Emory & Henry Garden
Class is always outside for students who work in the
Emory & Henry Garden.
The E&H Garden is many things to many people. For students in the Food Studies minor or one of the Organic Food Production courses, it’s the classroom. For other students the garden is a place to get outside and connect with the land, a way to give back to the community through food, or just simply one of the most pleasant spots on campus.
All students are welcome to work in the garden either through class or simply as volunteers. The hundreds of pounds of food produced annually using organic methods serves four Head Start early childhood development programs, local restaurants and even E&H students at the cafeteria.
In addition to a wide variety of crops from carrots to cabbages and tomatoes to basil, over the years students working in the garden have also raised mushrooms, honey bees, flowers and apples and provided a habitat for birds. Adjunct Prof. Tamara McNaughton, a local farmer and gardener, works in the garden and welcomes all students, regardless of whether they have any experience.
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Students harvesting from the garden. -
Shiitake mushrooms. -
Basil -
Tomatoes -
Peppers -
The E&H Garden hoop house. -
Prof. Ed Davis works with students in the garden. -
Lettuce and kale. -
Sunflowers. -
Students planting cabbages. -
Students with sweet potatoes at the produce sale. -
Squash harvest -
Students learn about beet planting. -
Students tilling in the garden. -
Students sorting potatoes. -
Student takes a break from Service Plunge to pose in the garden. -
Allison Cernoch, E&H alumna and garden manager -
Students planting potatoes. -
A group of E&H student gardeners and a row of flowers. -
A student holds a bouquet of flowers from the garden. -
A friend stops by the garden. -
A student gets ready for cover crop rotation. -
Students planted lettuce and greens in the hoop house. -
Organic vegetables inside the hoop house. -
Two students make a bouquet. -
Student shows off potatoes planted in the garden. -
A tomato explosion! -
Student prepares for sunflower seeding.
Get Involved!
There are two ways to get involved. You can take Organic Food Production (ENVS 206) or Advanced Organic Food Production (ENVS 207), or simply volunteer! To sign up email Prof. Tamara McNaughton.
Follow the E&H Garden on Instagram to see what we’re harvesting today.