Campus Farm
Farming 101
The CLC Campus Farm harvests nearly 25,000 pounds of produce each year. The farm produce and honey from the apiary are used at Café Willow for use in its menu and sold at CLC’s seasonal farm market.
Food scraps from Café Willow are brought here, mixed with garden waste and ultimately become compost, feeding healthy microbes in the soil and fertilizing the fruit and vegetable crops.
在秋天，种植深根覆盖作物，树木园的叶子被散布，以保护花园免受侵蚀和压实。这种可持续的耕作方式为下一季的作物留下了健康的土壤。
There are nearly 350 farms in Lake County covering 30,000 acres and selling more than $35,000 worth of products each year. In Illinois, 97 percent of farms are owned by individuals, family partnerships and family corporations.
Campus Farm Benefits
At the College
The Hoticulture program offers a certificate and associate degree in Sustainable Agriculture. Students learn how to manage a farming business and to follow natural and organic growing practices. The nationwide need for more farmers is growing, as is the demand for high-quality, sustainably-grown food.
In the Community
Almost half of all organic farms in the U.S. sell directly to consumers, such as through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs and farmers markets. By visiting farmer markets, you can get to know the people who grow your food and help support this vital local industry.
Around the World
世界上近90%的农场面积不到5英亩。CLC提供海外学习项目，让学生有机会参观东道国的农业经营活动，如哥斯达黎加圣何塞的香蕉和咖啡种植园，或法国第戎的葡萄园。