GVSU Sustainable Agriculture Project

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

The SAP is having our annual Harvest Party this Friday, October 4th from 1 PM - 6 PM! ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ     The party will begin with...
10/01/2024

The SAP is having our annual Harvest Party this Friday, October 4th from 1 PM - 6 PM! ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ The party will begin with volunteering from 1 PM - 4 PM to decorate for the festivities, followed by a potluck style meal! ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด๐Ÿซ˜๐Ÿ„โ€๐ŸŸซ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Sign up to bring a dish via the link in our bio, and we hope to celebrate the long growing season with you!! โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ

Huge shout out to our farm crewโ˜€๏ธ! Thanks to them, the SAP absolutely thrived this summer ๐ŸŒฑ. You'll never meet more pass...
08/16/2024

Huge shout out to our farm crewโ˜€๏ธ! Thanks to them, the SAP absolutely thrived this summer ๐ŸŒฑ. You'll never meet more passionate and determined folks ๐Ÿ’š.

Also, shout out to our wonderful intern Annie (final slide)! You rock ๐Ÿชจ

Join us this Friday, August 9th, to view the documentary "Edible City!" This is a perfect chance to come see the farm fo...
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! ๐Ÿ“ฝ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ™
Here is the SAP Adress:
4539 Luce St Jenison, MI 49428

โ—๏ธOur last two sessions of farm shares are almost sold outโ—๏ธDon't miss your chance to enjoy fresh produce from the SAP ๐Ÿ’š...
07/28/2024

โ—๏ธOur last two sessions of farm shares are almost sold outโ—๏ธDon't miss your chance to enjoy fresh produce from the SAP ๐Ÿ’š. You and your family can reap the benefits of including healthy kale, garlic, onions, leeks, and so much more into your meals๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿง„! Energerizing produce is hard to find, but your search ends with the SAP ๐Ÿ”. For more information, please visit our SAP share website; the link is in our bio.


Happy National Intern Day! The farm wouldn't be the same without our interns' dedication and passion to sustainably grow...
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 ๐Ÿ’š. Thank youโฃ๏ธ

Wow, we've been been keeping busy at the farm๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ! We're happy to say that we were able to find sheets of plastic that we...
06/14/2024

Wow, we've been been keeping busy at the farm๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ! 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 mindsโ™ป๏ธ! There's never a time we're not being goofy either. Even the Eastern Brown Snake decided to join in๐Ÿ! We do have our more serious moments, however, such as discussing designs for edible food forests. This will be a long, but beneficial project๐ŸŒฒ. 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 ๐Ÿ’ช. Never a dull moment at the SAP ๐Ÿ’š.

Last Wednesday we had our first Farm Stand of the Summer! ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐ŸŒพ If you missed out, don't worry. We'll be at the GVSU cloc...
06/10/2024

Last Wednesday we had our first Farm Stand of the Summer! ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐ŸŒพ 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!!!๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿซ‘

Here at the farm we like to have fun just as much as we love to cultivate fresh produce for our farm shares๐Ÿ’š. There is s...
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 shares๐Ÿ’š. There is so much beauty to be admired at the SAP, providing us with motivation to get hard work done!๐ŸŒป
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Here at the SAP, sharing is caring! ๐Ÿ’š Speaking of sharing, we still have some farm shares left! Take a look at our bio t...
05/24/2024

Here at the SAP, sharing is caring! ๐Ÿ’š Speaking of sharing, we still have some farm shares left! Take a look at our bio to learn more! ๐ŸŒณ

Our farm hands and interns worked together to harvest the beautiful shares for the first session ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ! Within this sha...
05/15/2024

Our farm hands and interns worked together to harvest the beautiful shares for the first session ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ! Within this share, our shareholders will be enjoying vibrant radishes, bok choy ๐ŸŒฑ, fresh spring mix with pea shoots and lettuce ๐Ÿฅฌ, spinach, yummy baby kale, arugula, and lovely green onions ๐ŸŒฟ. If you would like to have your own healthy food share, it's important to note our shares areโฃ๏ธALMOST SOLD OUTโฃ๏ธ. 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! ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š

The GVSU farmers spent part of the morning perfecting their flame weeding technique on a bed of carrots. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ  We torch th...
04/30/2024

The GVSU farmers spent part of the morning perfecting their flame weeding technique on a bed of carrots. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ We torch the recently germinated weeds making room for the ungerminated carrot seed to rise from their ashes!

Hey Hey, Friends! Itโ€™s time for some Earth Day SAP facts! Here are our top 5 fun facts about the SAP๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒธ
04/22/2024

Hey Hey, Friends! Itโ€™s time for some Earth Day SAP facts! Here are our top 5 fun facts about the SAP๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒธ

Happy 5 Days of Giving Lakers!! We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting an event this Friday at 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 questions๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒฑ

Hey plant people! Welcome back from break๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒฑWe are so excited to announce that volunteer hours are back at the SAP!! DM u...
03/14/2024

Hey plant people! Welcome back from break๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒฑ

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!!

We love to get dirty at the SAP!!                               Last Friday, GVSUโ€™s Soil Judging Team visited the SAP to...
03/07/2024

We love to get dirty at the SAP!! Last Friday, GVSUโ€™s Soil Judging Team visited the SAP to analyze and sample the soil in our partnerโ€™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

WE ARE BACK PLANT PEOPLE!!๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’—This Friday join us at the SAP from 1-4pm for some volunteer hours!! Details are on the flye...
02/13/2024

WE ARE BACK PLANT PEOPLE!!๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’—
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!! ๐Ÿ˜Š

Thank you so much for a wonderful season!โ˜บ๏ธ๐ŸWe are sad itโ€™s over but we cannot wait to see you again next year! Keep fol...
11/30/2023

Thank you so much for a wonderful season!โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ
We are sad itโ€™s over but we cannot wait to see you again next year! Keep following our page to stay updated on whatโ€™s happening next at the SAP!๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿงก

Address

4539 Luce Street
Jenison, MI
49428

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

(616) 331-7366

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