Agricultural Innovation Center

Summer crew member harvesting carrots from the high tunnel

Harvest day in the field

Environmental Studies class lab hosted on the farm

Shepherd student learning how to use innovative farm tools

Farm Coordinator, Madison Hale, harvesting tomatoes from the high tunnel

Open house tour of the aquaponics lab

AmeriCorps member serving at Tabler Farm tending to the greenhouse seedlings

Summer crew member harvesting peas in the field

Farm Coordinator provides growing advice at the annual plant sale

Guest speaker leading a mushroom cultivation workshop at the farm

Snapshot of vegetable crops growing in the field

Shepherd student mentoring youth during a field trip

Shepherd University Agricultural Innovation Center

at Tabler Farm

The field site for the Sustainable Agriculture Program is located just one mile from main campus at Tabler Farm. The 158 acre property currently hosts a one and a half acre  production site including a high tunnel, field vegetable production plot, and a multi-fruit orchard,  an indoor aquaponics research lab, a small bee apiary, a newly established food forest, and solar energy.

Our Sites

Program Overview

The Environmental Studies Program at Shepherd University has partnered with the Business Program and designed a program focused on sustainable agriculture production and agricultural business management. The production component focuses on the practical aspects of small-scale agricultural production including aquaponics. The business component will focus on entrepreneurship including marketing and how to establish successful business plans. The program will provide students with the technical skills necessary to embark on new careers including:

• Horticulturalists
• Soil and Water Conservationists
• Farm Market Managers
• Farm and Ranch Managers
• Supervisors of Agricultural Crop Workers
• Aquacultural Animals
• Apiculture and honey products

Apply Here

Request Information