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Hiring! Lead Farmer & Educator for the Student Farm

Join us! 

The Student Farm is looking for a Production Manager & Educator to lead our organic farming program. To quote a friend, “it’s a world-changing job”: a chance to teach and learn with bright minds passionate about agriculture and food systems, and a chance to engage our community with emerging questions in agroecology - from water conservation and carbon sequestration, to new technologies and farm practices, to food justice and sovereignty.

Student Farm is Hiring Student Positions

Student Jobs at the intersection of food, land and social change.

STDT3 positions for summer 2024 & academic year 2024-2025. 

Apply by April 8th at handshake. Search for “@ the Student Farm” or use job #s below. 

Fresh Focus - Fall 2023 Report

A busy fall! The Fresh Focus team said goodbye and THANK YOU to coordinator Judy Jun, welcomed a new team of Lead Student Farmers and interns, and got on with the business of increasing food access and promoting food justice and sovereignty at UC Davis. Read highlights from Fall Quarter activities and learn more about the dedicated team of Lead Student Farmers, Student Farm interns, and staff.

Fresh Focus Impact Report: Summer 2023

Campus is quieter in summer, but with two Lead Student Farmers, Fresh Focus's team kept summer students supplied with fresh produce, grown by summer students. In the impact report linked below, read highlights from the quarter, including distribution to partners in Knights Landing and Davis Night Market, and learn more about the dedicated team of Lead Student Farmers, Student Farm interns, and staff.

Interested in Food Justice & Food Access? We're Hiring!

The Student Farm is looking for someone passionate about food justice to lead our Fresh Focus program. The Fresh Focus program supports food access and food sovereignty efforts on campus and in the community, through gleaning and program-specific production at the Student Farm, collaboration with Aggie Compass, Basic Needs, and student support centers around centers, and convening of conversation about food justice and food culture at UC Davis. 

Register now: Kids in the Garden Course & Internship

KIDS IN THE GARDEN PLS 193: Garden & Farm Based Experiential Education Methods Winter Course & Spring Internship 2024
  • Help kids learn more about gardens, farms, and food
  • Connect to the land and practices that sustain our community and planet
  • Get involved in your campus Student Farm

Lecture: Wednesdays 5:10 pm- 6:00 pm; Lab: Fridays 2:10 pm - 5:00 pm

SCOPE Organic Plant Breeding Project grows its impact

UC Davis’ student-led program in organic farming will expand to include new crops and new partners, with the aim of exporting its educational the model to other institutions. The expansion is being funded with a $2-million grant from the Organic Research and Extension Initiative, part of the United States Department of Agriculture.

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You are here: Updating the Student Farm Map

Working with UCD's talented Kelly Nishimura and the entire Student Farm community, Ecological Garden Lead Julia Schreiber has been talking to staff, students and community members to update the map that welcomes people. Sitting near the corner of Extension Center Drive and Orchard Park Drive, the current map started out beautiful and has gotten more beautiful, but less readable, with age.

New Report: California Famers' Online Sales & Marketing During COVID19

In this new report we highlight findings from a survey, interviews and participant observation with direct market farmers and technical assistant providers in California. We found that online technologies were an important tool for overcoming the disruptions caused by the pandemic. However, many farmers lacked the appropriate resources to use these tools. We argue that farmers need reliable access to the internet, financial support, and training to access and benefit from online sales and marketing.

Fresh Focus Spring Impact Report

The team got summer crops in the ground, helped convene food security partners from across campus, and expanded our impact through activities like the Whole Earth Festival and harvesting fruit from Plant Sciences teaching orchards. Read highlights from Spring Quarter activities and learn more about the dedicated team of Lead Student Farmers, Student Farm interns, and staff, as well as a Partner Spotlight on the Ecological Garden.

Queer Flower Garden at the UC Davis Student Farm

Flowers, like all of our more than human kin, remind us that there are so many gorgeous ways to exist in nature." - Kait Murray

In this video documentary produced by Jael Mackendorf and the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, learn about the significance of a beautiful flower bed that students created at the UC Davis Ecological Garden. Flowers showcase the beauty of nature, the community’s vibrant diversity and is a testament to the power of unity, love and acceptance.

Student Farm Stories

The Student Farm's historic Field House has seen many things. It stores binders of activities and signup sheets for our Kids in the Garden program, hosts hundreds of conversations between students and staff, and is home to tools, farm materials, sign boards, silk screen supplies, a freedge, and much more.