On the Farm, August 13

We have a guest post this week!

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The students of the Practice of Sustainable Agriculture  (PSA) program participate in farm activities each week and are an integral part in our success!

Last week, the students and faculty of PSA visited five farms in southern Oregon. Students got to know the people and practices of five farms in Oregon.  Ruby & Amber Farm in Cottage Grove is a hybrid (horse and tractor-powered) biodynamic vegetable farm.  Seven Seeds Farm in the Siskiyous is a permaculture (whole systems design) homestead that markets seed, medicine, and information. Wolf Gulch Farm is an organic farm specializing in seed saving. Dunbar is a mid-size organic farm in Medford that seeks to provide a full diet for 70-80 people.  Lastly, but not leastly, Gathering Together is a high-production organic farm near Corvallis.

Farm Tours and interviews with the farmers gave the students insight into the intricacies of growing food in diverse microclimates, maintaining integrity to one’s vision, and offered a window into the way that individual farms are banding together to create and expand markets for their goods.

-Martin Brendecke, PSA student spectacular!

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