Interdisciplinary agricultural education

Growing up on a family farm and involved with local 4-H, Daisy Creel knew she yearned for a career in agriculture but was not sure in which sector. So when she came to the University of Delaware, she was quick to get involved.

Creel, a senior agriculture and natural resources major, did not stick to the typical agricultural route. Instead, she held multiple farm and policy internships, experiences in food marketing and agribusiness and a diverse courseload, positioning herself for a bright future in farm management.

Sustainably farming

Creel interned with UD Fresh to You on UD's Newark Farm in 2023, where she learned to grow and care for organic produce as well as how to market and sell them to the public.

"That is a community supported agriculture (CSA) program, which helps increase accessibility to food for students and employees at the University," Creel said. "I learned everything about taking care of a variety of vegetables and then selling them, so it was an agricultural program, but also kind of a business internship as well."

This sparked Creel's interest in food systems and sustainability in agriculture. She contributed to landscape architecture associate professor Anna Wik's Edible Forest Garden l project on the UD Children's Campus.