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…]
Hey all! I’m Ren, a Junior double majoring in Sustainable Food and Farming Systems and Horticulture. I’ve taken classes on the student farm before, but this summer was my first time here as an employee. It is no overstatement to say this is by far the best job I’ve ever had! It’s hard work, but[Read More…]
The HLA department kicked off the new semester with their annual Welcome Back Taco Thursday celebration August 22. Students, faculty, and staff came together to enjoy tacos, trivia, cornhole, and a fun photobooth. A big thank you to Gloribel Rosales-Burdin and Brandy Pinkard for organizing this fantastic event. We also appreciate Pam Fisher, the HLA[Read More…]
Hello! My name is Sydney Kleiman and I am a Horticulture Ambassador at Purdue. I am a rising senior in Horticulture Production and Marketing. This summer I have been interning at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina! I have had been working four days per week in the Historic Rose Garden this summer, but[Read More…]
This week’s HLA Ambassador’s Summer Internship Spotlight is Isaac Damer (HORT/Plant Science). Hello all! My name is Isaac Damer and I am a rising Junior in Horticulture, concentrating in Plant Science. This summer I have been working as a lab assistant in Dr. Bilenky’s Sustainable Vegetable Cropping Systems Lab! Currently, we have various projects integrating[Read More…]
On May 4, members of Purdue American Society of Landscape Architects (PASLA), led by Rachael Herring, planted annual and perennial flowers and wildflower seeds for Linnwood Elementary School as a service project. A part of a multi-year project with Linnwood, PASLA previously worked on their outdoor learning lab and courtyard space. Photos from this year’s[Read More…]
Rachael Herring, a senior in landscape architecture, received 2nd place in the College of Agriculture for her research poster at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Conference. The poster, titled “Restoring Ecology to a Natural Community Retreat at Dune Harbor Park Status,” features her community engagement research to support her senior Capstone design project in Muskegon, Michigan.[Read More…]