~17th and Alder~
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Current garden m Welcome to the UPS Garden!
Please feel free to message this page or the current managers at garden [email protected] for any questions, concerns, or recommendations! As a part of Harvest Pierce County, the UPS garden exemplifies community outreach and a mission for sustainability within our campus community. We offer free and donation based harvest parties and produce markets, all of which you can find the information for
11/12/2019
The newest addition to the Puget Sound Campus Garden: an Earth Ship by Alix Henry! If you haven't already, it's well worth a trip over to the garden to take a closer look, and while you're at it you can bring your food scraps to compost, too!
07/12/2017
Hey gardeners, hope everyone has been enjoying this beautiful Tacoma summer! 🏕️🏖️⛰️
Do you feel like you need to up your dose of veg? Come to the garden this Friday (7/14) at 6:00 PM for a potluck and harvest give away. Please bring a food item to contribute if you can and take home some fresh produce! BYOP (bring your own plate)
Here is what we have to give out:
squash starts
garlic/onions
swiss chard and kale
sugar snap peas
broccoli
carrots 🥕
peppers 🌶️
herbs and MORE!
05/11/2017
Trying to get your home garden started?!
Lettuce help you! Please help yourself to the Tagro soil so conveniently located outside the garden in the parking lot at the corner of 17th and N Alder St.
Your plants will thank you
05/11/2017
Out of dining dollars or not on a meal plan and finding it hard to focus for finals on an empty stomach? There are resources on campus and in our community for you and students like you! Stop by the campus's food pantry and check in with folks at the Center for Intercultural and Civic Engagement for more information!
04/18/2017
Happy Earth Week Gardeners! Join us in the garden today to enjoy the tastes of Spring!
Be sure to bring some food to share and your own bowl to taste everyone else's treats!
(p.s. we are prepared for this event rain or shine, and since it's spring in tacoma we will probably have a bunch of both. come dance in the rain with us)
03/31/2017
Our Clamatis looking strong this morning! 💪🏽
03/29/2017
Make sure to stop by the tables in the sub during Earth Week to pick up one of our new stickers! Thanks to the lovely and talented Mairan Smith, we'll have plenty of these cute gardeners to go around :)
03/25/2017
Did you know that lettuce loves onion? And tomatoes love basil and garlic? As you're planning your spring planting, here are some companion planting ideas to consider.
Source: https://thehomestead.guru/companion-planting-2/
03/24/2017
Bloomin' Berginia!
03/20/2017
Hey garden lovers! If you've ever thought about getting more involved with our school's community garden, or if you've dreamed of playing in the dirt and working towards food sovereignty, or if you just love being around incredible happy healthy people, you should come to today's Garden Club meeting ! We'll be meeting at 4:00pm in the garden to discuss leadership for the coming academic year!
If you are interested in getting more involved in our garden but you can't come to this evening's meeting, please email [email protected]! Anyone who wants to be a part of this happy family can be!
03/06/2017
New! Fresh! GROWTH IS ON THE WAY!!!