Saint Michael's College

In-Person Farm Stand
2024-09-19 12:30 - 17:00, 2024-09-26 12:30 - 17:00, 2024-10-03 12:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lobby, Alliot Student Center
In-Person Farm Stand
Thursdays from 12:30 to 5 p.m.
Alliot Lobby
Join us in the Alliot Lobby every Thursday from September 5 through October 2 to check out what SMC Farm produce we have available for purchase! Our Farm Crew student will staff the Farm Stand from 12:30pm to 5:00pm. Purchases can be made with cash, credit/debit card, Knight Card, or CSA credit.

OVE Farm Fridays
2024-09-20 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-27 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-04 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-18 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-25 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-01 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-08 14:00 - 17:00 | The Farm
Outdoor Volunteer Efforts, one of MOVE’s CORE programs, and the Institute for the Environment co-sponsor a free volunteer event for anyone in the SMC community to spend time getting their hands dirty at the Farm!

SMC Farm Tours
2024-09-20 14:00 - 17:00 | Pomerleau Alumni Center
Never been down to the SMC Farm? Meet leaders in our Farm & Food Program at Pomerleau Alumni Center at 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm to get a full introduction and tour of our space! Please wear closed toed shoes, and consider wearing sun protection and bug spray.
Terrain is uneven, so please email Portia Butrym, Project & Outreach Coordinator, at pbutrym@smcvt.edu if you need any accommodations.

Outdoor & Living Classrooms Tours
2024-09-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Hoehl Welcome Center, VT
Join leaders of the Patrick ’61 and Marcelle Leahy Institute for the Environment for a tour of our Outdoor & Living Classrooms! Spaces will include the SMC Natural Area and Teaching Pavilion, the Teaching Gardens, the center of campus, and the Farm.
Tours will begin at 10am and 11am and will split up based on locations of interest.

SMC Farm Stand at the Welcome Back Bash
2024-09-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Dion Family Student Center
The SMC Farm Crew will be hosting an In-Person Farm Stand during the annual Welcome Back Bash from 2pm – 5pm! The Farm Stand will be located in the Dion Courtyard between Alliot, Dion, and Joyce. Purchases can be made using cash, credit/debit card, Knight Card, and CSA credit!

Student Trip to REV2024 Conference
2024-10-16 08:00 - 18:00 | Burlington, Vermont
Student Trip to REV2024 Conference

Wednesday, October 16, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Current SMC students will travel together with a staff member of the Patrick ’61 and Marcelle Leahy Institute for the Environment to attend the annual Renewable Energy Conference 2024 in Burlington, VT. Admission for SMC students has been waived. REV2024 is the largest comprehensive renewable energy gathering in the region for business leaders, policymakers, regulators, and others working to build a path for a 100% renewable energy future.

Goodnight Garden: Flower Pressing & Seed Bombs
2024-10-18 13:30 - 15:00 | Teaching Gardens
Goodnight Garden: Flower Pressing & Seed Bombs

Friday, October 18, from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Teaching Gardens

The Patrick ’61 and Marcelle Leahy Institute for the Environment, SMC Green Up club, and SMC UpLIFT are collaborating on putting on the 2nd annual Goodnight Garden: Flower Pressing & Seed Bombs event! Join us in the SMC Teaching Gardens to preserve some of the last fall flowers, as well as prepare seed bombs filled with native plant seeds to spread during the wet season. Anyone in the SMC community is welcome!

Goodnight Farm & Garlic Planting
2024-10-25 14:00 - 17:00 | The Farm
The SMC Farm hosts an annual event to celebrate the end of the growing season by planting garlic and completing other end-of-season farm tasks. Join us at the Farm to help out and celebrate!

How to Apply for Federal Jobs: Using the USAJobs Portal
2025-01-22 17:30 - 18:30 | Saint Edmund’s Hall
How to Apply for Federal Jobs: Using the USAJobs Portal
Wednesday, January 22
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Are you a student looking to jumpstart your career or for a stable job within an ever-changing employment landscape? Attend the 1-hour workshop led by representatives from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Julie Butler and David Minkoff, to learn tips and tricks for finding federal jobs. With so many departments, offices, and agencies, a career with the federal government could be the perfect fit for YOU! Join us in STE 104 on January 22, 2025 from 5:30pm – 6:30pm.

NOFA-VT Winter Conference: Student Field Trip
2025-02-15 09:00 - 17:00
NOFA-VT Winter Conference: Student Field Trip
Saturday, February 15, at 9 a.m.
University of Vermont
The Leahy Institute for the Environment has paid the way of dozens of students to attend the annual NOFA-VT Winter Conference hosted at UVM. This year, we are not just sending our Farm & Food student leaders, but our entire student intern cohort!
Interested in attending? Visit NOFA-VT’s website to register today using their sliding scale model. Students who have paid for their individual registration but would like transportation to and from UVM may contact Portia Butrym via email, pbutrym@smcvt.edu.

2025-2026 Leahy Scholarship Program Applications Open
2025-02-18 - 2025-02-20
2025-2026 Leahy Scholarship Program Applications Open
Tuesday, February 18th
smcvt.edu/academics/institute-for-the-environment/student-opportunities/
This scholarship program is part of a $6.5 million federal appropriation that seeks to establish Saint Michael’s as a lighthouse for the institutional models needed to span the educational and workforce development continuum for coordinated, systemic action.
Applications for the AY 2025–2026 are open starting Tuesday, February 18th at 9am and will be due by Tuesday, April 1st by 5pm. Read more about the program by visiting smcvt.edu/academics/institute-for-the-environment/student-opportunities/.

Flood Simulations with ES-310, SUNY: Plattsburgh, and LCBP
2025-02-20 12:00 - 18:00 | Lake Champlain Basin Program, South Hero, VT, United States
Flood Simulations with ES-310, SUNY: Plattsburgh, and LCBP
Thursday, February 20, at noon
Lake Champlain Basin Program (South Hero, Vt.)
Professor Alexandra Harden, a Leahy Teaching Fellow, is bringing her students in her ES-310: Environmental Hazards class up to Lake Champlain Basin Program’s (LCBP) main office in South Hero, VT to learn alongside students in SUNY: Plattsburgh’s: Center for Earth & Environmental Science. They will work with flooding simulations to understand mitigation, preparedness, and prevention of flooding of Lake Champlain.
Flood Resilience in a Transboundary Watershed simulation explores the dynamics of flood mitigation planning and adaptation in a transboundary waterway. The simulation includes scientific, governance and private sector roles. Students in ES-310 will come back to campus having career exposure and place-based education that is meaningful to them and their peers. This field trip is not open for additional attendees.

Capturing Wildlife on Trail Cameras
2025-03-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
Capturing Wildlife on Trail Cameras
Saturday, March 1 at 11 a.m.
Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
“Capturing Wildlife on Trail Cameras” will explain how best to deploy trail cameras and share wildlife photographs taken right on the Saint Michael’s College campus. The event is in the Roy Room at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 1. This is an all-ages family-friendly event open to the campus community and the public.

First Friday Brews with the SMC Farm
2025-03-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Alliot Patio
First Friday Brews with the SMC Farm
Friday, March 7, from noon to 2 p.m.
Alliot Student Center
Join members of the SMC Farm Crew outside Alliot from 12pm to 2pm to learn more about the SMC Farm & Food Program! We will have homemade elderberry and/or currant syrup and seltzers for those who stop by and chat–made with our SMC Farm produce!

CSA Registration Opens for Returning Members
2025-03-10
CSA Registration Opens for Returning Members
Monday, March 10th
Get ready to register for our 2025 Free Choice CSA! As former CSA members you will be granted special early access to our sign-up forms on Monday, March 10th–two weeks earlier than other members of the SMC community.
As in years past, we plan on launching our CSA in early-to-mid April and running it through the end of October/early November. Once the season gets started, account funds can be can be spent at the Self-Serve Farm Stand located in the Institute for the Environment or used to order produce online for pick-up (we’re excited to offer expanded pick-up windows this year—more details to come during registration). See below for a full breakdown of share options:
Employees & Alumni Shares

Extra Large Share: $400.00 (we’ll add $25.00 to your starting balance!)
Large Share: $300.00 (we’ll add $25.00 to your starting balance!)
Medium Share: $200.00
Small Share: $150.00

Student Shares

Large: $100.00
Small: $50.00

If you have any questions about this year’s planned offerings feel free to reach out directly. If not, simply keep an eye on your inbox for an email on Monday, March 10th with further details and registration instructions. Last year was our most successful CSA season on record and we hope you’ll join us again this season!

Pruning Workshop
2025-03-10 15:45 - 17:00 | The Farm at Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT, 05439, United States
Pruning Workshop
Monday, March 10th, 3:45pm – 5:00pm
SMC Farm
Student employees from the Leahy Institute for the Environment will be hosting a pruning workshop for anyone in the SMC community who is interested! SMC student or employee–anyone is welcome! Our student leaders will teach you how to identify fruiting trees and other plants that need pruning, what tools to use (we will provide these during the workshop), and how to foster healthy growth through the process of pruning. Join us at the SMC Farm on Monday, March 10th at 3:45pm!

CSA Registration Opens for New Members
2025-03-24
CSA Registration Opens for New Members
Monday, March 24th
Get ready to register for our 2025 CSA program! New member registration opens Monday, March 24th.
As in years past, we plan on launching our CSA in early-to-mid April and running it through the end of October/early November. Once the season gets started, account funds can be can be spent at the Self-Serve Farm Stand located in the Institute for the Environment (STE 119) or used to order produce online for pick-up (we’re excited to offer expanded pick-up windows this year—more details to come during registration). See below for a full breakdown of share options:
Student Shares

Large: $100.00
Small: $50.00

All students who purchase any share size will be entered into a raffle to win an extra $25.00 to their starting balance!
Employees & Alumni Shares

Extra Large Share: $400.00 (we’ll add $25.00 to your starting balance!)
Large Share: $300.00 (we’ll add $25.00 to your starting balance!)
Medium Share: $200.00
Small Share: $150.00

In addition to our regularly-priced CSA shares, through a partnership with HR we have a limited amount of financial support available to provide Medium ($200) shares free of charge to SMC employees who may not otherwise be able to choose to access our CSA. To apply, please use the Employee Registration Form and simply indicate your interest when prompted. If applications exceed support, individuals will be entered into a random drawing and notified of their selection in early April.
If you have any questions about this year’s planned offerings feel free to reach out directly. Last year was our most successful CSA season on record and we hope you’ll join us again this season!

Leahy Scholarship Program Applications Close Today!
2025-04-01 09:00 - 17:00
Leahy Scholarship Program Applications Close Today!
This scholarship program is part of a $6.5 million federal appropriation that seeks to establish Saint Michael’s as a lighthouse for the institutional models needed to span the educational and workforce development continuum for coordinated, systemic action.
Applications for the AY 2025 – 2026 opened Tuesday, February 18th and are due today Tuesday, April 1st by 5pm! Read more about the scholarship program by visiting https://www.smcvt.edu/academics/institute-for-the-environment/student-opportunities/.

Leahy Scholarship Program Application due date EXTENDED to April 7th!
2025-04-02 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-04-03 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-04-04 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-04-05 16:00 - 17:30 | Institute for the Environment, Saint Edmund’s Hall
Leahy Scholarship Program Application due date EXTENDED to April 7th!
This scholarship program is part of a $6.5 million federal appropriation that seeks to establish Saint Michael’s as a lighthouse for the institutional models needed to span the educational and workforce development continuum for coordinated, systemic action.
Applications for the AY 2025 – 2026 opened Tuesday, February 18th and have a new extended due date of Monday, April 7th by 5pm! Read more about the scholarship program by visiting https://www.smcvt.edu/academics/institute-for-the-environment/student-opportunities/.
