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Students lift a large, curved metal pole into place over garden.

Raising high tunnel at Beaver

Students and staff from three Penn State campuses — Beaver, Behrend and University Park — raised a high tunnel at Penn State Beaver in August. The tunnel, funded by a Penn State Strategic Plan seed grant, will allow the campus to grow fresh produce year-round to supply campus-supported agriculture subscriptions and the Salvation Army.

Students lift a large, curved metal pole into place over garden.

Raising high tunnel at Beaver

Students from three Penn State campuses - Beaver, Behrend and University Park - raised a 96-foot-long high tunnel at Beaver. The tunnel will allow the campus to grow fresh produce year round to supply the CSA, campus food pantry and Salvation Army.

Penn State Behrend's student garden will continue to be a big part of the Sustainable Food Systems Program.

Student Garden Behrend

Penn State Behrend's campus garden has become an important source of community-based education and engagement. In addition to cultivating the garden, the students host hands-on activities for young people to help pass on their knowledge about food and food systems.

Green plants grow in raised beds in campus garden.

Beaver campus garden

A University grant is helping the Beaver campus to expand its agriculture and food-related initiatives, including a campus garden, community-supported agriculture and a 96-foot-long high tunnel.

Green plants grow in raised beds in campus garden.

Beaver campus garden

A Penn State Strategic Plan seed grant is helping the Beaver campus to expand agriculture and food-related initiatives, including a campus garden, community-supported agriculture, and a 96-foot-long high tunnel.

Students sit on drawing horses and sketch a still life with charcoal.

Summer drawing class at Beaver

Penn State Beaver's six-week, summer drawing class encourages students to test the limits of their creativity and develop critical thinking skills. Here, Dual Enrollment student Steven Zorbas, left, and PaSSS student Elizabeth Cummings draw a still life.