NEWS:

Planting has begun! 

We will have hours available for work-share members to help us with planting. Keep checking the website for days and times. Also make sure to come to our meetings for the same information. 

Come watch our baby plants grow and enjoy the company of others!

Planting dates:

Friday, April 6th from 1-4pm we will be meeting in the greenhouse to plant more seedlings

Thursday, April 12th from 4-7pm we will start planting our seedlings outside and putting up a fence. We also will be having a potluck so bring a dish and plates!

Friday, April 13th is set tentatively to finish up what we didn't finish on the 12th

VEISHEA!!!!

On Saturday April 21st we will have a tent set up on Central Campus to promote the Student Organic Farm!! We will be out there from 8am to 4pm to talk to people about who we are and what we do. Please stop by and meet us and just hang out!!

Who We Are


      The ISU Student Organic Farm (SOF) is a Iowa State University campus club whose membership includes undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and Ames community members.
       Since the organization's conception in the fall of 1996, students have managed all aspects of the 6 acre farm: planning, writing grants, managing money, stocking supplies, building structures, growing crops, and selling the products.  In the past, the SOF sold at the Ames Farmer's Market, though now most of the produce is donated to shelters and food banks in Ames. 
        This fall, the Student Organic Farm will sell produce to ISU Dining through the Farm to ISU program. 

What We Do


- create a functioning farm that meets both educational and production goals

- practice and experiment with organic production methods.

- increase community awareness and support of local food systems.

- encourage multidisciplinary cooperation in sustainable food systems.

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Where We Are


The original location of the farm was off of Ontario Street in northwest Ames until it moved to its location on south of ISU on Mortensen Road in 1998.
Since 2006 it has been located at the ISU Horticulture Station.  There we have 4 acres (a half acre is in vegetable production).

55519 170th Street, Ames, Iowa

http://www.hort.iastate.edu/facilities/hortfarm.html

We also have a new location on campus!! It's just behind the insectary. Come check it out!
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Planting onions April 11th, 2011

What We Grow

Our major crops for the past several years have included tomatoes, onions, potatoes, leeks, radishes, spinach, kale, and peppers.  Last year we have a great variety of crops from peanuts to watermelon; we had a fantastic harvest of green beans (thank you Tomoko!).  We also tend several perennial crops including asparagus, raspberries, strawberries and rhubarb.  The edge of the farm is bordered by peach trees too!  We are always interested in trying new things, so if you have any ideas of crops you would like to grow and you are willing to share your skills and time, please join us! 

Farm to ISU







In 2007, Iowa State University’s dining services initiated the Farm to ISU program to increase its purchases of local, organic, and alternatively produced agricultural products. Since then ISU Dining staff has built relationships with many farmers and agricultural organizations in order to fulfill the overall mission of the Farm to ISU program, which is to strengthen Iowa’s agricultural economy.  To learn more please visit: http://www.dining.iastate.edu/farm/

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