HLA Happenings News from the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Lori Hoagland and Karen Mitchell Co-hosted “Get the Dirt: Urban Soil Health Conference”

June 10, 2022 - Included in Issue: 22-22

Attendees sitting around tables listening to a talk

On Thursday, June 2, Lori Hoagland, Karen Mitchell with Nathan Shoaf (Purdue Extension/Urban Agriculture Program) partnered with SWCD’s Urban Soil Health Director, Elli Blaine, to host the “Get the Dirt: Urban Soil Health Conference” for over 100 participants.

The conference was followed by a farm tour and dinner at Maple Hill Farm in West Point.

Small group of attendees visiting a farm

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