Post on 31-Mar-2015
Johnson County Community CollegeCenter for Sustainability
and Campus Farm
Mike RyanCampus Farm Manager
Components of the Center for Sustainability
o Executive Director- Jay Antleo Farm Manager- Mike Ryano Waste Minimization- Michael
Reao Curriculum Incorporation- Kim
Crinero Senior Data Analyst- Ryan Wing
JCCC Campus Farm History
• Originally created through a grant-funded partnership with Kansas State University, circa 2007-2008
• Originally located 20 miles from JCCC’s 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
What We Have Now…• 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
The Campus Farm Model
Squash and Cukes
August ‘11
30 Different Crops…80 Different Varieties
The Campus Farm Model
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Campus Farm Outlets
1. Dining Services
2. Culinary Program
3. Rolling Prairie Farmers’ Alliance CSA
The Campus Farm Model
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JCCC Kitchen
Dock
Upwards of 1 ton of pre-consumer waste per week!
The Campus Farm Model
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Front of the Composter
Composter Controls
Business End of Composter
The Campus Farm Model
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Farm Infrastructure
Located Mainly in JCCC’s Horticultural Sciences Building
Horticultural Sciences Center
Farm Infrastructure
Located Mainly in JCCC’s Horticultural Sciences Building
1968 Ford 3400 (Gas Powered, 50 hp)
The Ol’ Ford
Farm Infrastructure
Located Mainly in JCCC’s Horticultural Sciences Building
1968 Ford 3400 (Gas Powered, 50 hp)
2011 John Deere Gator
John Deere All-Electric Gator
The Gator at work with Students
Farm Infrastructure
Located Mainly in JCCC’s Horticultural Sciences Building
1968 Ford 3400 (Gas Powered, 50 hp)
2011 John Deere Gator
Cooler Trailer with Coolbot
Mobile Cooler
AC Unit
Cooler Interior
Cool Bot
Funding...
Primarily Externally Funded
Student Sustainability Committee
Student “Green Fee”
Green Fee
• Self-Imposed by Student Senate in 2009
• 1 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.
Student Work Days…
What’s Next?
•High Tunnel Assembly•Better management of crops• Increased Production• Increased Enrollment• Increased outreach to schools and community
“Farmer Mike” Ryanmryan11@jccc.eduJohnson County Community College Overland Park, Kansas