Questions are very welcome. You will get the most out of your experience if you ask questions during your field trips. Therefore it is crucial that you do some background research on the field trip stops to figure out what folks at each stop are doing and how it relates to your food system interests. Many students will even write down a set of questions to ask during the field trip.
These field trips are also opportunities to network and get to know people in the food system. There are many connections between individuals and among institutions and you never now how knowing one person might open doors to another. You might be surprised how knowing someone peripherally involved in an area you are interested in may lead to getting to know someone who gets you your first job...who you know is still important!
Week 1 - NO FIELD TRIPS - getting to know Merry Lea Farm
Week 2- Clay Bottom Farm, Maple City Market, Sunrise Seeds & Amish Organic Valley Dairy, Fry Farms co-op, Metzger Dairy
Week 3 - Parkview Hospital Greenhouse and Kitchen, Community Gardens at St, Henry's, Community Harvest Food Bank
Week 4 - Miller Poultry Processing Plant, Gunthorp Farms
Week 5 - Young Urban Homesteaders, Bravas, Wood Farms + link2, Windrose Urban Farm
Week 6 - NO FIELD TRIPS - Midterm Break
Week 7 - Sherck Seeds, Pioneer
Week 8 - Seven Sons, Amish Aquaponics
Week 9 - Jamie Scott, Andy Ambriole + Iroquois Valley Farms, The Emporium (Lunch)
Week 10 - STUDENT'S CHOICE - Tell Tom by June 21st
Unity Gardens......
Wysong Family Farm
Lamar's Amish Dairy with Organic Valley
Andy Ambriole Organic Grain Farm and Worm Farm + Iroquois Valley Farms Lease-Holder
Jaime Scott Farm and Cover Crop Consulting
Kroger
Pioneer Seed Corn
HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living)
NEPAC (Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center)
Wolf Lake Food Pantry
Chain of Lakes Correctional Facility Gardens
Community Harvest Food Bank & Community Kitchen
Walmart Milk Processing - Fort Wayne