Academics
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATES COURSES
- SAGES Challenge of Sustainability (USNA 124)
- SAGES The Future of Food (USNA 252)
- SAGES The Life the Green Mind (FSCC 100-100)
- Intro to Environmental Thinking (ESTD 101)
- Principles of Ecology (BIOL351L/451L)
- Genes, Evolution and Ecology (BIOL 214)
- Microbiology Laboratory (BIOL 344)
- Introductory Entomology
(BIOL 318/418)
- Weatherhead Sustainability Seminar - Public Health Nutrition class (NTRN 530)
- Capstone Projects (BIOL 388 and 390)
- Capstone Projects Nursing School
RESEARCH PROGRAMS Chia Field Trials
Determine whether chia, Salvia hispanica, can be used as a viable cover crop and pollinator resource and whether this once important food source can be reintroduced to various parts of the world. Information on chia and the field trial can be found on the USDA website.
Study of CO2 footprint generated by the Food Production Program (SURES)
Nutrition Department. School of Medicine
The nutrition department is studying the effects of a garden-based nutritional intervention on children's knowledge of vegetables.
Department of Biology
- Biocontrols: Effect of biocontrols on pest populations
- Soil Study: Nutrients retention, microorganisms on topsoil, soil water retention (SPUR, BIOL 388, BIOL 399)
- Study on cover crops using native forbs species. This study is in collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico (SPUR)
Weatherhead School of Management
An environmental economics class is preparing a crop yield analysis for the 2010 growing season.
School of Engineering
- Engineers Without Borders (EWB) CWRU chapter is currently working on an irrigation project
- Civil Engineering: a high tunnel house railing system design on the farm.
COMMUNITY OUTREARCH PROGRAMS
Local High School Interns: Several local schools students are working at the Farm doing senior
projects or summer projects. For the last two years the Farm hosted students from Hawken and University Schools.
Local Schools Visitation Program: . Local schools visit the farm to learn about local food production including
composts, biocontrols and honey production