The Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions (CSCS) has hired Doug Kaufman '89 as its director of pastoral ecology, a first step in working with congregations and equipping pastors.
What happens when sustainability, education, and agriculture intersect? Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College is a leading example. Michael Galbraith, director of the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership’s Road to One Million calls the center a “hidden gem.”
As Merry Lea celebrates its first half-century, we take a look at the role it's played in environmental education at Goshen College and in the community.
As Merry Lea celebrates its first half-century, we take a look back at how its caretakers have managed the land.
Students studying the history of American food culture cross disciplines on campus and at the Merry Lea Sustainable Farm.
Alex Caskey '10 is a graduate student at Tufts University who is spending his summer working with Champlain Valley farmers to figure out how agriculture and wildlife can coexist.
Students in Merry Lea’s Agroecology Summer Intensive (ASI) presented projects on topics such as composting, weed management and pastured chickens in a public forum open to community members.
Sixteen Goshen College students are participating in the Maple Scholars research program this summer.
Daryl, Beth, and Nicki Morgan and Katie Hochstedler '05 run HartBeet farm. The family grows produce and harvests wild plants for the Lake St. Louis Farmers Market.
Eleven juniors and seniors from area high schools recently participated in the week-long Conservation Leadership School (CLS) at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, Goshen College’s 1,189-acre nature sanctuary in Wolf Lake, Indiana.
