The summer 2020 Merry Leaflet features the Environmental Education Outreach team, whose nature-based programs and trainings provide hope and practical solutions amid the pandemic. Get to know the summer farm crew, who took over projects and helped run the farm during an unconventional summer. Learn how the graduate students have been exploring their new surroundings as they participate in safe, outdoor classes in person.
News & Updates
Spring 2020
These are unconventional times, but much has happened at Merry Lea that offers hope and vision for the future. The first cohort of the Sustainability and Environmental Education Department of Goshen College graduated in April. The education team and master's students are creating online learning opportunities. A new executive director was hired. And spring is blooming!
Merry Lea’s Goats Have Kids
Merry Lea Sustainable Farm is now home to six new baby goats, also known as kids, born the first week of May. Our two adult female goats, Ruby and Diamond, each had triplets and both families are doing well.
Jason Martin Named Executive Director at Merry Lea
The search committee for Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College has named Dr. Jason Martin as Merry Lea’s new executive director. He brings over 10 years of programmatic leadership across environmental services and environmental education programs.
Merry Lea’s trails are here for you
Along with our colleagues at Goshen College, most of the Merry Lea Team is hunkered down and working from home due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Small things, great love
Greetings from the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Sustainability students confront complexity
It’s been nearly two months since the seventh cohort of undergraduates completed Merry Lea’s Sustainability Leadership Semester (SLS). Between mid-August and mid-December, they shared classes, meals, field trips, hikes, social activities and a weeklong canoeing adventure.
Winter 2020
The Winter 2020 Merry Leaflet follows students in last fall's Sustainability Leadership Semester as they explore gravel pits, learn about food councils, talk with government officials and make pizzas in a wood-fired oven. You'll also accompany our nature preschoolers as they encounter a dead deer and watch ibises in flight in the Bahamas.
Nature preschool excursions
What happens when children’s interests drive education? Merry Lea’s Nature Preschool could offer plenty of examples. In one case, it all began with dinosaurs.
Seed Swap Includes Miami Plant Traditions
For Dani Tippmann, corn is part of the family. Historically, the kernels were ground into flour, the cobs were used to make jelly and the corn silk could be smoked or made into a tea that is cleansing for the kidneys.
Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Merry Lea
