General Events

Sustainable Student Farm Open House

Event Type

Ceremony/Service

Sponsor

Department of Crop Sciences and the Sustainability in Food & Environmental Systems program

Location

Sustainable Student Farm 3505 S Lincoln Ave, Urbana, IL 61802

Date

Sep 5, 2025   3:00 - 6:00 pm  

Originating Calendar

iSEE Sustainability Calendar

Full Schedule:

• 3:00 PM- Welcome; Explore RSO tables

• 3:15 PM- Sustainable Student Farm Tour 1 (30 min)

• 3:30 PM- Sustainable Student Gardens Tour 1 (30 min) (New teaching garden plots.)

• 3:45 PM- Woody Perennial Polyculture Tour 1 (15 min)

• 4:00 PM- SSF Tour 2 and SSG Tour 2 (30 min)

• 4:30 PM Woody Perennial Polyculture Tour 2 (15 min)

• 4:45 PM Tours end; grab food and gather for speakers

• 5:00 PM Hear about current projects from the SSF, HORT faculty, & our collaborators

• 6:00 PM End of program; final shuttle

Featured Faculty Guest Speakers:

• Jack McCoy, Department of Crop Sciences | Lecturer and Director of Sustainability in Food & Environmental Systems Program

• Andrea Faber Taylor Department of Crop Sciences | Teaching Associate Professor

• Kacie Athey Department of Crop Sciences | Assistant Professor and Faculty Extension Specialist

• James Santiago Department of Crop Sciences | Assistant Professor

• Carmen Blubaugh Department of Crop Sciences | Visiting Research Scientist and Bug2School Project Director

• Chance Riggins Department of Crop Sciences | Clinical Assistant Professor and Curator of Crop Evolution Lab Herbarium

Featured Organization Guest Speakers:

• Derek Peterson, Division of Parks and Natural Spaces | Head and Executive Director of Allerton Park and Retreat Center and Illinois Arboretum

• Emily Barnick, Common Ground Food Co-Op | Outreach Coordinator

• MJ Oviatt, Savanna Institute | Illinois Agroforestry Educator