The Kenyon Farm
Location: Gambier, OH
History:
Kenyon purchased an 11-acre farm in Gambier in August of 2012 with gifts from the dining service, Kenyon’s land trust (Philander Chase Corporation) and a gift from an alumna. Currently, five student farmers live at the farm during the school year and two students intern at the farm in the summer months. We have a part-time farm manager who lives nearby. I oversee the farm administratively in addition to managing the College’s land trust and other duties. We partner with the Kenyon Inn to provide all their eggs and with Kenyon’s dining service to provide produce and turkeys. We have spent the past year creating the basic plan for the farm and still have a long way to go!
Size:
11 acres
Farmhouse, barn, chicken coops, high tunnel.
Crops:
Potatoes, basil, sunflowers, radishes.
Produce Use:
For dining hall and local college Inn.
Livestock:
Chickens, turkeys, goats, ducks and bees.
Education and Academic Programs:
We will work with Kenyon’s sustainable agricultural course in the coming year.
Community Programs:
Spring Community Volunteer Day for the college and county: horse plowing demonstration and opportunity for attendees to assist with planting spring crops.
Fall Harvest Festival – partner with Kenyon’s environmental center and host an open house at the farm.
Offer community garden plots.
Primary- Lisa Schott, Farm Director: schottl@kenyon.edu
Secondary- Aaron Naves, Student Farm Manager: navesa@kenyon.edu
Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheKenyonFarm?ref_type=bookmark
Academic Farm Association 