Student-Run Organic Farm

Sunday October 24, 2004 Category: Students Permanent Link

Since 1996, students have run an organic farm on the Cornell campus. Visit Dilmun Farm here Dilmun, is Sumerian for “Garden of Eden.”

Here is some more information, courtesy of Dear Uncle Ezra:

The Dilmun Hill Farm was initially started as a place for students who were interested in getting directly involved in growing garden market produce and who were interested in general sustainable agriculture practices. Dilmun Hill now consists of twelve acres of which five are under cultivation in a raised bed system. Around 80 percent of the cultivated acreage is dedicated to fresh market vegetables, 10 percent in cut flowers, and the remaining 10 percent in rotational and forage crops, with additional projects like beekeeping, medicine wheels, and permaculture plots.

Students also sell vegetables at a stand on Ho Plaza in the fall.