Please join us at the farm from 4:00-6:00pm every Friday from September 2 through October 28, 2022. Have fun meeting students from all across campus while engaging in a variety of fall farming activities including harvesting vegetables, planting seeds to grow fresh healthy food for our UConn community and preparing the soil for the winter months. This is a great way to earn community service hours. Remember to dress for outdoor conditions including warm water-repellant footwear.
September 9th is a special Farm Friday-- we are hosting William Hooper, local permaculture expert, to walk us through the principles of earth care, people care, fair share in SVSF's Edible Forest Garden. Permaculture presents a holistic approach to agricultural land use and design that creates sustainable human habitat and provisions while also improving ecological health. Permaculture reaches beyond concepts of sustainability, as it aims to not only provide the basic needs of a system, but to replenish and regenerate life, and to be increasingly productive. You can read more about our Edible Forest Garden here: https://dining.uconn.edu/svsf-edible-forest/
The farm is home to 11 students who grow an amazing variety of vegetables and herbs served at Whitney dining hall and other select locations. For more information about the farm visit our website at http://dining.uconn.edu/spring-valley-farm/. Spring Valley Student Farm is a collaboration with Dining Services, Residential Life, and EcoHouse Learning Community.
You can find us at 104 Spring Manor Road, Mansfield, CT, 06268 just off Route 32. Please bike, carpool with a friend, or take our Farm Friday shuttle from the loading zone outside Werth Residence Tower at 3:45pm. For more information or detailed directions please contact Jessica.larkin-wells@uconn.edu or call 203-215-9345. You can also follow us on Instagram @springvalleystudentfarm!
We look forward to seeing you at the farm!
For more information, contact: Jessica Larkin-Wells at jessica.larkin-wells@uconn.edu