Duke University
IN-1: Innovation 1

Duke Campus Farm
Although STARS takes into consideration university gardens and farms in a few of the Dining credits, it does not have a credit devoted solely to this focus.

"The Duke Campus Farm is a one-acre fruit and vegetable operation dedicated to serving the Duke community with fresh, healthy, sustainable produce and providing an educational facility around all things food related. Since DCF was founded in fall 2010 it has blossomed into a fully functional farm providing thousands of pounds of produce each year to campus dining halls, working with classes across the academic spectrum, and exposing hundreds of students and community members to the joys and hard work of growing real food." - http://sites.duke.edu/farm/ -

In fiscal year 2011-12 Duke Campus Farm sold approximate 7,400 lbs of produce, which equated to about $15,700 in generated revenue. A majority of this produce was sold to dining halls on campus.

In addition to being a production farm, Duke Campus Farm is also an educational farm.
From July 1, 2012 to June 1, 2013 Duke Campus Farm staff reached out to 50 Duke professors and researchers, who may collaborate with the farm in the coming years and expand research in sustainable food system studies at Duke. DCF established relationships with 10 farmers and 7 leaders of the local foodshed, with which it plans to collaborate on future student projects and research. DCF staff also helped oversee 2 yearlong intensive studies, a master’s project and an undergraduate thesis. Additionally, the farm participated in Dr. Mary Eubank's corn breeding research study. DCF gave 9 educational tours to classes and community groups and worked with a total of 6 student projects. DCF hosted a total of 433 volunteers and 16 community events.

Collectively these numbers suggest that the Duke community is utilizing the Duke Campus Farm as an educational tool and incorporating the farm into the greater Duke culture.