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
04/30/2014
Here's an article on the UH gardens!
Needville native develops UH green thumbs 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…
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."
Plant It Forward Empowering New Americans to build farming businesses - adding fresh, healthy produce to plates across Houston. 🌱
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!
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...
01/31/2014
Community gardening can be a gateway to small scale farming.
http://www.technologywater.com/post/69995394390/un-report-says-small-scale-organic-farming-only-way-to
UN Report Says Small-Scale Organic Farming Only Way to Feed the World Image: eatdrinkbetter.com Nick Meyer | AltHealthWORKS Even as the United States government continues to push for the use of more chemically-intensive and corporate-dominated farming methods such as...
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!
01/27/2014
Composting is satisfying, good exercise, and such a good way to build nutritious garden soil at no cost.
50 Things You Can Compost If you're wondering which common household items are good for the compost bin, this article is full of ideas for you.
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.
01/17/2014
Head to the fruit tree sale bright and early tomorrow morning and you'll thank yourself!
Need a Lemon Tree or Raspberry Bush? Get Yourself to Rice University on Saturday What do apples, avocados, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, citron, dragonfruit, figs, goji berries, grapes, grapefruits, kumquats, lemons, limes, lychee, macadamias, mandarins,...
What's growing in your garden that you're really excited to harvest?
