Animals, fruits and nuts coexist in Merry Lea pasture
In a 5-acre pasture at the Merry Lea Sustainable Farm, you’ll find cows and chickens sharing the land with some unusual roommates — nut trees, fruit trees, grapevines and raspberries.
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Merry Lea featured on Farmerama podcast
The Farmerama podcast talks to John Mischler, Merry Lea’s Director of Agroecology, and Ellie Schertz, the Assistant Farm Manager, as well as two students who’ve chosen to return to Merry Lea and volunteer for another summer (begins at 21:30).
Sustainable agriculture grows opportunities in Northeast Indiana – Input Fort Wayne
What happens when sustainability, education, and agriculture intersect? Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College is a leading example. Michael Galbraith, director of the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership’s Road to One Million calls the center a “hidden gem.”
Merry Lea’s first half century, part two: Fifty years of environmental education
As Merry Lea celebrates its first half-century, we take a look at the role it's played in environmental education at Goshen College and in the community.
University of Nebraska libraries complete processing for Donald E. Voth’s ’63 papers
A former University of Arkansas professor's papers are now available for researchers in the University Libraries Special Collections department. The Donald E. Voth Papers contain materials collected and produced by Voth during the course of his teaching and research, both as a student and as a professor. These materials primarily consist of articles, reports, project files, background research and publications related to rural sociology and community and rural development, both locally and internationally.
Campus farm enhances liberal arts education
Students studying the history of American food culture cross disciplines on campus and at the Merry Lea Sustainable Farm.
Alex Caskey ’10: Uniting farming, wildlife management
Alex Caskey '10 is a graduate student at Tufts University who is spending his summer working with Champlain Valley farmers to figure out how agriculture and wildlife can coexist.
Agroecology students share research – on the spot
Students in Merry Lea’s Agroecology Summer Intensive (ASI) presented projects on topics such as composting, weed management and pastured chickens in a public forum open to community members.
Maple Scholars explore varied topics in summer research projects
Sixteen Goshen College students are participating in the Maple Scholars research program this summer.
Take a look inside Missouri’s wildest farm: Katie Hochstedler ’05
Daryl, Beth, and Nicki Morgan and Katie Hochstedler '05 run HartBeet farm. The family grows produce and harvests wild plants for the Lake St. Louis Farmers Market.