Grinnell Farms

Navigating complex issues such as sustainability, chemical input, food justice, and land consolidation, Grinnellian farmers are a thoughtful, passionate presence in the American agriculture sector. Meet just a few:

• Suzanne Castello ’87 runs B&B Farms, a livestock operation in Grinnell, with her husband, Barney Bahrenfuse.
• Corey McIntosh ’00 is a sixth-generation farmer on a corn and soybean operation in Missouri Valley, Iowa.
• Jim Riddle ’78 and his wife, Joyce Ford, run an award-winning organic fruit farm in Winona, Minn.
• Jordan Scheibel ’10 is in his first year running Middle Way Farm in Grinnell.
• On campus, Ellie Honan ’14 and Eva Metz ’14 are summer apprentices with the College’s student-run garden.

To learn more about how Grinnellians are making an impact in agriculture, see “Grinnell Farms” from The Grinnell Magazine Summer 2013 (PDF).