Recent News
Second Season of Grimm Organic Center Podcast Launches: Organic Odyssey
Oct 1, 2024
The Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research is excited to announce the release of the second season of the Grimm Organic Center Podcast, called Organic Odyssey.
Growing together: Meet the team behind Cal Poly’s Organic Farm
Aug 23, 2024
By Emily Tobiason for Mustang News
"Situated in front of Cal Poly’s dairy center, rodeo grounds and veterinary clinic is the 8-acre farm that grows various certified organic crops year-round, according to the Plant Sciences website. With the help of a supervisor, the farm is run entirely by students... the Organic Farm has provided Learn By Doing experiences for students in plant sciences, soil sciences, nutrition and more since 2000."
To read more about the Organic Farm, click here.
The Grimm Family Soil Health and Sustainability Lab Grand Opening
May 30, 2024
On May 21, the Grimm Family Soil Health and Sustainability Lab was unveiled with a ribbon cutting, a tour of the Organic Farm, and a luncheon. Students and faculty shared their work with ongoing research projects.
How Cal Poly’s Grimm Family Center fills industry needs for organic farming research
May 22, 2024
by Chloe Lovejoy for Mustang News
May 20, 2024
“'The amount of student involvement on farms here is second to none,' O’Neil said.
This is where things get hands-on for the Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research, which is committed to providing industry growers with the research they need to improve their farming practices, both in efficiency and environmentally.
The added bonus – students get to practice real farming; from weeding, to planting, to driving a tractor, students need only make a short walk from Cal Poly’s main campus to get to the farm."
To read more of the article from Mustang News, click here.
Plant Sciences Department Advisory Council Visit
May 20, 2024
On May 3, the Cal Poly Plant Sciences Department Advisory Council visited the Organic Farm for a tour led by the center's director, Dr. Matthew Grieshop.
TOPP Success in the Northwest, West/Southwest, and Midwest
Apr 9, 2024
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service: TOPP Programs Deliver Mentorship, Technical Assistance, Community Building, and Workforce Development to Next Generation of Organic Professionals in California
Cal Poly ASM builds the Organic Farm a field chiller for produce
Dec 15, 2023
During the Fall Quarter of 2023, Cal Poly Agricultural Systems Management student Sam Monckton constructed an evaporative cooler for the Cal Poly Organic Farm to store leafy greens and other vegetables during harvest. Watch the video of its construction by clicking here.
Cal Poly awarded a USDA grant for field equipment sanitation research
Nov 17, 2023
Cal Poly was awarded a Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This grant will be used for a project called, "Taming Agriculture's Elephant: Broadening the Conversation About Field Equipment Sanitation Practices for Specialty Crops."
Cal Poly awarded NIFA grant for regenerative vegetable research
Oct 31, 2023
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded Cal Poly with a Non-Land-grant College of Agriculture Capacity Building Grant. These grants serve to develop research, education, and outreach.
The Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research releases a podcast
Oct 8, 2023
In collaboration with CCOF and the USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program, the Grimm Family Organic Center for Production and Research is releasing a podcast! The first episodes of student-produced podcasts Live in 225 and Organic Chat are now live.
