Campus Farm
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December 1, 2023
Campus Farm experiments with composting stadium waste
Compost from U-M football games could be used to grow produce at the student-run Campus Farm, if a recent experiment goes well.
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April 13, 2023
Innovation fund aids campus sustainability projects
The Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund recently awarded $98,000 in grants to five on-campus projects by students, faculty and staff that are designed to reduce U-M’s environmental impact.
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January 10, 2023
Refugee-focused community garden celebrates its first year
An area of U-M’s Campus Farm has been dubbed “The Freedom Garden” — a space where refugee clients can grow their own food through community gardening.
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August 29, 2022
Program manager keeps Campus Farm bustling
Jeremy Moghtader has served as the program manager for the Campus Farm for six years after a 12-year career at Michigan State University.
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September 9, 2019
Freight Farm gives U-M fresh produce, sustainability data
The Freight Farm, which sits on U-M’s Campus Farm, is a 320-square-foot recycled shipping container outfitted with 256 columns that can grow plants ranging from veggies to flowers.
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January 20, 2017
Campus Farm helps cultivate lessons in sustainable agriculture
What may be the best-kept secret on campus? The University of Michigan runs a farm where students, faculty and staff grow vegetables and herbs at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
