The Acadia Community Farm

Rachel Eisener, fourth year Recreation Management and Environment and Sustainability Studies student, is Acadia’s first Farmer in Residence!  Rachel has served in a variety of leadership roles on campus including most recently as co-coordinator for the ESST society and coordinator of Eco-House.  An active campus and community volunteer, Rachel was involved in the Acadia Farm throughout last season and is excited to help the farm grow. Welcome to your new role Rachel!

Welcome also to returning members of the Management Committee! Students Mike Belyea and Kira McLean, community members Liesel Carlsson and Libby Vervaeke and me, Jodie Noiles, Acadia Sustainability Coordinator. Dr. Alan Warner is joining the committee in May upon return from sabbatical in New Zealand to serve as Faculty Advisor. Welcome Alan. Farewell to friends Dewey Dunnington and Dan Aurell who have moved on to new adventures. May your tomatoes always ripen! (or insert vegetable reference of your choice :-))

For those who have not yet heard of the Farmer in Residence program, here’s a little background. The Farmer in Residence program, created in partnership with Student Affairs and the Arthur Irving Academy for the Environment, is an exciting new opportunity for a student to serve in a leadership role on campus by helping to manage the Acadia Community Farm.  Living on campus in the newly designated “Farm-House” on University Avenue, the Farmer in Residence also plays an important outreach role with students in residence and the entire Acadia community. We are hopeful this new program will not only help build our organizational capacity but create a valuable experiential learning opportunity for an Acadia Student.

Stay tuned for updates on programs and activities for our fourth season.

Jodie