03/14/2026
Attention Students!
The Office of Community & Belonging is hosting their next Immersion Trip to Crossroads Farms & Apiary and Field & Fork Farm & Gardens on Wednesday, March 25 from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM! Transportation will be provided, and registration is required in order to attend. Click the link in our bio to RSVP today!
During this trip, students will learn about agriculture, farming and the Field and Fork programs. At Crossroads Farm & Apiary, we will be taking a guided tour where we will learn about:
Beekeeping: honey production, bee sales, pollination, challenges of beekeeping
Farming: strawberry growing process, you pick business model, overview of other things we grow
Irrigation: judicious water use, talk about the well, how it is used for targeted application of fertilizers and treatments
Frost Protection: overhead sprinklers vs row covers and other methods
PLUS – We will also be picking our own strawberries! Up to 1lb per person, free of charge as part of the trip.