Welcome!
This is the official homepage of farmhouse, a brave new inaugural theme house at Gettysburg College dedicated to the promotion of sustainability and social justice through intentional living and, of course, good food. Explore these pages to learn more about who we are and how you can get involved. Thanks for visiting the website and feel free to drop by anytime to see what we're up to!
(or contact us! farmhouse@gettysburg.edu)
(or contact us! farmhouse@gettysburg.edu)
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Servo goes LOCAL for Thanksgiving Feast!
The annual Thanksgiving dinner is by far the most anticipated Servo event of the year. Students get to feast on a whole turkey with their twelve closest friends, as well as several other homestyle thanksgiving dishes including mashed potatoes, stuffing, even pumpkin pie! But this year, Servo is doing something a little different. A local company out of New Oxford, PA, right here in Adams County, is supplying Servo with over 200 all-natural, humanely raised turkeys!
In addition, all the milk for the dinner is from Apple Valley Creamery, a local dairy farm in East Berlin, PA. Farmhouse is proud of the excellent steps our dining hall is taking to support local farmers and serve more local, sustainably raised food. Way to go Servo!
The Price of Sugar
Documentary Screening
Thursday, November 19th at 7:00PM CUB 260
Synopsis: In the Dominican Republic, a tropical island-nation, tourists flock to pristine beaches unaware that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed-guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane, much of which ends up in U.S. kitchens. They work grueling hours and frequently lack decent housing, clean water, electricity, education or healthcare. Narrated by Paul Newman, "The Price of Sugar" follows Father Christopher Hartley, a charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere's poorest people to fight for their basic human rights. This film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost they are produced.
Thursday, November 19th at 7:00PM CUB 260
Synopsis: In the Dominican Republic, a tropical island-nation, tourists flock to pristine beaches unaware that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed-guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane, much of which ends up in U.S. kitchens. They work grueling hours and frequently lack decent housing, clean water, electricity, education or healthcare. Narrated by Paul Newman, "The Price of Sugar" follows Father Christopher Hartley, a charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere's poorest people to fight for their basic human rights. This film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost they are produced.
Hundred Mile Meal a success!
On Thursday, Oct 22nd Farmhouse sponsored its first annual Hundred Mile Meal in Servo during dinner. We worked with Chef Chris Rinehart to obtain food from local farmers within a 100-Mile Radius of the college and create a delicious entree of Beef BBQ, Roasted Potatoes, and Peach Crisp. We want to know what you thought! Is this something you would like to see more often in Servo?