Loring Sturk ('67) gift will help grow the Acadia Community Farm
Wolfville, NS - The Loring Sturk ('67) Acadia Farm Fund was established in 2024 by the Estate of Loring Sturk ('67). The expendable fund of $25,000 will provide support for five years to the Acadia University Farm. Funds will be used to support critical purchases such as seeds, tools, and educational programming for the Farm, which was established in 2008 by Acadia students.
Born in Berwick, Nova Scotia, Loring (Bill) Sturk graduated in 1967 from Acadia University with a BSc in Biology. Bill later went on to teach mathematics for 35 years at North Hastings High School in Bancroft, Ontario and taught as a supply teacher for an additional 15 years.
He was a lifelong runner and became adept at beekeeping and honey making. He took great pleasure in his Maxwell Settlement farm, and his Florida apartment, from which he whiled away many a day fishing for sea trout and redfish. The funds are made possible by a generous gift from his estate.
The funds will help the Acadia Farm continue to grow and to offer educational experiences about farming, beekeeping, biodiversity and more to students, youth and the broader community.
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