Mike Ryan Campus Farm Manager
o Executive Director- Jay Antle o Farm Manager- Mike Ryan o Waste Minimization- Michael Rea o Curriculum Incorporation- Kim Criner o Senior Data Analyst- Ryan Wing
Originally created through a grant-funded partnership with Kansas State University, circa Originally located 20 miles from JCCCs Main Campus, on K- State property With the dissolution of the partnership, the farm moved to the main campus In the fall of 2010, roughly 2.5 acres of field space was dedicated to chemical-free vegetable production
2.5 Acre, Chemical-Free Vegetable Production Farm Support for the Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship Certificate Program Focus on Local Marketing Produce is used primarily on-campus Focus on manual farming techniques
Grow Produce Sell on Campus Gather Scraps Compost Scraps Apply Compost to Fields
August Different Crops… 80 Different Varieties
Grow Produce Sell on Campus Gather Scraps Compost Scraps Apply Compost to Fields
1.Dining Services 2.Culinary Program 3.Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance CSA
Grow Produce Sell on Campus Gather Scraps Compost Scraps Apply Compost to Fields
Upwards of 1 ton of pre- consumer waste per week!
Grow Produce Sell on Campus Gather Scraps Compost Scraps Apply Compost to Fields
Grow Produce Sell on Campus Gather Scraps Compost Scraps Apply Compost to Fields
Located Mainly in JCCCs Horticultural Sciences Building
1968 Ford 3400 (Gas Powered, 50 hp)
Located Mainly in JCCCs Horticultural Sciences Building 1968 Ford 3400 (Gas Powered, 50 hp) 2011 John Deere Gator
Located Mainly in JCCCs Horticultural Sciences Building 1968 Ford 3400 (Gas Powered, 50 hp) 2011 John Deere Gator Cooler Trailer with Coolbot
Primarily Externally Funded Student Sustainability Committee Student Green Fee
Self-Imposed by Student Senate in Dollar per student, per credit hour, per semester Student Enrollment roughly 21,000 Students average 8 hrs per semester Generates approximately $400,000 per fiscal year in discretionary funding.
High Tunnel Assembly Better management of crops Increased Production Increased Enrollment Increased outreach to schools and community
Johnson County Community College Overland Park, Kansas