Good Thursday everyone. We hope you all have been enjoying your veggies thus far. If you were excited about the addition of tomatoes to your bags last week, prepare yourselves… Our tomatoes are starting to ripen very quickly. You can expect weekly tomatoes roughly until the very end of the CSA (until early-November), so collect…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Dr. Cale Bigelow partnered with Citizens Energy Group to encourage Indianapolis residents to conserve water through smarter lawn care practices. The video segment aired on WISH-TV on June 19th: Citizens Energy Group promotes water conservation efforts. Dr. Bigelow advises watering lawns no more than twice a week, noting that Indiana’s 40 inches of annual rainfall…Read more about Dr. Bigelow and Citizens Energy Urge Smarter Lawn Watering to Conserve Water[Read More]
This summer, students at the Felege Hiywot Center in Indianapolis are diving into hands-on learning, thanks to innovative programming led by Dr. Kathryn Orvis and supported by a grant from North Central SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education). One of the highlights? Pickle making! Students are learning the science and technique behind food preservation while…Read more about Dr. Kathryn Orvis Brings Pickle-Making and More to Felege Hiywot Center[Read More]
Peter Hirst led the Indiana Horticulture Society Field Day that was generously hosted by Chandler’s Orchard in Fillmore, IN. We toured their apple, strawberry and vegetable operations. Miranda Purcell, Steve Meyers and Wenjing Guan were in attendance as well as members of the Meyers lab & Hoagland lab.
“Tomato Seedling Performance in Five Commercial Organic Growing Media with and without Supplemental Fertilizer” co-authored by Liz Maynard, Wenjing Guan, Petrus Langenhoven and Lori Hoagland was published in HortTechnology on June 18.
This week, Dr. Aaron Thompson delivered an international webinar for the American Society for Horticultural Science, focusing on the rapidly evolving role of AI in teaching and research. His presentation, “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Teaching Applications for Horticulture and Landscape Design,” highlighted work from the Center for Community & Environmental Design. The webinar showcased…Read more about Dr. Aaron Thompson Presented Webinar Hosted by ASHS[Read More]
SOLVE COMMUNITY CHALLENGES WITH FRESH DESIGN PERSPECTIVES Are you a community, non-profit, or agency working to solve a community or environmental design problem? Purdue University’s Center for Community & Environmental Design invites you to collaborate with our enthusiastic senior-level Landscape Architecture students. Annually, 15-25 dedicated Purdue Landscape Architecture students participate in an independent design course,…Read more about CCED Is Seeking Community Partners for Student Design Projects[Read More]
On Friday, June 27th, the College of Agriculture’s Office of Academic Programming partnered with Vicki Stirm to host an exciting hands-on experience for 42 Juntos 4-H students from across Indiana. These junior high and middle school students rotated through 40-minute sessions designed to introduce them to the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) and…Read more about Juntos 4-H Students Explore HLA Careers and Plant Propagation at Purdue[Read More]
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