Raised beds at the Pioneer Garden site provide for intensive gardening. |
Bennion Center service learning scholars volunteer project at the Sill Center garden. |
Gardens as Living Laboratories and Outdoor Classrooms
Do you want to learn how to grow your own food? Are you interested in the science of gardening? Or perhaps how gardens can serve as spaces for community building, artistic expression, and health? Consider taking a course!
The Sill and Pioneer Gardens were created to serve as outdoor classrooms for the Department of Biology. They now also offer opportunities in other disciplines as well as through Continuing Education.
A sample of current academic classes includes:
BIOL 1340, Ecological Principles of Organic Gardening, Summer Semester (cross-listed as BIOL 134 through Continuing Education)
BIOL 3460, Global Environmental Issues, Spring Semester (crosslisted as ENVST 3460)
AOCE Lifelong Learning 529, Vegetable Gardening Basics
SW 4302, Social Work Practice III
Informal Education Opportunities - Volunteer!
Volunteers are welcome year-round for a wide variety of projects, from planning and design to outreach to greenhouse work and gardening. From July through October, volunteers also run a produce stand and help with harvest, sales, and marketing.
Contact Alexandra Parvaz or Jen Colby at the Office of Sustainability, 801-585-9352, for information about current opportunities. We host both one-time projects and ongoing long-term efforts. Skilled gardeners are particularly welcome for some projects, but in general no gardening experience is necessary.
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