Rice University Community Gardens

Rice University Community Gardens The gardens are maintained by Rice University faculty, staff, students and supporters from the community.

The Rice University Campus is home to three community gardens: (1) Martel Garden, on Sunset Boulevard behind Martel College; (2) Hanszen Garden, on Alumni Drive near Hanszen College and alongside the South Servery; (3) Wiess Garden, on the curve of Alumni Drive, at the perimeter of Wiess College. Each fall and spring, Dr. Jennifer Rudgers leads a course, "EBIO/ENST 204 Environmental Sustainabilit

y: The design and practice of community agriculture." This course, co-instructed by Nancy Rowe and Liz Tussey, introduces students to the fundamentals of community garden design and practice. Students' responsibilities center on developing and improving the Rice Community Gardens. There is a strong emphasis on learning and applying ecological principles to the practice of community agriculture. Topics change each semester, but include issues such as include pest control and food web ecology, building sustainable soil, and maximizing yield in an urban environment. Students form gardening teams, each of which manage one of the three current campus gardens. Within these groups, garden management includes: garden design and crop planning/rotation, effective soil building and composting, organic and sustainable weed and pest control, creating habitat to attract beneficial insects.

Here's an article on the UH gardens!
04/30/2014

Here's an article on the UH gardens!

Hall, a biology major who plans to graduate this May, started her position last fall through the University of Houston's Office of Sustainability. The organic community garden, located next to the Cougar Woods Dining Hall, is on the northeast corner of Cullen and Wheeler, on the southwest side of th…

04/29/2014

Visit PLANT IT FORWARD FARMS @ University of St Thomas
1318 Sul Ross St, Houston TX 77006
1/2 acre at the corner of Yupon and Sul Ross

"Plant It Forward provides Houston with fresh, local produce by helping refugees grow their own urban farm businesses. Each farmer is trained to farm using organic methods and sell their produce through farmers markets, farm stands, restaurants, and farm shares."

Empowering New Americans to build farming businesses - adding fresh, healthy produce to plates across Houston. 🌱

Learning how to save seeds is easy, fun and lowers the cost of your garden. Here's advice on how to save seeds for most...
03/09/2014

Learning how to save seeds is easy, fun and lowers the cost of your garden. Here's advice on how to save seeds for most plants: http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Seed-Saving-Instructions/

Seed Savers Exchange is a non-profit organization with a mission to conserve and promote America's culturally diverse but endangered garden and food crop heritage for future generations by collecting, growing, and sharing heirloom seeds and plants.

03/04/2014

Eat a rainbow for your health!

"Dirt is Destiny" on Monday, Feb 10th from 4-5 PM in 123 Anderson Biology
02/06/2014

"Dirt is Destiny" on Monday, Feb 10th from 4-5 PM in 123 Anderson Biology

It's quite true that we're only as good as our dirt, so check out the upcoming lecture "Dirt is Destiny" on Monday, Feb 10th from 4-5 PM in 123 Anderson Biology. Click on the flier for details. And keep your "dirty talk" jokes to yourself...

01/29/2014

Save the date! Find out what options we have on campus that can fit your healthy lifestyle. Learn more about terms like “free-range” and “organic” and what they really mean. Promotional items will be offered to encourage healthy choices. 2/12 at noon, Anderson Bio 131. See the flier for details!

Composting is satisfying, good exercise, and such a good way to build nutritious garden soil at no cost.
01/27/2014

Composting is satisfying, good exercise, and such a good way to build nutritious garden soil at no cost.

If you're wondering which common household items are good for the compost bin, this article is full of ideas for you.

Check out this interesting graphic on categories of corn and varieties you can grow.
01/25/2014

Check out this interesting graphic on categories of corn and varieties you can grow.

Nice visual of the Native Seeds/SEARCH corn collection. Thank you Melissa.

01/24/2014

From our e-newsletter today about the cold! Urban Harvest garden experts offer the following advice: Water a day ahead of a cold snap; create windbreaks from North winds; surround young trees with a wire mesh or tomato cage then wrap with cloth and plastic; place jugs or buckets of water near the trunks; fill wrapped trees with lightweight leaves or pine needles. Most cold weather vegetables will thrive as long as they have been recently watered. Other techniques include placing large trash cans or pots over sensitive plants; spreading dry leaves or pine needles around the plants to keep soil moist and warm. For more info, visit Gardening Advice and fruit tree varieties.

Head to the fruit tree sale bright and early tomorrow morning and you'll thank yourself!
01/17/2014

Head to the fruit tree sale bright and early tomorrow morning and you'll thank yourself!

What do apples, avocados, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, citron, dragonfruit, figs, goji berries, grapes, grapefruits, kumquats, lemons, limes, lychee, macadamias, mandarins,...

03/19/2013

What's growing in your garden that you're really excited to harvest?

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