The early season has been very kind to the farm with nice temperatures and lots of rain! This has led to quick crop growth around the whole site with the onions looking particularly good this year. Many other crops including the kales, swiss chard, and collards have grown well enough to begin some early light[Read More…]
Purdue will celebrate the planting of the final tree of the 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan, according to the Purdue Today article: Purdue to celebrate achievement of 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan, receives Tree Campus USA Award for 15th consecutive year. The event will be held June 11 from 1:30-2 p.m. in front of the[Read More…]
Several HLA faculty and staff participated in a “Seed Your Future” lunch and learn event on June 3 for 30 high school science teachers who visited Purdue to learn more about careers in plant sciences. Thank you to Kyle Daniel, Yiwei Huang, Petrus Langenhoven, Ying Li, Brandon McNally, Steve Meyers, Karen Mitchell, Linda Prokopy, Gloribel[Read More…]
ASLA Chapters for Michigan, Illinois, Upstate NY, Ohio, Minnesota, and Indiana and the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects are hosting the 2024 Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar. This is the third in a series of events that explore landscape architecture’s role in addressing climate impacts in urban and natural systems across the Great Lakes[Read More…]
Ashley Adair was recently interviewed by Brownfield Ag News about the USDA-NIFA funded project “Empowering Indiana’s Organic Farmers: Assessing Regional and Farm Scale Soil Health with a Farmer Network.” Ashley discussed the fledgling Indiana Organic Network and Purdue’s efforts to complete an organic soil health census across the state this year. Forage/pasture, specialty crops, and[Read More…]
After almost 49 years working tirelessly to support HLA, Robin Tribbett retired on May 31. Respecting her wishes to keep this information private, we did not have a retirement celebration but there is much to celebrate. Robin served in many roles over the years. Most recently, she served as the primary recruiter for the department[Read More…]
The Purdue Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass is back for 2024! Take a giant leap towards supporting the Purdue Student Farm. Sign up for the Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass to get your box of Purdue-grown vegetables, herbs, and fruits! Once you have signed up, you have the option to pay by check or credit card. See[Read More…]
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