{"id":4088,"date":"2026-05-14T01:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/?p=4088"},"modified":"2026-05-14T01:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:17:49","slug":"owen-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/2026\/05\/14\/owen-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Owen Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Owen-Chase.avif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Owen Chase selling micro greens on the Clark University campus\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Owen-Chase.avif 1500w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Owen-Chase-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Owen-Chase-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Owen-Chase-768x512.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>If you visited the Clark Collective Pop-up market at any time in the past few years, you know&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/04\/farming-for-fun-and-food-justice\/\">Owen Chase<\/a>. Wearing his trademark tan cap emblazoned with a tomato, Chase has been a fixture at the markets since he started growing microgreens in his residence hall room during his sophomore year. A global environmental studies major with a lifelong passion for agriculture, Chase earned funding for his business,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justforfunfarms.com\/\">Just For Fun Farms<\/a>, through the annual Clark Tank competition and the citywide&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/11\/student-entrepreneurs-make-a-splash-at-wootank\/\">Woo Tank<\/a>&nbsp;contest. Along with the Clark markets, he set up shop last summer at farmers markets in Worcester; this year, he\u2019ll expand to markets in Westborough, Westminster, and Ashland. He also sells microgreens to local restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"double-bottom-margin\">The business provides Chase, a Worcester native, with an opportunity to tap into another passion, food justice, frequently donating the nutrient-rich greens to local food pantries. After the summer, he plans to take a gap year to focus on growing Just For Fun Farms and expanding his restaurant partnerships, and then will return to Clark to pursue a master\u2019s in environmental science and policy.&nbsp;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons double-bottom-margin is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/04\/farming-for-fun-and-food-justice\/\">Learn more about Owen<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/may-2026\/student-spotlights\/\">Student spotlights<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card double-bottom-margin\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/climate-environment-society\/academics\/climate-environment-and-society-ba\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"A group of climate, environment, and society majors conduct research in the arboretum\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/climate-environment-society-header.avif\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">An equitable, sustainable, and just future<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-climate-environment-and-society-b-a\">Climate, Environment, and Society, B.A.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore environmental issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives in a problem-focused and solution-oriented curriculum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\">Program details<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you visited the Clark Collective Pop-up market at any time in the past few years, you know&nbsp;Owen Chase. 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