Merry Lea of Goshen College Farm & Learning Center
Contact
John Mischler
(309) 264-6946
4415 West 200 South, Albion, IN 46701
jamischler@goshen.edu
goshen.edu/merrylea/sustainable-farm
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The Merry Lea Sustainable Farm is an educational, demonstration, and experimental farm specializing in perennial agriculture, carbon farming, regenerative agriculture, food literacy, and environmental education.
Our #3 nationally-ranked college farm is set within a 100-acre landscape that includes pastures, woods, prairie, wetland, orchards, vegetable gardens, and a historic farmstead. Students gain experience with annual vegetables, fruit and nut orchards, and livestock. One unique feature is a 5.5-acre Woody Perennial Polyculture mixed crop and animal system. The farm supplies food to local food pantries, Merry Lea programs, the Goshen College dining services, and a student CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program.
Curricularly, the farm serves the Agroecology Summer Intensive, Merry Lea’s PreK-12 programs, the Masters in Environmental Education program, public programs, and the wider community. The farm is located just south of Wolf Lake, IN in a part of northeast Indiana affected significantly by glaciation. As a result, our soils and surrounding ecosystems are diverse and quite interesting!
We welcome you to come visit. Please contact John Mischler for more information.
Hours of Operation
Daily: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm