In addition to connection students with sustainable agriculture volunteer and learning opportunities in the Harrisburgh community, the Sustainable Agriculture Outreach Coordinator emphasizes and supports efforts within Messiah's own community to develop more sustainable lifestyles.
The Grantham Community Garden is a student-inspired, student-led effort to demonstrate and promote real-life concepts of sustainable agriculture—a necessary dimension of holistic Christian stewardship. We plan to use this garden initiative as a means to educate students, faculty, and the broader community about the benefits of eating organic food and tapping into local farm economies for food resources. Through participation in local and on-campus farmers markets, we hope to foster greater interaction between campus residents, regional farmers, and the surrounding public. Besides utilizing Messiah College’s land resources to produce fresh and healthy cafeteria food, a campus garden would allow the college to keep pace with environmentally minded schools such as Dickinson College, Wilson College, and Eastern University.
Visit the Garden's blog and learn more about the media attention the Garden has received.