The annual Harvest Fest on the Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm at Penn State will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Sept. 14th.
Harvest Fest is free and open to the public. The festival will feature a performance by local musicians Tyne and the Fastlyne, along with food samples by local chefs from Taproot Kitchen, Paul’s Provisions, Penn State Housing and Food Services, the Village at Penn State and State College Area High School.
Activities at the festival include sun-printing, live music and the opportunity to learn about the new multi-purpose facility on the farm. Visitors can also plant their own succulents for $5 (free for Penn State students with an ID). Non-students can pay succulent fees with cash or check.
There is limited parking next to the farm for the event, so free buses will run continuously from the Berkey Creamery bus pull-off on Curtin Road to the farm between 3:45-7:15 p.m.
The Student Farm, located near the intersection of Big Hollow and Fox Hollow roads, is also partnering with Spin to offer $10 in future ride credits to anyone using a SPIN e-bike to the farm between 2:45 and 7:15 p.m. New users can use the code FREEFIVE for a $5 credit on their initial ride.
Another way get to the farm includes the CATA H and HU routes, which stop close to the farm and run according to CATA schedules.
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi will provide opening remarks at 5 p.m.
“The collaboration between interns, Student Farm Club members and other campus organizations is amazing to see,” Penn State junior Katie Seidel said in a press release. “With all of us working together, we get to learn from one another while engaging the community in a positive way. We hope everyone will take the time to come out and enjoy the farm with us.”
For more information about the Ross Student Farm, visit their website or email studentfarm@psu.edu.
