Students find purpose at Dilmun Hill Student Farm

For Kieri Keys '28, it was love at first sight. Before beginning her freshman year at Cornell, Keys attended the Outdoor Odyssey pre-orientation program, which included a visit to the Dilmun Hill Student Farm.

"I was immediately obsessed with it," Keys said. "The first time that I walked through the farm, it just felt like a calling. I thought they were doing such important work and it was a unique opportunity to be so hands-on, learning from one another."

Keys spent summer 2025 as one of five undergraduate student managers of her beloved Dilmun Hill, where students have been growing vegetables and building community connections for almost 30 years. The students work full-time over the summer and part-time spring and fall to grow fresh produce for the farm's CSA, and to sell at farm stands on campus and at Anabel's Grocery, the student-run grocery store in Anabel Taylor Hall.

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