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The Pomona College Organic Farm is an organic campus farm on 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)^[1] of the southeast corner of Pomona College's campus in Claremont, California.^[2] It is within Blanchard Park (more commonly known as "the Wash"). It was begun as an experimental permaculture project by a group of three friends in 1998,^[3] and was institutionalized in 2006.^[4]

History

The farm was begun in 1998, when students began composting dining hall waste and planting crops in an unused portion of campus.^[5]^[3] Masanobu Fukuoka's book The One Straw Revolution provided the initial inspiration. One student remained on campus to tend to the farm over the summer, but, according to the farm's website, only a single tomato grew.^[3] Over the next few years, students from the "Gorilla Farming Club" worked to improve the nitrogen content of the soil and remove rocks.^[3]

During this time, the farm developed a reputation as an activist space,^[3]^[6] with extensive marijuana smoking, squatting, and other exploits.^[vague] This, combined with the farm's unofficial status, led to strained relations with the college's administration.^[7] In 2002, students constructed an earth dome using Nader Khalili's superadobe designs, but the college demolished it at the start of the fall 2002 semester because of safety and permitting concerns.^[3] In April 2003, plans began for a new, institutionally-approved Earth Dome,^[3] which was completed in 2005. In May 2006, the farm and the college reached an agreement on rules for the farm, and it has since become institutionalized^[4]^[8] and expanded to include the East Farm.^[3]^[9]^[10]

Layout

The farm occupies 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)^[1] of the far southeastern corner of Pomona College's campus, within the naturalistic portion of the campus known as "the Wash" (formally Blanchard Park^[11]). It is split into two halves, separated by the college's hammer throw field.^[12] The West Farm includes the superadobe Earth Dome, as well as a number of fruit trees, rock-lined student plots, an outdoor classroom, and a chicken coop.^[5] The East Farm has a 162-square-foot greenhouse and is used to grow crops and compost waste.^[5]^[13] A number of coast live oak trees dot the area.^[14]

Operations

The farm is predominantly run by students.^[15] It grows some of the food used in Pomona's dining halls, composts dining hall waste,^[16] operates a food stand,^[4] and facilitates a course on agriculture in the college's environmental analysis program.^[17]

It also hosts a number of events, including an annual "FarmFest",^[18] and provides a space for quiet retreat.^[16]

It is funded by proceeds from produce sales, the Associated Students of Pomona College, and the Environmental Analysis Department. Pomona alumnus Ronald Lee Fleming has also donated to the farm, funding a statue.^[19]

Reception

A 2023 critique of campus farms in The Nation described the farm as "as visually appealing as it is functional" and highlighted its teaching function, but also questioned its non-native vegetation and water consumption.^[20]

References

^ ^a ^b "Pomona College Organic Farm". Pomona College. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ Harris, Erin Mahoney (2016). Visit California Farms: Your Guide to Farm Stays, Tours, and Hands-On Workshops. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780899977904.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Farm Resources". Pomona College. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Freedman, Kara (23 September 2011). "Pomona College Farm Stand Brings Fresh Produce to Campus". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wax, Shelby (4 November 2013). "The Roots of Pomona College's Organic Farm". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Sherry, Cathy (August 2022). "Learning from the Dirt: Initiating university food gardens as a cross-disciplinary tertiary teaching tool". Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education. 25 (2): 199–217. doi:10.1007/s42322-022-00100-6.
^ Enzminger, Peter (Fall 2006). "Down on the Farm". Pomona College Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 2. Pomona College. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "2006". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Barboza, Tony (April 15, 2016). "Pomona College considers organic farm's future" (DOC). Claremont Courier. Archived from the original (DOC) on October 29, 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ Barboza, Tony (April 26, 2006). "Organic farm will stay put" (DOC). Claremont Courier. Archived from the original (DOC) on October 31, 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ "Campus Facilities". Pomona College Catalog. Pomona College. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ Orenstein, Natalie (21 April 2011). "Petition to Relocate Hammer Throw Field Draws Criticism". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Hernandez, Cindy (Winter 2009). "Fine Feathered Friends" (PDF). Pomona College Magazine. Vol. 45, no. 2. Pomona College. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ Tyack, Nicholas (Fall 2014). "Ralph Cornell and the 'College in a Garden'" (PDF). Eden. 17 (4). California Garden & Landscape History Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ Egelhoff, Rose (October 30, 2014). "5 Colleges Where Students Are Getting Creative with Sustainable Agriculture". Smart Cities Dive. Industry Dive. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Schmidt, Jennifer (11 November 2013). "Tending More Than Just a Seed". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Asokin, Ratik (November 14, 2011). "8 Classes You Might Have Overlooked". The CMC Forum. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Xu, Sitong (29 April 2016). "FarmFest Celebrates Earth Day". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "2008". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Brooks, Rachel (20 March 2023). "Do University Farms Truly Teach Sustainability?". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

External links

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[Official-1] "Pomona College Organic Farm". Pomona College. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[Harris-2] Harris, Erin Mahoney (2016). Visit California Farms: Your Guide to Farm Stays, Tours, and Hands-On Workshops. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780899977904.

[Resources_(history)-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Farm Resources". Pomona College. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[Farm_stand-4] Freedman, Kara (23 September 2011). "Pomona College Farm Stand Brings Fresh Produce to Campus". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[Roots_TSL-5] Wax, Shelby (4 November 2013). "The Roots of Pomona College's Organic Farm". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[6] Sherry, Cathy (August 2022). "Learning from the Dirt: Initiating university food gardens as a cross-disciplinary tertiary teaching tool". Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education. 25 (2): 199–217. doi:10.1007/s42322-022-00100-6.

[PCM_2006-7] Enzminger, Peter (Fall 2006). "Down on the Farm". Pomona College Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 2. Pomona College. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[2006_timeline-8] "2006". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[Future_2006-9] Barboza, Tony (April 15, 2016). "Pomona College considers organic farm's future" (DOC). Claremont Courier. Archived from the original (DOC) on October 29, 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[Stay_put-10] Barboza, Tony (April 26, 2006). "Organic farm will stay put" (DOC). Claremont Courier. Archived from the original (DOC) on October 31, 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[Catalog_facilities-11] "Campus Facilities". Pomona College Catalog. Pomona College. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[Hammer_throw_field_2011-12] Orenstein, Natalie (21 April 2011). "Petition to Relocate Hammer Throw Field Draws Criticism". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[PCM_chickens-13] Hernandez, Cindy (Winter 2009). "Fine Feathered Friends" (PDF). Pomona College Magazine. Vol. 45, no. 2. Pomona College. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[14] Tyack, Nicholas (Fall 2014). "Ralph Cornell and the 'College in a Garden'" (PDF). Eden. 17 (4). California Garden & Landscape History Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[15] Egelhoff, Rose (October 30, 2014). "5 Colleges Where Students Are Getting Creative with Sustainable Agriculture". Smart Cities Dive. Industry Dive. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[Seed_TSL-16] Schmidt, Jennifer (11 November 2013). "Tending More Than Just a Seed". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[CMC_forum_classes-17] Asokin, Ratik (November 14, 2011). "8 Classes You Might Have Overlooked". The CMC Forum. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[FarmFest_2016-18] Xu, Sitong (29 April 2016). "FarmFest Celebrates Earth Day". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[2008_timeline-19] "2008". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[Nation_critique-20] Brooks, Rachel (20 March 2023). "Do University Farms Truly Teach Sustainability?". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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-[[File:Front of dome.jpg|thumb|The Earth Dome II during construction in summer 2005]]
+[[File:Pomona College Organic Farm rocks, trees, and Earthdome.jpg|thumb|The West Farm near the Earth Dome]]
-The '''Pomona College Organic Farm''' is an [[organic farming|organic]] farm located in the southeast corner of [[Pomona College]]'s campus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pomona.edu/about/pomoniana/organic-farm.aspx|title=Description of The Farm at pomona.edu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703042906/http://www.pomona.edu/about/pomoniana/organic-farm.aspx|archivedate=July 3, 2014}}</ref><ref>Marcus McVane, ''[http://farm.pomona.edu/2014/04/put-this-in-your-soil/ Put This in Your Soil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512003944/http://farm.pomona.edu/2014/04/put-this-in-your-soil/ |date=May 12, 2014 }}'', Pomona College, April 22, 2014.</ref> within Blanchard Park (more commonly known as "the Wash"). It was begun as an experimental [[permaculture]] project by a group of three friends in 1998, and was institutionalized in 2006.<ref name="Farm stand" />
+The '''Pomona College Organic Farm''' is an [[organic farming|organic]] [[campus farm|campus]] farm on {{convert|1.2|acre}}<ref name="Official">{{cite web |title=Pomona College Organic Farm |url=https://www.pomona.edu/farm |publisher=Pomona College |access-date=8 August 2020 |language=en |date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807043321/https://www.pomona.edu/farm |url-status=live }}</ref> of the southeast corner of [[Pomona College]]'s campus in [[Claremont, California]].<ref name="Harris">{{cite book |last1=Harris |first1=Erin Mahoney |title=Visit California Farms: Your Guide to Farm Stays, Tours, and Hands-On Workshops. |date=2016 |publisher=[[Wilderness Press]] |location=Berkeley, California |isbn=9780899977904 |page=151}}</ref> It is within Blanchard Park (more commonly known as "the Wash"). It was begun as an experimental [[permaculture]] project by a group of three friends in 1998,<ref name="Resources (history)">{{cite web |title=Farm Resources |url=https://www.pomona.edu/farm/resources |publisher=Pomona College |access-date=8 August 2020 |language=en |date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930062525/https://www.pomona.edu/farm/resources |url-status=live }}</ref> and was institutionalized in 2006.<ref name="Farm stand" />
 ==History==
+[[File:Front of dome.jpg|thumb|The Earth Dome II during construction in summer 2005]]
-The farm was begun in the spring of 1999, when students planted crops in an unused portion of campus.<ref name="Roots TSL" /> [[Masanobu Fukuoka]]'s book ''The One Straw Revolution'' provided the initial inspiration. In its early years, the farm developed a reputation as a space for escaping rules enforced elsewhere at the college, with extensive [[marijuana smoking]] and other exploits. This, combined with the farm's unofficial status, led to strained relations with the college's administration, especially after the college demolished the farm's first attempt to build an earth dome in 2002 because it was built without the necessary permitting.<ref name="PCM 2006">{{cite news |last1=Enzminger |first1=Peter |title=Down on the Farm |url=http://www.pomona.edu/Magazine/pcmfl06/DEtoday3.shtml |accessdate=5 August 2020 |work=Pomona College Magazine |issue=Fall 2006 |publisher=Pomona College |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512180837/http://www.pomona.edu/Magazine/pcmfl06/DEtoday3.shtml |archivedate=12 May 2008}}</ref> In 2006, the farm and the college reached an agreement on rules for the farm, and it has since become institutionalized.<ref name="Farm stand" /><ref name="2006 timeline">{{cite web |title=2006 |url=https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/2000s/2006 |website=Pomona College Timeline |publisher=Pomona College |accessdate=5 August 2020 |language=en |date=7 November 2014}}</ref>
+The farm was begun in 1998, when students began composting dining hall waste and planting crops in an unused portion of campus.<ref name="Roots TSL" /><ref name="Resources (history)"/> [[Masanobu Fukuoka]]'s book ''The One Straw Revolution'' provided the initial inspiration. One student remained on campus to tend to the farm over the summer, but, according to the farm's website, only a single tomato grew.<ref name="Resources (history)"/> Over the next few years, students from the "Gorilla Farming Club" worked to improve the [[Soil#Nitrogen|nitrogen content of the soil]] and remove rocks.<ref name="Resources (history)"/>
+During this time, the farm developed a reputation as an activist space,<ref name="Resources (history)"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sherry |first1=Cathy |title=Learning from the Dirt: Initiating university food gardens as a cross-disciplinary tertiary teaching tool |journal=Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education |date=August 2022 |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=199–217 |doi=10.1007/s42322-022-00100-6 |doi-access=free}}</ref> with extensive [[marijuana smoking]], [[squatting]], and other exploits.{{Vague|reason=|date=September 2020}} This, combined with the farm's unofficial status, led to strained relations with the college's administration.<ref name="PCM 2006">{{cite magazine |last1=Enzminger |first1=Peter |title=Down on the Farm |url=http://www.pomona.edu/Magazine/pcmfl06/DEtoday3.shtml |access-date=5 August 2020 |magazine=Pomona College Magazine |date=Fall 2006 |volume=41 |issue=2 |publisher=Pomona College |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512180837/http://www.pomona.edu/Magazine/pcmfl06/DEtoday3.shtml |archivedate=12 May 2008}}</ref> In 2002, students constructed an earth dome using [[Nader Khalili]]'s [[superadobe]] designs, but the college demolished it at the start of the fall 2002 semester because of safety and permitting concerns.<ref name="Resources (history)"/> In April 2003, plans began for a new, institutionally-approved Earth Dome,<ref name="Resources (history)"/> which was completed in 2005. In May 2006, the farm and the college reached an agreement on rules for the farm, and it has since become institutionalized<ref name="Farm stand" /><ref name="2006 timeline">{{cite web |title=2006 |url=https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/2000s/2006 |website=Pomona College Timeline |publisher=Pomona College |access-date=5 August 2020 |language=en |date=<!--No date--> |archive-date=4 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104150047/https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/2000s/2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> and expanded to include the East Farm.<ref name="Resources (history)"/><ref name="Future 2006">{{cite news |last1=Barboza |first1=Tony |title=Pomona College considers organic farm's future |url=http://www.claremont-courier.com/archives/organic%20farm%20story%204.15.06.doc |access-date=3 November 2021 |work=[[Claremont Courier]] |date=April 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029153755/http://www.claremont-courier.com/archives/organic%20farm%20story%204.15.06.doc |archive-date=October 29, 2007 |format=DOC |archive-format=DOC}}</ref><ref name="Stay put">{{cite news |last1=Barboza |first1=Tony |title=Organic farm will stay put |url=http://www.claremont-courier.com/archives/farm%20follow-up%204.26.06.doc |access-date=3 November 2021 |work=[[Claremont Courier]] |date=April 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031113132/http://www.claremont-courier.com/archives/farm%20follow-up%204.26.06.doc |archive-date=October 31, 2007 |format=DOC |archive-format=DOC}}</ref>
 ==Layout==
+[[File:Pomona College Organic Farm sign.jpg|thumb|left|Welcome sign on the West Farm]]
-The farm is split into two halves, separated by the college's [[hammer throw]] field.<ref name="Hammer throw field 2011">{{cite news |last1=Orenstein |first1=Natalie |title=Petition to Relocate Hammer Throw Field Draws Criticism |url=https://tsl.news/news110/ |accessdate=5 August 2020 |work=The Student Life |date=21 April 2011}}</ref> The West Farm includes the Earth Dome, an [[adobe]] structure built by students and community members during the 2004–2005 academic year. It also has a number of fruit trees, rock-lined student plots, an outdoor classroom, and a chicken coop.<ref name="Roots TSL">{{cite news |last1=Wax |first1=Shelby |title=The Roots of Pomona College's Organic Farm |url=https://tsl.news/life-style3492/ |accessdate=5 August 2020 |work=The Student Life |date=4 November 2013}}</ref> The East Farm has a 162-square-foot greenhouse and is used to grow crops and compost waste.<ref name="Roots TSL" />
+The farm occupies {{convert|1.2|acre}}<ref name="Official" /> of the far southeastern corner of [[Pomona College]]'s campus, within the naturalistic portion of the campus known as "the Wash" (formally Blanchard Park<ref name="Catalog facilities">{{cite web |title=Campus Facilities |url=http://pomona.catalog.acalog.com/content.php?catoid=33&navoid=6714 |website=Pomona College Catalog |publisher=Pomona College |access-date=2 August 2020 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420011804/https://pomona.catalog.acalog.com/content.php?catoid=33&navoid=6714 |url-status=live }}</ref>). It is split into two halves, separated by the college's [[hammer throw]] field.<ref name="Hammer throw field 2011">{{cite news |last1=Orenstein |first1=Natalie |title=Petition to Relocate Hammer Throw Field Draws Criticism |url=https://tsl.news/news110/ |access-date=5 August 2020 |work=[[The Student Life]] |date=21 April 2011 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919092552/https://tsl.news/news110/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The West Farm includes the superadobe Earth Dome, as well as a number of fruit trees, rock-lined student plots, an outdoor classroom, and a chicken coop.<ref name="Roots TSL">{{cite news |last1=Wax |first1=Shelby |title=The Roots of Pomona College's Organic Farm |url=https://tsl.news/life-style3492/ |access-date=5 August 2020 |work=[[The Student Life]] |date=4 November 2013 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624071054/https://tsl.news/life-style3492/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The East Farm has a 162-square-foot greenhouse and is used to grow crops and compost waste.<ref name="Roots TSL" /><ref name="PCM chickens">{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Cindy |title=Fine Feathered Friends |url=https://magazine.pomona.edu/wp-content/uploads/images/pdf/2009-winter.pdf |volume=45 |issue=2 |access-date=7 August 2020 |work=Pomona College Magazine |date=Winter 2009 |publisher=Pomona College |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514184205/https://magazine.pomona.edu/wp-content/uploads/images/pdf/2009-winter.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> A number of [[coast live oak]] trees dot the area.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tyack |first1=Nicholas |title=Ralph Cornell and the 'College in a Garden' |journal=Eden |date=Fall 2014 |volume=17 |issue=4 |url=https://cglhs.org/resources/Documents/Eden-17.4-Fa-2014.pdf |access-date=19 August 2020 |publisher=California Garden & Landscape History Society |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423044915/https://cglhs.org/resources/Documents/Eden-17.4-Fa-2014.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Operations==
+[[File:Pomona College Organic Farm Earthdome interior.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Earth Dome interior {{Panorama link|Pomona College Organic Farm Earthdome interior photosphere.jpg}}]]
-The farm grows some of the food used in Pomona's dining halls, composts dining hall waste,<ref name="Seed TSL">{{cite news |last1=Schmidt |first1=Jennifer |title=Tending More Than Just a Seed |url=https://tsl.news/opinions3510/ |accessdate=5 August 2020 |work=The Student Life |date=11 November 2013}}</ref> operates a food stand,<ref name="Farm stand">{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Kara |title=Pomona College Farm Stand Brings Fresh Produce to Campus |url=https://tsl.news/news224/ |accessdate=5 August 2020 |work=The Student Life |date=23 September 2011}}</ref> and facilitates a popular course on agriculture in the college's Environmental Analysis program.<ref name="CMC forum classes">{{cite news |last1=Asokin |first1=Ratik |title=8 Classes You Might Have Overlooked |url=https://cmcforum.com/2011/life/11142011-8-classes-you-might-have-overlooked |accessdate=5 August 2020 |work=The CMC Forum |date=November 14, 2011}}</ref>
+The farm is predominantly run by students.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Egelhoff |first1=Rose |title=5 Colleges Where Students Are Getting Creative with Sustainable Agriculture |url=https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/sustainablecitiescollective/5-colleges-where-students-are-getting-creative-sustainable-agriculture/1009501/ |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=[[Smart Cities Dive]] |publisher=Industry Dive |date=October 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528065447/https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/sustainablecitiescollective/5-colleges-where-students-are-getting-creative-sustainable-agriculture/1009501/<!--For earlier version that establishes date, see http://seedstock.com/2014/10/30/5-colleges-where-students-are-getting-creative-with-sustainable-agriculture/--> |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> It grows some of the food used in Pomona's dining halls, composts dining hall waste,<ref name="Seed TSL">{{cite news |last1=Schmidt |first1=Jennifer |title=Tending More Than Just a Seed |url=https://tsl.news/opinions3510/ |access-date=5 August 2020 |work=[[The Student Life]] |date=11 November 2013 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622194341/https://tsl.news/opinions3510/ |url-status=live }}</ref> operates a food stand,<ref name="Farm stand">{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Kara |title=Pomona College Farm Stand Brings Fresh Produce to Campus |url=https://tsl.news/news224/ |access-date=5 August 2020 |work=[[The Student Life]] |date=23 September 2011 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926181034/https://tsl.news/news224/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and facilitates a course on agriculture in the college's [[environmental analysis]] program.<ref name="CMC forum classes">{{cite news |last1=Asokin |first1=Ratik |title=8 Classes You Might Have Overlooked |url=https://cmcforum.com/2011/life/11142011-8-classes-you-might-have-overlooked |access-date=5 August 2020 |work=The CMC Forum |date=November 14, 2011 |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204221352/https://www.cmcforum.com/2011/life/11142011-8-classes-you-might-have-overlooked |url-status=live }}</ref>
-It also hosts a number of events, including an annual "FarmFest",<ref name="FarmFest 2016">{{cite news |last1=Xu |first1=Sitong |title=FarmFest Celebrates Earth Day |url=https://tsl.news/life-style5879/ |accessdate=5 August 2020 |work=The Student Life |date=29 April 2016}}</ref> and provides a space for quiet retreat.<ref name="Seed TSL" />
+It also hosts a number of events, including an annual "FarmFest",<ref name="FarmFest 2016">{{cite news |last1=Xu |first1=Sitong |title=FarmFest Celebrates Earth Day |url=https://tsl.news/life-style5879/ |access-date=5 August 2020 |work=[[The Student Life]] |date=29 April 2016 |archive-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928174223/https://tsl.news/life-style5879/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and provides a space for quiet retreat.<ref name="Seed TSL" />
-It is funded by proceeds from produce sales, the [[Associated Students of Pomona College]], and the Environmental Analysis Department. Pomona alumnus [[Ronald Lee Fleming]] has also donated to the farm, funding a statue<!-- and gate? -->.<ref name="2008 timeline">{{cite web |title=2008 |url=https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/2000s/2008 |website=Pomona College Timeline |publisher=Pomona College |accessdate=5 August 2020 |language=en |date=7 November 2014}}</ref>
+It is funded by proceeds from produce sales, the [[Associated Students of Pomona College]], and the Environmental Analysis Department. Pomona alumnus [[Ronald Lee Fleming]] has also donated to the farm, funding a statue<!-- and gate? -->.<ref name="2008 timeline">{{cite web |title=2008 |url=https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/2000s/2008 |website=Pomona College Timeline |publisher=Pomona College |access-date=5 August 2020 |language=en |date=<!--No date--> |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125052624/https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/2000s/2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+== Reception ==
+A 2023 critique of campus farms in ''[[The Nation]]'' described the farm as "as visually appealing as it is functional" and highlighted its teaching function, but also questioned its non-native vegetation and water consumption.<ref name="Nation critique">{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Rachel |title=Do University Farms Truly Teach Sustainability? |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/student-campus-gardens-farms-sustainability-food-systems/ |access-date=10 August 2023 |work=[[The Nation]] |date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232438/https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/student-campus-gardens-farms-sustainability-food-systems/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Further reading==
+{{ref begin}}
-* {{cite journal |last1=Long |first1=Adam J. |title=A Guide to the Pomona College Organic Farm: An Introduction to the Farm’s History and Basic Gardening Skills and Techniques |journal=Pomona Senior Theses |date=1 April 2013 |url=https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/84/}}
+* {{cite thesis |last1=Long |first1=Adam J. |title=A Guide to the Pomona College Organic Farm: An Introduction to the Farm's History and Basic Gardening Skills and Techniques |publisher=Pomona College |date=1 April 2013 |url=https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/84/ |access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022042602/https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/84/ |url-status=live }}
+* {{cite thesis |last1=Schmidt |first1=Jennifer |title=Farming: It's Not Just for Farmers Anymore: Bringing Agricultural Education to the Liberal Arts at the Pomona College Organic Farm |publisher=Pomona College |date=18 October 2013 |url=https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/109/ |access-date=4 February 2024 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203150143/https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/109/ |url-status=live }}
+{{ref end}}
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