Pomona College Organic Farm

[4] The farm was begun in 1998, when students began composting dining hall waste and planting crops in an unused portion of campus.

[3] Over the next few years, students from the "Gorilla Farming Club" worked to improve the nitrogen content of the soil and remove rocks.

[3] During this time, the farm developed a reputation as an activist space,[3][6] with extensive marijuana smoking, squatting, and other exploits.

[7] In 2002, students constructed an earth dome using Nader Khalili's superadobe designs, but the college demolished it at the start of the fall 2002 semester because of safety and permitting concerns.

[12] The West Farm includes the superadobe Earth Dome, as well as a number of fruit trees, rock-lined student plots, an outdoor classroom, and a chicken coop.