Inside Colony Farm Orchard: Or Natural Development

In pictures and words, artist Simon Borst explores the history and future of the expansion of the WMU Business, Technology, and Research Park at Colony Farm Orchards through interviews and personal accounts. 

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With the Business, Technology, and Research Park filled to its designed capacity, Western Michigan University prepares for an expansion onto the Colony Farm Orchard property, just to the north in Oshtemo Township. In pictures and words, artist Simon Borst explores this expansion’s history and future through interviews and personal accounts.

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