{"id":1089,"date":"2025-02-26T20:42:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T20:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/?page_id=1089"},"modified":"2026-03-11T20:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:42:57","slug":"sustainable-student-farm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dmcat.austincc.edu\/agricultural-sciences\/sustainable-student-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Sustainable Student Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1089","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"","column_1":"

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The ACC Sustainable Student Farm is a 17-acre facility located just off Highway 290 at Austin Community College\u2019s Elgin campus<\/a>. Our working farm provides hands-on education and training in farm-to-market sustainable agricultural environment.<\/p>\n

Students get experience in various agricultural practices, including operating a greenhouse and market garden, raising livestock, and beekeeping. Through farm stands<\/a>, students sell the fresh food they grow, learning the business side of farming.<\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"","column_1":"

Volunteer Fridays<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Are you looking for ways to connect with the farm and give back to the community? Look no further than our volunteer hours on Fridays. From September \u2013 May,\u00a0ACC students, faculty, and staff<\/b>\u00a0interested in volunteering can do so on Fridays from 9 AM \u2013 12 PM. In June and July we reduce our hours to 9 AM \u2013 11 AM due to the summer heat, and in August we take a break completely so the farm will be closed to volunteers.<\/p>\n

Questions? Reach out to a staff member for more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew Olson – Farm Manager
\nmatthew.olson@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Savannah Rugg – Department Chair
\nsavannah.rugg@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

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