The horticulture education building is home to our landscape horticulture program and Hillview Urban Agriculture, a not-for-profit grassroots organization dedicated to making fresh, healthy food accessible to everyone.
- Water from the roofs are collected into an exterior storage tank, filtered and treated by a UV light, and then used to water plants in the greenhouse
- The lot to the west of the horticulture education building is being transformed into a learning and demonstration space so that students and community members can learn about alternative landscaping ideas responsive to our changing climate.
- Among other things, Western’s greenhouse bays are used to grow micro greens for use in the food prepared at our own Union Market.
Did you know?
At one point, the Horticulture Center was a residence hall for Western students. When that building was torn down, some of the stone was recycled and reused in the new Horticulture building. Come on in and check it out!