The Spring Creek Farm in Palmer is fulfilling a purpose given to the land long ago, to continue the education of local farmers.
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“She did end up becoming a wildly successful dairy farmer, but she was also, from my understanding, an incredible asset to the community,” O’Laughlin said . “She was involved in local politics, different community service organizations, and was really a fixture in the community of Palmer.”which was granted to APU to oversee with a requirement that some of the land be preserved for education.
, as it’s known, also offers grad students the opportunity to teach in the Kellogg Field School on campus which offers classes to home-schooled children during the school year.“People sign up at the beginning of the year and then get a box of vegetables from us every week,” Farm Manager Ben Swimm said. “It’s a great model for farmers, it helps with funding farms, it helps keep local farms alive.”
Swimm said the farm works to introduce new people to farming sustainably, with the idea of increasing food security.
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