It was Anthony Roensch’s first day of class out on the farms, and his class was meeting at Field 26. He didn’t even know there were 26 fields on campus. Roensch, a senior construction management student, had signed up for something way out of his comfort zone. He got lost angrily wandering the expansive land […]
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How Cal Poly’s Grimm Family Center fills industry needs for organic farming research
“Hop in,” Kelly O’Neil said to Mustang News, pulling up the Crops Unit gravel road in a no-door utility terrain vehicle.
Down the road, past rows of olive trees and greenhouses, the Cal Poly Organic Farm emerges against a Steinbeckian landscape of native foliage and Bishop peak, stark against a bright blue sky.
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Students cultivate projects on Cal Poly’s Student Experimental Farm
With the Farmer Experiential Education and Development program, veterans will learning farming and agricultural skills by using student farmland.
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SLO Botanical Garden hosts sustainability social
The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden will host the annual “Gathering of Green” sustainability social Saturday, April 30.