By Caleb Pershen
“At 2,000 student Carleton College, undergraduate farmers operate a 1.5 acre farm using organic techniques with drip irrigation and a hoop house. Produce is sold to the school’s dining halls, with profits funding summer farm interns. It’s all part of Carleton’s school-wide coalition, the Food Alliance, bringing together students with diverse interests in food issues from reducing waste to connecting with local growers. “They have a very tight-knit food community at Carleton” says Festenstein. A highlight of the program is the Farm Bike Tour, which includes a trip to the equally commendable St. Olaf’s College Stogrow farm.”
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http://modernfarmer.com/2014/05/quads-plots-colleges-great-campus-farms/