OVP

Chico, California

The first real farm I have worked consistently at was the CSU, Chico farm. I started my freshman year volunteering in the beef unit. That lasted a semester. I found my niche when I started volunteering at the newly started Organic Vegetable Project. I knew nothing about organic farming practices, but I found it fascinating how you could grow a great product without using chemicals. I have been working there for a year and a half and I learn something new everyday. I highly recommend visiting the student-run CSU, Chico farm if you ever have a chance. It is part of the Sierra Oro Farm Trail every fall. We have an organic cattle dairy, beef unit, swine unit, sheep and goat unit, free range chickens, greenhouses, a rose garden, the organic vegetables, row crops, and orchard crops. You can take a tractor ride around the farm and see the students working in the different sections of the farm.