Learn about the farm from our very own University Celebrity, Randy Hanson!

Would you like to learn more about the UMD farm?  

Randy Hanson - http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ione/eyeonearth/2013/03/randel-hanson.html

What is it?
Where is it?
What are they doin' over there on that farm anyway?
If one were to volunteer, what might one be doing?

You can read about Randy and the farm in the story below
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ione/eyeonearth/2013/03/randel-hanson.html
Better yet - see him in person!...

• Wednesday, April 10 from 10-11 am, Kirby 355/57
  Randy Hanson, Assistant  Professor of Geography and Director of the Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP) at UMD.  Learn about the UMD Farm and how you can be involved!!

Join us!
SHAC sponsored workshop.

Fresh off the farm; Meet The SAPatistas!!

Hi everyone!  Happy back from Spring Break!

I want to introduce you to a new student group!  I have had the pleasure of working with some of the folks from this group and I think they will be amazing partners!

  Photos from the UMD farm last summer.

Here they are in their own words...

 SAPatistas

Students currently employed by The Sustainable Agriculture Project (Also known as SAP) have formed a new student group, the SAPatistas.  The Sustainable Agriculture Project was created in 2009 to institute education, research, and community engagement around local food systems and food security in the western Lake Superior region.  Many of these incentives are accomplished through work at the UMD Farm and Orchard sites.  As student workers, the SAPatistas have all had the opportunity to be a part of accomplishing this mission.  Of course, there is still work to be done. 

The SAPatistas want to put their fresh veggies where their mouth is and work towards raising food awareness here on-campus. We know that healthy food doesn’t have to break your bank.  We believe that our classmates should have access to healthier choices.  Basically, we want to give students options that make tying their shoe seem like a challenge.   To do this, we want your help!  The SAPatistas are students with different majors, skill sets and passions.  To join, you don’t need any experience with food or farming, you just have to be a fan of Brussels’ sprouts (kidding).  The SAPatistas invite you to bring whatever you have to our table.        

If you’ve been curious about SAP, this is the perfect way to get a taste.  If you want to experience what it’s like to really be in touch with your food, get your hands dirty or partake in creating better food options for our student body.  

Spread the word. Join the movement!!

Contact info and updates can be found on the SAPatistas facebook page

Also check out SAP @:

Homepage: http://www.d.umn.edu/cscd/sap/main/index.php

Facebook: UMD Sustainable Agriculture Project

UMD Farm video

Hi all!
For those of you who were at the Bulldog Welcome Week presentation today. As well as those who were not.  The sound was not playing properly.  As promised, here is the link to the You Tube video about the UMD farm made when it was just starting back up a few years ago.

http://youtu.be/8T8DcbJQ1EQ

More information will be available on future posts about the farm. 
It has grown so much from the time of this video.

Thank you to Randy Hanson, and many other staff, faculty and students who have seen the vision and put so much time, effort, sweat, and more into the Sustainable Agriculture Project.

The farm has given UMD dining services 4400 pounds of food last year served at UMD. It will be exciting to see where that number will reach at the end of the 2012/2013 school year.