2025 Intern Cohort Openings!

2025 Intern Cohort Openings!

Apply Now! The Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm at Penn State, University Park, is offering paid opportunities for current Penn State students interested in working with the Student Farm for the 2025 growing season! Student farmers participating in the internship...
Meet Robert Segeda, a For-Credit Intern!

Meet Robert Segeda, a For-Credit Intern!

Hello, my name is Robert Segeda, and I am working on the farm for the 2024 Fall Semester through a for-credit internship. I am a senior with a degree in Energy Business and Finance with a minor in Sustainability Leadership. I am originally from Carbondale Pennsylvania...
A Conversation with Chef Tawnya Brant

A Conversation with Chef Tawnya Brant

We’ve partnered with Penn State Sustainability this month, and are excited to announce an exciting collaboration with Tawnya Brant, an entrepreneur, author, and Top Chef Canada competitor, who is a leading voice in the Indigenous food sovereignty movement. From...
Meet Zach Raugh, a For-Credit Intern!

Meet Zach Raugh, a For-Credit Intern!

Hello everyone! My name is Zach, and I am a returning student with the Student Farm Program. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a senior majoring in Community and Economic Development. I’m originally from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, which is located a few minutes...
Plant Powered PSU 2024

Plant Powered PSU 2024

The annual Plant Powered PSU event will be held Thursday, Oct. 24, from 5-7:30 p.m. in the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church community room, located in downtown State College. This open-house style event will feature a variety of plant-based food samples, educational...
Join us for October Book Club!

Join us for October Book Club!

For this semester’s book club we will be reading Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. This book explores the deep connections between humans and the natural world. Drawing from scientific research, indigenous...
Meet Sloan Householder, a For-Credit Intern!

Meet Sloan Householder, a For-Credit Intern!

Hello! My name is Sloan Householder, and I’m completing a for-credit internship experience during the fall 2024 semester! I’m currently a second-year student majoring in Environmental Resource Management, and I’m concentrating in soil science. I’m also completing an...
Public Screening of the Film Food Chains!

Public Screening of the Film Food Chains!

Join us for a public screening of the documentary Food Chains on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 5-7 p.m. in the Flex Theater at the HUB-Robeson Center. This event, held in collaboration with Penn State’s Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee, will include a live panel...