Last week, the LA 316 class joined West Lafayette Parks and Recreation staff Greg and John, for a field trip to the recently completed Cason Family Park. Designed by MKSK, the project highlights the restoration of the historic Morris Schoolhouse, with natural-based amenities such as preserved forest walks, playgrounds and artistic features in the woods….Read more about LA 316 Students Explore Design and Play at Cason Family Park[Read More]
This week, students in HORT 10100 enjoyed a field trip to Bennett’s Greenhouse and Garden Center, a family-owned retail horticultural operation in Lafayette. The visit offered a unique behind-the-scenes look at how a local business manages its greenhouse and garden center, providing valuable insights into retail horticulture practices. Students toured the facilities, learned about day-to-day…Read more about HORT 101 Students Explore Bennett’s Greenhouse and Garden Center[Read More]
This Wednesday our Purdue Student Farm interns took a trip to Illinois to visit UIUC’s Sustainable Student Farm. We met with their farm manager, Matt Turino, who toured us around the 7-acre plot. The UIUC Sustainable Student Farm boasts its own greenhouse, a permaculture area full of chestnut trees and currant bushes, and several pollinator…Read more about Purdue Student Farm Interns Visit IUCI Sustainable Student Farm[Read More]
The Hort 317 (Landscape Contracting and Management) and Hort 318 (Field Production of Horticultural Crops) visited several horticultural businesses on September 7th. Leaving campus at 7:00 am, with only a couple of complaints of an early Saturday morning, the classes first travelled to Van Drunen Farms in Momence, IL. Van Drunen is a large, international…Read more about HORT Classes Visited Regional Horticultural Businesses[Read More]
