The Bucknell University Farm is sustained by a team of educators, farmers, students, and community leaders. We grew out of the success of the Lewisburg Community Garden, expanding interest in food as an academic topic, and the success of college and university farms nationwide.
Jen Schneidman Partica
Farm and Garden Manager
Jen farms to fix an unjust food system. She works collaboratively with students, staff and faculty, building a farm that benefits the land and our community. She welcomes classes to the farm, teaches students how to grow crops organically and supports student research. Jen comes to farming after running a small vegetable CSA, co-leading a local community garden, working with local farmers as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana, and generally loving the thrill of growing a plant from a seed.
Carl Nelson
Farm and Garden Coordinator
Mark Spiro
Farm Faculty Director
Mark D. Spiro is an associate professor of plant biology and the inaugural faculty director of the Bucknell University Farm. Since 2015 Mark has worked together with students, staff, faculty and administration to develop an on-campus farm. As faculty director, Mark’s responsibilities include developing academic connections to the farm, promoting holistic student health and engagement, and establishing environmentally sustainable practices at the farm. Mark teaches introductory (Organismal Biology) and upper-level (Plant Growth and Development) biology classes and is a senior fellow in the Environmental Residential College.
Student Farmer Alumni
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Farm Advisory Committee
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Student Farmer Yearbook
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Community Partners
Tewksbury Grace Farm
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Union County Conservation District
Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture
Pennsylvania Women’s Agricultural Network (WAgN)
Penn State Extension