Cultivating knowledge and human capacity in organic and sustainable agriculture for students, farmers, and educators.
The MSU Student Organic Farm is a 15-acre, certified organic year-round teaching and production farm. Our markets include 48-week CSA, 7-month on campus farm stand, sales to MSU dining halls and other wholesale outlets. We use passive solar greenhouses (hoophouses) to produce and distribute fresh produce all year long. Winter production includes salad mix, spinach, kale, collards, chard, pac choi, napa cabbage, komatsuna, cilantro, parsley, radishes, carrots, beets, and more. These fresh items are combined with storage crops such as squash, garlic, potatoes, onions, cabbage, and rutabaga to create bountiful shares throughout the winter.
The farm also operates an intensive 9-month Organic Farmer Training Program (OFTP) in year-round organic farming focusing on diversified production of vegetables, livestock, flowers, fruits, herbs for local markets. The program emphasizes student learning in hands-on farm management and decision-making as well as development of necessary farming skills and knowledge.
Production is carried out by the SOF and OFTP Staff and dedicated students, including the SOF farm crew, OFTP students, and wonderful volunteers. The farm also collaborates with MSU faculty to create learning opportunities for other students at MSU through courses in organic farming, interdisciplinary experiential educational activities, and research opportunities.
The Student Organic Farm is part of the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems which seeks to engage the people of Michigan, the United States and the world in applied research, education and outreach to develop regionally integrated, sustainable food systems.
If you would like to make a donation to the Student Organic Farm, please e-mail us by filling out the form on our Hoophouse Fundraiser donations page.
The farm also operates an intensive 9-month Organic Farmer Training Program (OFTP) in year-round organic farming focusing on diversified production of vegetables, livestock, flowers, fruits, herbs for local markets. The program emphasizes student learning in hands-on farm management and decision-making as well as development of necessary farming skills and knowledge.
Production is carried out by the SOF and OFTP Staff and dedicated students, including the SOF farm crew, OFTP students, and wonderful volunteers. The farm also collaborates with MSU faculty to create learning opportunities for other students at MSU through courses in organic farming, interdisciplinary experiential educational activities, and research opportunities.
The Student Organic Farm is part of the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems which seeks to engage the people of Michigan, the United States and the world in applied research, education and outreach to develop regionally integrated, sustainable food systems.
If you would like to make a donation to the Student Organic Farm, please e-mail us by filling out the form on our Hoophouse Fundraiser donations page.
