社区花园

An overview image of the community garden 黄色的房子 on the land. In the image there is a concrete pad with raised metal beds, dirt plots with green plants, 黄色的房子. The community garden logo is on the top left.

The Indiana State 社区花园 opened in 2008 and has since grown to 165 plots for community members to use 免费. Each gardener has access to communal tools and water, in return gardeners agree to: tend to their plots and paths, 只种植一年生植物, and refrain from using pesticides, 除草剂, 和杀真菌剂.

Additionally gardeners are required to commit 4 hours of service a month to the garden and 捐赠 10% of their annual yield to local charities. As we continue to grow, our donations to local food charities has grown. Each consecutive year our gardeners continue to 捐赠 more pounds of produce and more hours of service. You do not have to have any experience in order to garden. Come join our community of gardeners! For more information on our policies, please go to the ISU社区花园 Policy Guide. 

 

Since we began keeping records in 2017, gardeners from the ISU社区花园 have 捐赠d a combined 28,414磅. of produce and over 6,165 hours of service!

 

All prospective gardeners are required to fill out a garden application for the upcoming season, including returning gardeners. Once you fill out an application, we will contact you with availability of plots and set up an orientation. If our plot availability is full, we will put you on a waiting list. Plot assignment is on a first-come, first-served basis. 

 

ISU社区花园 Application Link

 Applications are open for the 2024 season. 马上申请!

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梧桐食物森林

The 梧桐食物森林 consists of a permaculture food forest, 集市花园, 还有一个授粉花园. It is located across from the ISU社区花园 on 12th 街. The food forest started as a research project in 2018. A permaculture food forest is a regenerative agriculture technique meant to mimic a natural forest with edible plants. Our food forest has 100+ fruit trees, 30+ fruit bushes, root vegetables, and vining produce. All of the produce harvested here is 捐赠d to on-campus food pantries and off-campus food banks. Student leaders in our BlueStem Internship Program are responsible for the planning, 维护, and harvest at the food forest. Through the Bluestem Internship Program, our interns gain experience in helping maintain and harvest during the summer for our free CSA-program with the Sycamore Food Pantry. 

 

如何参与

学生 can get involved by taking advantage of these opportunities:

工作人员 & 教师 can contact us to utilize the food forest as a living laboratory for the following opportunities:

  • 研究
  • 从实践经验中学习
  • 服务学习

Image on the left is a student in an orange shirt using a tool into the ground. The middle image is a group of students standing in front of yellow native flowers. The image on the right is a student in a blue shirt stringing tomato plants along a string.