Wenjing Guan talk about her research and Extension programs to more than 100 middle and high school students this month. The groups that have visited or will visit Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center include South Knox Middle School’s summer activity program (June 4, about 25 students), Vincennes University’s Techmaster Camp (June 12, about 10 students), Vincennes…Read more about Wenjing Guan Presents Her Work to Knox County Youth[Read More]
Vicki Stirm, Kathryn Orvis and Karen Mitchell hosted several youth outreach projects in June. On June 13 and 14, 16 youth from the 4-H Academy – Living Landscapes worked with Dr. Kathryn Orvis and and Vicki Stirm on several horticulture activities: plant propagation of houseplants, a scavenger hunt in the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden, and…Read more about HLA’s Youth Outreach Activities[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.
This week Dr. Kathryn Orvis and Vicki Stirm hosted sessions for the 4-H Round Up. There were fourteen students (from various counties in Indiana), two chaperones, and one Youth Ambassador. The session was titled “Inside Out Plants,” which included a scavenger hunt in the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden, followed by flower dissections in the classroom.
On Friday, April 28th, Chris Adair and Vicki Stirm presented to youth from the World Food Prize Youth Institute. There were 3 groups totaling 28 students plus adults. The topic was food security. Chris spoke about the student farm and how they reach out to the community via the CSA program and working with the…Read more about Chris Adair and Vicki Stirm Presented to Youth from the World Food Prize Youth Institute[Read More]
