PHOTO GALLERY: MU administrator focuses on self-sufficiency in her spare time

October 28, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT

MU Vice Provost Ann Korschgen's farm has bees, hens and a vegetable garden.

Ann Korschgen, vice provost of enrollment at MU, pets Zoe, her 8-year-old labrador, Friday at her farm. | Benjamin Hoste

Ann Korschgen, vice provost of enrollment at MU, holds Brava, the only chicken she and her husband Carl have named. They have 16 chickens, which lay about a dozen eggs a day. | Benjamin Hoste

Ann Korschgen, vice provost of enrollment at MU, gathers fresh eggs Friday at her farm. | Benjamin Hoste

Ann Korschgen, vice provost of enrollment at MU, looks on as her husband, Carl Korschgen, checks a beehive Friday. Bees hibernate during the winter months, remaining in their hives and consuming stored honey to weather the cold. | Benjamin Hoste

Ann Korschgen, vice provost of enrollment at MU, and her 8-year-old labrador, Zoe, walk back toward her home after gathering fresh eggs and kale from her garden on Friday. Korschgen and her husband, Carl, have a five-acre farm on their property that includes a vegetable garden, honey bees and pine trees, in addition to their 16 chickens. | Benjamin Hoste