Environmental Cooperative at Vassar Barns
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In 1904, the Vassar College farming operation was moved because of the newly built Chapel. The mooing cows interrupted the Chapel's activities, so they were displaced to this barn. The cows once provided dairy products to the college dining halls and summer work for students. The barn now houses the Environmental Cooperative, who works to bring together environmental organizations, community groups, educators, Poughkeepsie residents, and Vassar students. Their goal of bringing these diverse groups together is to increase conservation efforts in the Hudson Valley.
