Clayton is pursuing a double major in biology and environmental studies with a minor in geography. While biology helps him understand individual organisms, geography gives him an understanding of the places they inhabit and why they live there.
Stephan Rauh wants to be part of a movement toward greater health–community health, individual health and ecosystem health. That’s why he accepted a position as production farmer at Hungry World Farm in Tiskilwa, Ill. Hungry World Farm aims “to educate and inspire people about healthy food, fields and bodies…
Picture a plant pushing upwards its unfurling leaves and stalks, bit by bit, reaching for more light, pulsing with the moisture of spring rains and warming soil. It happens each day in spring as we sit in front of computers, as we sleep, as we drive and shop. Life…
As winter comes to a close, we at Merry Lea are experiencing more transition than usual as the winds of March blow in. Big changes–positive changes–are ahead for Merry Lea Sustainable Farm and our residential programs. Given the growing attention to food and sustainability issues in our world, Goshen College has…
In early January, John and Ruth Mischler joined the Merry Lea Team. The couple shares one position, with John as the director of agroecology and Ruth working quarter time as an assistant professor in the Sustainability and Environmental Education Department. The two are delighted to be able to work at…
Carli Thompson Carli Thompson, class of 2012, is a farmer-educator at Cloudview Farm in central Washington. Although it has taken her time to get used to the dry and sparse landscape in the rain shadow of the Cascades, she appreciates the many beauties that are there, from the deeply…
Bekah Schrag in Goshen College kitchen garden. Bekah Schrag, class of 2018, has a particular passion for food systems. Bekah has helped to develop the garden outside of Goshen College’s cafeteria. This semester, she is in charge of the campus composting program. During the summer of 2016, Bekah took…
An Indiana Food Summit brings together local food fans. A small contingent of folks from the Elkhart County region attended a statewide local food event in Indianapolis in early October. The Indiana Local Food Summit was organized by Purdue University and held at the Ivy Tech…
by Jon Zirkle, Director of Agroecology Summer Intensive at Merry Lea My teaching in the Agroecology Summer Intensive has been completed, and since fall is my favorite season, I’m now reveling in the beauty that autumn brings with its glorious light and color displays. My eyes are better…
Students in the Agroecology Summer Intensive 2016 visiting the DeCamp Gardens, Albion, Ind. The summer of 2016 at Merry Lea was exciting for the students and Goshen College staff participating in the Agroecology Summer Intensive (ASI). The cohort of ASI students experienced an abundance…
