08



 
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