Farm Current Events

• A group of students from Field Ecology studied two candidate areas for potential expansion of the Evergreen organic farm. They looked at the ecological variables inside these two hypothetical forest expansion stands. Recommendations for expansion of the Organic Farm: Snags, Plants, Birds, and Trees . This is the presentation that Jordan Erickson has put together from Assessing ecological variables.

• Another Video from Practice of Sustainable Agriculture by Claude Mahmood (40mb, 16 minutes 40 seconds long, Windows Media Video) of the PSA class during the summer and the work being done on the Evergreen Organic Farm and the trips we took(to view click on the link or right click and "save target as" this will download it to your computer).

• Assessing ecological variables in the proposed farm expansion stands on the Evergreen campus
  by Jordan A. Erickson

Published in the CPJ. June 3, 2006.

"The 'farm team', a group of students in Field Ecology, are all taking on individual projects in the end part of spring quarter to assess ecological attributes of two stands surrounding the Organic Farm to add to the discussion about organic farm expansion. The main facets of our study will consider whether there are any unique species or important habitat features. The two sites of the stands are as follows..."

• Pratice of Sustainable Agriculture group photo on a trip in Oregon looking at some of the farms out that way. (Photo taken by Ocean on Sharon's Camera)

• A short video (28mb, 4:48 minutes, Windows Media Video) of the PSA class and the work being done on the Evergreen Organic Farm (to view click on the link or right click and "save target as" this will download it to your computer).

• Keeping it Growing Beyond Vegan
  by Jesse Dutton Miller

Published in the CPJ. May 4, 2006.

"I have a lot of respect for vegans. I have a lot of respect for anyone who thinks about how their lifestyle and diet impact the landscapes of the earth and the people, plants and animals that live there. I think it's great to make an effort to have a diet that causes no harm to the planet. But, at the risk of becoming the least popular CPJ columnist, I have to say that I also think that a vegan diet isn't always the best means towards this end."

• Keeping it Growing Our most valuable possessions
  by Jesse Dutton Miller

Published in the CPJ. April 27, 2006.

"Everyone knows that if a piece of food says Organic on it then it's the best piece of food that you can buy. You don't need to think any further about where it came from, just toss it in the shopping cart and head on over to the cheese cooler...."

• Keeping it Growing Beyond organics
  by Jesse Dutton Miller

Published in the CPJ. April 20, 2006.

"Everyone knows that if a piece of food says Organic on it then it's the best piece of food that you can buy. You don't need to think any further about where it came from, just toss it in the shopping cart and head on over to the cheese cooler...."

• Keeping it Growing why we grow food here
  by Jesse Dutton Miller

  Published in the CPJ. April 13, 2006.

"Another spring has sprung and another group of students has begun learning how to grow food at the Evergreen Organic Farm. The Practice of Sustainable Agriculture program is an Evergreen tradition; this is approximately the 31st year that students have grown food here."

• CELL Meetings occur every other Monday at 3-4:30pm at the Evergreen Farmhouse (dates are April, 17, May 1, May 15, May 29. All community member are welcome to come and partake or just listen into what is happening on the farm. Please come visit!