Hydroponics training is offered to everyone in May and June at Purdue University. Interested participants can choose either May or June session. There will be four classes for each session on Saturdays from 9am-4pm. Training will be provided at the state-of-the-art Purdue hydroponics facility located in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, 625 Ag….Read more about Hydroponics for Everyone Workshop[Read More]
Members of the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab and the Specialty Crops IPM Lab published their collaborative research in HortTechnology this month. The team investigated the ability of black soldier fly larvae to reduce weed seed emergence in composts created from various substrates. Thank you to all those who helped with this project, including the…Read more about Meyers and Ingwell Labs Publish New Research Article[Read More]
Carlos López and Jeanine Arana (Meyers’ Lab) and Lais McCartney (Purdue ANR Educator, Hancock County), presented about “Horticulture careers” to fifth graders at Eastern Hancock Elementary School. The 5th graders learned about horticulture crops grown in Indiana and the importance of horticulture. All the students took home a peppermint plant thanks to the Meyers’ lab research.
Purdue Agriculture published an article titled “Rehabilitation through cultivation—from incarceration to Master Gardeners” featuring six residents from the Chain O’Lakes Community Re-Entry Center who became Purdue Extension Master Gardener interns through basic training offered last fall in Noble County.
Dr. Kathryn Orvis participated in the panel discussion titled “Urban Ag: Engaging Youth” during the Indiana Small Farm Conference. Joining her were fellow panelists Danielle Guerin from the Soul Food Indy Project and Aster Bekele from the Felege Hiywot Center. All panelists are NCR-SARE grant recipients.
