Good Earth Student Farm is a student-run organization where students, faculty, staff, and local community members grow produce to aid in reducing food insecurity at Iowa State. After participating members take their workshare home, we share our harvest with S.H.O.P. (Students Helping Our Peers), the food pantry on campus.

In the last three years (2022-2024), Good Earth has donated nearly 10,000 lbs. of fresh produce to the S.H.O.P.!

 

Future Events

 

Good Earth news

 

Past Events 

  • Campus Sustainability Month Celebration, Monday, October 23, 2023 (10 am- 2 pm), South Library Lawn.

  • ISU Local Food Festival on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 (9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., central campus).

  • ClubFest on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 (11 a.m. - 4 p.m. outside Memorial Union)

  • We represented our student organization and showcased our farms at the 2023 ISU Fruit and Vegetable Field Day- August 8, 2023 - 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. @ Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station near Ames.

  • Harvest Year End Celebration & Spring Planning - November 18th, 2022 at 3:30pm @ 212 Ross Hall

  • Farm Tour, Club Meeting, & Potluck - Sunday, October 2, 2022, from 10:30-Noon @ ISU Horticulture Research Center

  • ISU Local Food Festival - September 21, 2022, from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm @ ISU Central Campus

 

Working on the Farm

Before working on the Farm, register as a club member by selecting 'Join' in the upper-right corner. Then contact a Good Earth Officer (via Discord or email) for current working schedules on the Farm. You do not need any experience with farming or gardening to join! This is a great way to gain hands-on experience with small scale farming practices.

 

Left to right - Good Earth members, Manish and Luda, accept the Commitment to Service award (April, 2023); the crew shows off an afternoon's harvest (Sept., 2024); Good Earth members donate to SHOP (Sept., 2023)

 

Social Media

    Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ISUGoodEarth/

    Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodearthstudentfarm/

    Our Discord: https://discord.gg/Fh4BmNAg6a