Mudcollege Farm

Our Story

MUDCOLLEGE Farm is a sustainable, community oriented USDA Organic farm located in Gettysburg, near Two Taverns. We are a small family farm – growing on 2 acres once farmed by Raiana Mearns and Bill Mearns Jr. as part of their dairy operation, and where Peg Mearns and Bill Mearns Sr. called home. In addition to operating the farm, we manage 8 acres of conservation land, on which we've planted over 1,000 trees. Our farm name has a family connection – Peg was a member of the “Mud College Craft Guild”, through which she promoted her famous home-woven goods. Our owner and main farm labor, Ben Mearns, a native of Gettysburg, made a career change to actively promote land stewardship and peacemaking through sustainable community-driven farming. What we learn at MUDCOLLEGE doesn't just stay at MUDCOLLEGE! We work with Painted Turtle Farm (Gettysburg College's Farm) to grow the next generation of farmers. Many others have been a part of the work we're doing here, and should be acknowledged here too. The name “Mud College” – borrowed from a nearby historical landmark – invokes our educational, experimental spirit, and connection to the earth. We acknowledge the indigenous people who once lived in this land, peoples of the Susquehannock, Leni Lenapi, and Tuscarora Nations.