They pride themselves on gardening, small ranching, and picking up fruits along the side of the road. They try to eat organic, in-season food. They’re called the localvores. Junior Emma Widmer counts herself among them. She hopes to be a large animal vet one day and own a small farm. “I try to source locally...
“Chicken poop is great,” Assistant Professor of Biology Christopher Heckel said Feb. 24 during a Conservation Club lecture on homesteading. “There’s a large interest in homesteading within Hillsdale College, and homesteading is a very good way to help the environment,” said Conservation Club president and sophomore Elizabeth Speck. Heckel runs a hobby farm and is...
A local Jackson College student has competed her way up the pecking order with an unusual subject matter — chickens. Competing as part of the Future Farmers of America, Haley Lemle, 18, has won or placed in a variety of science competitions, most recently placing fourth in the national FFA competition. Her project studied...