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ABOUT MUDCOLLEGE FARM

Mudcollege Farm LLC is a small, Certified Organic, vegetable and pastured non-GMO fed egg farm located in historic Gettysburg, PA.  We adhere to USDA Organic Practices to add to our stewardship of the 3 acres we operate in production .  This includes use of organic seed (never GMO), minimal use of natural pesticides, and sustainable practices to conserve soil biology.

 

In addition to being the only certified Organic vegetable farm in Adams County, we are able to offer no-spray fruit to our customers, grown with neighbors.

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We've planted over 1 thousand trees on 6.5 acres of riparian buffer land that is maintained through a contract with the USDA.

pastured hens

CERTIFIED ORGANIC VEGETABLES & GMO FREE, PASTURED EGGS

Being Certified Organic means that we don't use any synthetic inputs (always non-GMO).  That means your food is truly free of any synthetic substances as verified by Pennsylvania Certified Organic, a certifier under the USDA National Organic Program.

 

Our eggs are laid by our flock of pasture-raised hens.  We feed them only non-GMO feed from a local farm and never treat them with antibiotics or hormones. 

OUR STORY

MUDCOLLEGE Farm is a sustainable, community oriented USDA Organic farm located in Gettysburg, near Two Taverns.

 

Our owner and main farm labor, Ben Mearns, a native of Gettysburg, made a career change to actively promote land stewardship and peacemaking through sustainable community-driven farming. 

 

What we learn at MUDCOLLEGE doesn't just stay at MUDCOLLEGE!  We work with Painted Turtle Farm (Gettysburg College's Farm) and the TTOPP Mentorship (USDA) program to grow the next generation of farmers.

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Many others have been a part of the work we're doing here, and should be acknowledged here too.

 

The name “Mud College” – borrowed from a nearby historical landmark – invokes our educational, experimental spirit, and connection to the earth.

 

We are a small family farm – growing on 2 acres once farmed by Raiana Mearns and Bill Mearns Jr. as part of their dairy operation, and where Peg Mearns and Bill Mearns Sr. called home. In addition to operating the farm, we manage 8 acres of conservation land, on which we've planted over 1,000 trees.

 

Our farm name has a family connection – Peg was a member of the “Mud College Craft Guild”, through which she promoted her famous home-woven goods.

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We acknowledge the indigenous people who once lived in this land, peoples of the Susquehannock and Tuscarora Nations.

old family portrait
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Certified Organic Crops

  • arugula

  • asparagus

  • basil

  • beets

  • bok choy

  • broccoli

  • broccoli, raab

  • cabbage, napa

  • cabbage, red

  • cantaloupe

  • carrot

  • cauliflower

  • chard, swiss

  • cilantro

  • corn, sweet

  • cucumber, pickling

  • cucumber, slicing

  • dill

  • eggplant

  • fennel

  • garlic

  • green beans

  • kale

  • leek

  • lettuce, head

  • lettuce, mix

  • okra

  • onion, bulb

  • onion, bunching

  • parsley

  • peas, snap

  • peas, snow

  • pepper, bell

  • pepper, jalepeno

  • pepper, lunchbox

  • pepper, poblano

  • potato

  • potato, sweet

  • pumpkin

  • radishes

  • shallot

  • spinach

  • squash, acorn

  • squash, butternut

  • squash, delicata

  • squash, spaghetti

  • squash, summer

  • squash, zucchini

  • berry, slicer, heirloom tomatoes

  • turnips

  • watermelon

  • strawberry

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