We got our first harvest of lettuce from the container farms last week! Yields came in slightly higher than expected but not as high as Brittany hopes to push them in the future. At full capacity, one container farm is capable of producing almost 1000 heads of lettuce per week! All product grown will go…Read more about Beautiful First Harvest from Container Farms[Read More]
Esperanza Zambrano (Widhalm lab) presented at the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. Espi is a visiting student from Texas A&M University Kingsville who participated in the 2024 Purdue Undergraduate Research Experiences for Plant Biology and Data Science (PURE-PD) program. She was mentored by PhD student George Meyer.
The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was held July 25 at the Purdue Student Farm. Petrus Langenhoven, Sofia Catucuamba, Miranda Purcell, Stephen Meyers, Wenjing Guan, Lian Duron, Ashley Adair, Brittany Weerts, and Hoagland Lab members Ada Martinez and Sophia Mears presented their research to attendees. Colleagues from the Departments of Entomology, Food Science, ABE,…Read more about 2024 Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day[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 about HLA Ambassadors’ Summer Internships – Sydney Kleiman[Read More]
The start of the bowling league is just around the corner, and we need you! This is a 30-week season that follows Purdue’s breaks and holidays. We need substitutes to fill any absences during the season for our 4 starters. Whether you show up once a month or once a year, we would love to…Read more about Join the HLA Bowling Team![Read More]
Happy to report the HLA Team earned a hard-fought victory against the Purdue Faculty Association at River Fest on Saturday! Due to high water the canoe race pivoted to a canoe-themed obstacle course on land. Thankfully this last minute change did not deter the HLA team! With teamwork and athleticism, the HLA Team emerged victorious!!…Read more about HLA Team Triumphs at River Fest[Read More]
On Friday, July 12, Vicki Stirm and Karen Mitchell hosted the C-PASA (Cargill- Purdue Agribusiness and Science Academy) High School students. Participants toured the student farm, led by two summer interns. After that, they returned to campus and learned how an orchardist knows when to harvest apples, as well as did a blind taste test…Read more about HLA’s Youth Outreach in July[Read More]
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