Richland Student Farms

Richland Student Farms Richland Student Farms is a hands-on laboratory for students to gain real world experience.

Students literally get their hands dirty at the Student Farm, which is an outdoor classroom for research, demonstration and crop production. The Student Farm provides countless opportunities to explore the entrepreneurial possibilities in the sustainable agriculture and horticultural programs. However, the Student Farm is also a mechanism for learning the agribusiness side of small farm production with the student managed Horticulture Plant Sale and Richland Farmers Market.

Save the Dates for our Richland Farmers Market's this summer, once per month on the third Wednesday from 3-7 pm (June 17...
06/02/2026

Save the Dates for our Richland Farmers Market's this summer, once per month on the third Wednesday from 3-7 pm (June 17th, July 15th, August 19th, Sept 16th)

05/16/2026
The students in HORT 200 Perennials course did an excellent job on their final designs. They created a multi season des...
05/08/2026

The students in HORT 200 Perennials course did an excellent job on their final designs. They created a multi season design using plants they leaned through out the semester.

05/04/2026

Richland Community College hosts annual plant sale

05/02/2026
We have a Spring Market taking place along with our Spring Plant Sale Friday May 1st from 7am-6pm and Saturday May 2nd f...
04/29/2026

We have a Spring Market taking place along with our Spring Plant Sale
Friday May 1st from 7am-6pm and Saturday May 2nd from 7am-1pm.
Located at the Michael D. Andreas Agriculture Building on the Richland Community College campus: 3950 E. College Park Dr.

You can use LINK/EBT at the market and for purchasing vegetable and herb starts from the plant sale!!

Here is the Vendor Line-Up:
>J&P Creations – wood decor and yard art
>JDC Wood – garden trellises, planter boxes, signs and garden art
>Prairie View Farm Oakley, IL – fresh pies, muffins, cookies, breads, honey, jams and salsas
>Luka Popcorn Co. – handcrafted sodas and gourmet popcorn (Friday only)
>Soap Momma Soap’s Soap Momma Soap’s - artisan soaps, balms and body butters, tallow products, laundry soap
>Alexander's Primetime Seasonings & Rubs – seasonings and rubs, granola and trail mix, chicken and fish batter
>R&J Fancy Foods – baklava, soufra, cakes and gourmet cookies
>Lots Of Love Goodies Lots Of Love Goodies – sourdough baked goods (Saturday only)
>Three Sisters Soap – goats milk soaps and lotions
>Patricia Tyus – Christian shirts and hats
>Wanda Dotson – fragrant candles, wax melts (Saturday only)
>Stephen Decatur Rose Society – rose information and True Bloom Roses

*Disclaimer, vendor attendance is subject to change*
We hope to see you there!

We want to thank Rich from The Garden Path for taking time to give our HORT 200 Perennials class a tour and sharing his ...
04/25/2026

We want to thank Rich from The Garden Path for taking time to give our HORT 200 Perennials class a tour and sharing his love of perennial flowers and tips for beautiful and functional designs! His gardens are so beautiful!!!

01/21/2026

If you need help with your house plants, Shiann, an alum from our program provides plant care services through her business, Free Nature .

Address

3950 E. College Park Drive
Decatur, IL
62521

Telephone

+12178757200

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