# @oberlincollege on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Xf4-FsyhM
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- **Posted:** 2024-07-13T15:01:45.000+00:00

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The Chase family has bred dairy cattle for three generations at Chaseholm Farm, located on a sprawling 330-acre tract of fertile land northeast of Pine Plains, New York. Following in the footsteps of her father and late grandfather, Sarah Lyons Chase ’10 took over the business in 2013 and became a farmer at age 24. In the last decade, she’s turned the farm into a 100% grass-fed, USDA-certified organic dairy with a focus on sustainability. 

At Oberlin, the double major in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and religion was inspired by the geology classes she took with professor emeritus Steve Wojtal, as well as her first-year seminar, Religion and the Environment, taught by then-chair of the religion department (and current College of Arts and Sciences dean) David Kamitsuka. 

Exploring these topics brought up some big questions, namely where a queer young woman like herself fit into the big picture. “The opportunity I had to dive into identity at Oberlin was as powerful as my coursework there,” says Chase, who found the atmosphere at the college to be open, accepting, and understanding. 

Today, Chase also draws on her time as a manager at the ’Sco while programming Chaseholm Farm’s queer-friendly community events like Dairy Drag, which debuted in 2021 during Pride Month to celebrate the Hudson Valley’s diverse population. “It’s a celebration of queerness in a rural space, which feels special because it’s not found all that often [there],” Chase explains.

With these foundations she created Chaseholm Farm as it is today: a sustainable, queer-friendly, successful business. Read more about Chase’s approach to farming and building community in the cover story of the Winter/Spring 2024 Oberlin Alumni Magazine, available at the link in our bio. 

📸: Chaseholm Farm photos - Jennifer Young Studios / @jenniferyoungstudio
📸: Dairy Drag photo - GP Selvaggio
🧑‍🌾🧑‍🌾🧑‍🌾: Sarah Lyons Chase ’10, Em Ambrose, Jamie Gerber ’13.
🐶: Monday!

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