Dilmun Hill: A Student-run Farm
Student farm managers Coco Poopat (right) and Blythe Van Ness (left) guide volunteers Zara Gelbman (far left) and Bella Rosen (far right) in spreading hay over garlic cloves at Dilmun Hill Farm in Ithaca, NY, on November 8, 2024. Throughout the fall, Dilmun Hill hosts open volunteer hours, offering students hands-on farming experience with guidance from farm managers. Photo by Isabella Bastos.
Bella Rosen, a volunteer student from Cornell University, spreads hay over freshly planted garlic cloves at Dilmun Hill Farm in Ithaca, NY, on November 8, 2024. The garlic, planted in late October, is the final crop overseen by the current managers. In June, it will mark the first harvest led by the new team of managers, representing the passage of knowledge. Photo by Isabella Bastos.
Blythe Van Ness (far left), one of the four student managers at Dilmun Hill, leads an educational farm tour for Cornell students Ameera Aftab (left) and Emma Galen (right) on November 10, 2024, in Ithaca, NY. During the summer, this area transforms into an orchard. Photo by Isabella Bastos.
At the end of an educational tour of Dilmun Hill Farm, a student-run farm at Cornell University, students Emma Galen (top left), and Ameera Aftab (middle left), and Dylan Oster (bottom left) remove brussels sprouts from their stalks, guided by student farm manager Blythe Van Ness (right) in Dilmun Hill’s barn in Ithaca, NY, on November 10, 2024. Dylan, who is taking a class focused on Anabel’s Grocery, had one of her assignments be to gather students for the tour to strengthen the relationship between Dilmun Hill and Anabel’s. Photo by Isabella Bastos.
A bag of freshly harvested vegetables from Dilmun Hill rests on the ground, collected by student volunteers in Ithaca, NY, on November 17, 2024. Volunteers are welcome to take home free produce after participating in tours or working on the farm. Photo by Isabella Bastos
Broccoli and kale near harvest at Cornell's student-run farm, Dilmun Hill, in Ithaca, NY, on November 10, 2024. This will be one of the final fall harvests before winter sets in. Photo by Isabella Bastos.
Dilmun Hill-grown peppers rest on the snow after being harvested, waiting to be bagged by student volunteers on November 17, 2024, in Ithaca, NY. Photo by Isabella Bastos.
Student farm manager Elinor Behlman removes freshly harvested brussels sprouts from their stalks at Dilmun Hill Farm in Ithaca, NY, on November 8, 2024. The sprouts will be delivered to Anabel’s Grocery, a student-run nonprofit grocery store at Cornell University. Photo by Isabella Bastos.
Cynthia Cui, a Cornell student, picks up locally grown vegetables from the fridge at Anabel’s Grocery in Ithaca, NY, on December 9, 2024, as the store prepares to close for winter break. Photo by Isabella Bastos.