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A walk on the wild side Annual farm event brings campus and community together
Marissa Nall
News Editor Jessica Boyer
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This year’s Farm Walk brought less revenue than previous years but more student groups were in attendance to experience all the agriculture program has to offer.
Leland Shapiro, chair of the agriculture and natural resources departments said that he tried to make this years event different from tradition in that he involved more campus organizations, bringing informational booths and groups into the department.
“My goal was to make this an open house for the whole school because we’re all Brahmas,”
Shapiro said. “I love being a Brahma.”
The event was open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and student workers arrived hours before the opening to prepare the farm. People of all ages attended the event including local families with small children and students from the college.
“I worked twelve days straight,” said Shapiro. “I’m too old for that. But I enjoy it. I love those little kids, looking at their smiles.”
The event was hosted by the agricultural department and money was raised to fund the various programs within the department such as animal sciences, veterinary sciences and plant sciences.
Thirteen different departments from the college attended the event, including the Foundation of Pierce College.
“I used to be a Brahma,” Shapiro said. “I was a Pierce student. I think I saw that excitement among the chemistry, physics life science and nursing. The choir was fabulous, the Brahma bull with the cheerleaders, it was all great.”
Community members could walk the entire farm circuit, with hands-on events and informational booths where they could learn more about what different Pierce programs are doing.
“I love working with the animals and it’s what I want to do,” said volunteer and student Tamara Clark. “I’m an RVT major which is registered vet technician and it’s essentially like a registered nurse. We’re required to learn about all species. They teach us how to hold the chickens properly and a little bit about their system.”
