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Farm Harvest Festival

FHF Picture Opportunity with hay wagon
Corn hole tournament
Vine Wreath decoration
Farm animal Petting Zoo
Tall Grass Maze

The 2024 Farm Harvest Festival

Saturday, September 28, 2024,
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Please register on Campus Groups !

In line for the FHF hayride

 

The annual Farm Harvest Festival event celebrates nature and sustainability at University Farm's Squire Valleevue Farm and Valley Ridge Farm grounds.

Guests have an opportunity to learn what our Farm Food Program has produced for Bon Appétit and local restaurants as well other sustainability initiatives.

  • It is open to students, faculty, and staff.
  • The event activities are free.
  • Vegetarian & Fall small plate food, local apples, apple cider, and more, while supplies last.
  • Planned activities include hayrides, corn-hole, s'mores campfire, music and other ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ student performers, herb planting, food program tours, beeswax lip balm making, hiking, Biology Department research demonstrations and more.
  • Pets are NOT permitted at Farm Harvest Festival.
  • Event goes on rain or shine!
  • Bus transportation to and from the Farm is provided for ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students, bus seats MUST be reserved in advance through CampusGroups. Please register on Campus Groups , even if you will be driving to the event!
  • Buses will be located in front of the Thwing Center at 11111 Euclid Avenue.
    • Please note if you take the 1:00 bus to Farm Harvest Festival you must return on the buses going back to campus at 3:30. You can not be guaranteed a ride home if you do not take the 3:30 shuttles back to campus.
    • If you take the 2:30 departure buses to Farm Harvest Festival you must board the return buses at 5:00 pm, there will only be enough seats for those who road to the event at 2:30.
  • Farm directions by car

 

Previous years sponsors & partners have included:

  • Alumni Association
  • Bon Appétit
  • Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL)
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Fowler Center for Business as Agent of World Benefit
  • Graduate Student Council )GSC)
  • Great Lakes Energy Institute (GLEI)
  • Human Resources
  • Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS)
  • Office of Energy & Sustainability, Student Sustainability Ambassadors
  • Panhellenic Council & Interfraternity Congress
  • Residence Hall Association (RHA)
  • Staff Advisory Council
  • Student Sustainability Council (SSC)
  • Student Affairs
  • University Housing
  • University Program Board (UPB)
  • University Student Government (USG)
  • Women in Science & Engineering Roundtable (WISER)

Learn more

The purpose of the Farm Food Program is to grow food at the University Farm to supply locally grown and fresh vegetables to the campus dining rooms and university community. The goals of this initiative are to provide new educational opportunities to faculty and students, to study local food production in a sustainable way using organic methods, and to deliver fresh food and herbs to the campus—and to the university community.