{"id":7525,"date":"2021-10-20T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=7525"},"modified":"2022-11-03T09:41:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T13:41:20","slug":"eckerd-college-community-farm-breaks-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/eckerd-college-community-farm-breaks-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College Community Farm officially breaks ground"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extraa-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”] [image_with_animation image_url=”7528″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]Left to right: Associate Professor of Biology Liza Conrad, President Fern\u00e1ndez, Farm Manager Jon Prieto, Director of Sustainability Evan Bollier \u201911. Photo: Angelique Herring ’19<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

As Eckerd College President Dami\u00e1n J. 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Bollier says the fully functioning, year-round liberal arts farm was always the dream, but it would take research and support from the College beyond Garden Club allocations from the student government. He researched liberal arts farms across the country and found that the most successful and sustainable models had a full-time farm manager to coordinate the academic work with the volunteer labor required to make the place run. Fern\u00e1ndez threw his support behind the farm project when he joined the community in July 2020, and by July 2021, Prieto had begun his work as the new farm manager.<\/p>\n

With generous donations to the President\u2019s Innovation Fund from Eckerd College Board of Trustees<\/a> Chair Ian Johnson \u201989 and his wife, Maureen, and Board member John Saunders \u201971, and his wife, Eden, the farm budget was created to pay Prieto\u2019s salary and make major equipment, supply and irrigation acquisitions over the next three years. Faculty will also utilize the farm operations for courses ranging from biology<\/a> to theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Dr. Fern\u00e1ndez joined us 18 months ago, he moved us forward,\u201d Conrad recalled during the ceremony as she introduced the president. \u201cWe gave a presentation to the Board of Trustees, and he said my favorite words: \u2018You\u2019ve got the green light.\u2019\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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