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GVSU Sustainable Agriculture Project

The GVSU Sustainable Agriculture Project:
seeds sustainability and cultivates leadership

The Sustainable Agriculture Project is a physical place, and a scientific station, where students can go to research plants, the environment, human-environmental interaction, systems thinking, and community. It is also a laboratory in that it is a space where students can get their hands dirty while learning quantitative and critical thinking skills relating to soil, water, plant life, climate cha

nge, and the environment. It is also a working studio space and gallery for artists, a field site with a ready-made community of people on a small working farm perfect for sociological study. It is also a business that produces and sells food to support the activities of the SAP. GVSUSUSTAINS blog: https://wordpress.com/view/gvsusustains.wordpress.com

10/01/2024

The SAP is having our annual Harvest Party this Friday, October 4th from 1 PM - 6 PM! 🍂🍁🎃🍁 The party will begin with volunteering from 1 PM - 4 PM to decorate for the festivities, followed by a potluck style meal! 🥗🥙🍆🥕🍯🍴🫘🍄‍🟫🍽️ Sign up to bring a dish via the link in our bio, and we hope to celebrate the long growing season with you!! ☀️🌸🌱🌻😎🍂🍁

08/16/2024

Huge shout out to our farm crew☀️! Thanks to them, the SAP absolutely thrived this summer 🌱. You'll never meet more passionate and determined folks 💚.

Also, shout out to our wonderful intern Annie (final slide)! You rock 🪨

08/07/2024

Join us this Friday, August 9th, to view the documentary "Edible City!" This is a perfect chance to come see the farm for yourself and partake in one of our fun summer activities! 📽🌲🏙
Here is the SAP Adress:
4539 Luce St Jenison, MI 49428

07/28/2024

❗️Our last two sessions of farm shares are almost sold out❗️Don't miss your chance to enjoy fresh produce from the SAP 💚. You and your family can reap the benefits of including healthy kale, garlic, onions, leeks, and so much more into your meals🧅🥬🧄! Energerizing produce is hard to find, but your search ends with the SAP 🔍. For more information, please visit our SAP share website; the link is in our bio.

07/25/2024

Happy National Intern Day! The farm wouldn't be the same without our interns' dedication and passion to sustainably grow fresh produce 💚. Thank you❣️

06/14/2024

Wow, we've been been keeping busy at the farm👩‍🌾! We're happy to say that we were able to find sheets of plastic that we could reuse for our greenhouse coverings. There's no such thing as trash in our minds♻️! There's never a time we're not being goofy either. Even the Eastern Brown Snake decided to join in🐍! We do have our more serious moments, however, such as discussing designs for edible food forests. This will be a long, but beneficial project🌲. Lots of hands make for lots of progress. GVSU TRIO helped us out for a few days, and got a lot of work done! We are excited to see the Paw Paw trees TRIO planted with us grow tall and strong 💪. Never a dull moment at the SAP 💚.

06/10/2024

Last Wednesday we had our first Farm Stand of the Summer! 🧑🏼‍🌾 If you missed out, don't worry. We'll be at the GVSU clocktower from 10am-1pm again this Wednesday and the following weeks. Come stop by to get yourself some fresh, yummy produce!!!🥬🍅🫑

05/31/2024

Here at the farm we like to have fun just as much as we love to cultivate fresh produce for our farm shares💚. There is so much beauty to be admired at the SAP, providing us with motivation to get hard work done!🌻
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05/24/2024

Here at the SAP, sharing is caring! 💚 Speaking of sharing, we still have some farm shares left! Take a look at our bio to learn more! 🌳

05/15/2024

Our farm hands and interns worked together to harvest the beautiful shares for the first session 👨‍🌾👩‍🌾! Within this share, our shareholders will be enjoying vibrant radishes, bok choy 🌱, fresh spring mix with pea shoots and lettuce 🥬, spinach, yummy baby kale, arugula, and lovely green onions 🌿. If you would like to have your own healthy food share, it's important to note our shares are❣️ALMOST SOLD OUT❣️. By following the link in our bio, you can learn more about the shares and their availability so you can enjoy your own fresh food while supporting the SAP! 💚🌳💚

04/30/2024

The GVSU farmers spent part of the morning perfecting their flame weeding technique on a bed of carrots. 🔥🔥 We torch the recently germinated weeds making room for the ungerminated carrot seed to rise from their ashes!

04/22/2024

Hey Hey, Friends! It’s time for some Earth Day SAP facts! Here are our top 5 fun facts about the SAP🌍🌸

03/20/2024

Happy 5 Days of Giving Lakers!! We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting an event this Friday at the SAP!! Join us from 2-4pm for some farm activities! DM us with questions😊🌻💗🌱

03/14/2024

Hey plant people! Welcome back from break😊🌱

We are so excited to announce that volunteer hours are back at the SAP!! DM us with any questions and we hope to see you Friday!!

03/07/2024

We love to get dirty at the SAP!! Last Friday, GVSU’s Soil Judging Team visited the SAP to analyze and sample the soil in our partner’s tunnel. Our soil science intern needed to collect data to compare soil characteristics between conventionally and sustainably grown fields. We saw the evidence of the compost added to the soil and surprisingly found out that we have a sandy clay loam. If you are interested in sustainable agriculture, apply for a summer internship! Link in bio. Photo Credits: 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to our photography intern

02/13/2024

WE ARE BACK PLANT PEOPLE!!🌱💗
This Friday join us at the SAP from 1-4pm for some volunteer hours!! Details are on the flyer but feel free to DM us with questions!! 😊

11/30/2023

Thank you so much for a wonderful season!☺️🐝
We are sad it’s over but we cannot wait to see you again next year! Keep following our page to stay updated on what’s happening next at the SAP!🌱🧡

10/12/2023

Tomorrow is our annual harvest party😍🌽🥕🥔

We understand the forecast is not the best, but we plan to celebrate in rain or shine! We will have a huge tent for everyone to hangout under in the case of rainy weather. Come enjoy some delicious food and help us the celebrate this years amazing harvest and all the hard work our farmers have put into this special place. Don’t to forget to sign up if you plan to bring a dish to pass!

10/10/2023

GVSU is hosting Student Philanthropy Week Oct. 9-16. During this week, our very own Beekeepers have been selected as one of the featured organizations who will be raising funds for their organization and they need your support!

Now through Oct 16, visit the link in the bio to learn more or give today!

10/03/2023

Only 2 more weeks of the farm-stand left! Come meet us at the clocktower tomorrow from 10am - 2pm to stock up on seasonal produce and honey before it’s too late 🍯 Also join us and from 11am-1pm to sample picked radishes and beets from the SAP 🌽🥕🫛

08/29/2023

Welcome back! We hope everyone is having a great first week of school 😊 Open hours at the SAP are officially starting next week and we couldn’t be more excited 🌞 Fall hours will be Thursday from 9-12 and Friday from 12-3. Stop by to get your hands in the soil, enjoy some sun, and meet some cool people!

08/22/2023

last week, the cherry tomatoes showing off in the afternoon light 🌿

08/16/2023

Looking for an internship opportunity? Applications for the Fall 23 semester at the SAP are still open 🧑‍🌾

At the SAP, we encourage our interns to explore their interests, collaborate freely, be creative, and develop confidence in new skills. Along with this, we are flexible and willing to work with you to create a mutually beneficial schedule.

Interested? There are a variety of academic internships to choose from. Visit our website — linked in bio — to learn more about what we have to offer and for application information 🤝

08/07/2023

Planting flowers (and herbs!) in or near your vegetable garden is a wonderful, sustainable way to control unwanted pests and attract beneficial pollinators 🦋 Some lovely, versatile additions to any vegetable garden could include marigolds, zinnias, sunflowers, calendula, and nasturtium (to name a few) 🌻

08/06/2023

Much garlic = the result of our garlic harvest last week 🧄😋

Address

4539 Luce Street
Jenison, MI
49428

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 12pm
Friday	1pm - 4pm

Telephone

(616) 331-7366

Website

https://www.gvsu.edu/sustainableagproject/

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