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Monarch Butterflies and Milkweed: a Co-evolutionary Wonder

By Samantha Ingram Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, with their vibrant orange and black wings with intricate veining, are a breathtaking spectacle and a crucial component of our ecosystem. Their fascinating life cycle and co-evolutionary relationship with Asclepias species, commonly known as milkweed, shed light on the delicate balance of nature.

Seed-crets of Success: A Guide to Seed Selection

Seed-crets of Success: A Guide to Seed Selection

By Ryanne Welch Are you staring out your window, dreaming of warm days in the garden? Us too, but worry not! Put your daydreaming into action and plan your garden for the upcoming sunny days. Let’s talk tips and tricks and get planning! Seed selection is like adopting a

Designing your garden space

Designing your garden space

Have you ever wanted to design your garden space but weren’t sure where to start? Or are you hoping to revamp an existing garden space? Well, we here at the GRIT Garden are here to provide you with some advice to get you started on your journey, and if

Pruning: The Art and Science of Shaping Trees

Pruning: The Art and Science of Shaping Trees

By: Ryanne Welch The thought of pruning can be overwhelming. At times, it feels that you’re preparing to perform brain surgery. But fear not; we’re looking more at a haircut than a lobotomy. It’s a science but also an art. Let’s talk tips, tricks, and basics

New Year, New Garden Plans

New Year, New Garden Plans

We look forward to even more events and projects happening in the GRIT Garden in 2024! Here are just a few of the exciting things we have planned. Raised beds The GRIT Garden purchased four raised garden beds thanks to Jess Dean Rogers and her service-learning class. These beds are

2023-Year in Review

2023-Year in Review

This year, the GRIT Garden Donated 4,019.2 pounds of produce to the UVU Care hub. That number is not all the produce we grew, but all the produce that was fit for human consumption. Any produce that wasn’t as good was either composted in the garden or

The Three Sisters Garden

Volunteer hours at the garden are Wednesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays from 9-11 am This article was written by Robert Gourley as a part of a English 2010 service learning course. Thanks Robert for all your help. During the summer block of 2023, I had the great opportunity to

The Garden of Healing

The Garden of Healing

This article was written by Luis Jimenez as part of his English 2010 service learning class. Thanks Luis for volunteering and sharing your story. When I first heard my English class, and I would be working in the garden my first initial thought was “Well that’s Ironic I came

Growing for Good

Growing for Good

This article was written by Victoria Garcia as a part of her English 2010 service learning course. Thanks for volunteering in the garden and writing a great article Victoria! If you’re anything like me, then you’re probably a student in the middle of your academic career at UVU

What a year, Want to volunteer?

What a year, Want to volunteer?

What a difference one year can make. During Earth Week 2022, the very first vegetables were planted in the GRIT Garden. We started with a row of lettuce and a row of Bok Choi. During that growing season, we donated 2,500 pounds of produce to the CARE hub and

Celebrate Earth Day at the GRIT Garden!

Celebrate Earth Day at the GRIT Garden!

There is no better way to show appreciation for our planet than by getting your hands dirty at the GRIT Garden.

How to build a hoop house

The GRIT Garden donated 295 pounds of produce to the CARE hub this week. Our total is now over 1600 pounds of produce donated. Our amazing volunteers have been helping us prepare for the hoop house hoedown this week. About our hoop house The hoop house at the GRIT garden

Planning for spring

Planning for spring

It may seem premature to plan for spring when we still have not even had a frost, but planning and preparation will help to keep the garden running smoothly.

Hoop House Hoedown!

Hoop House Hoedown!

This week at the garden has been all about fall even though the temperature has not been cooperating. Volunteers planted many more fall crops and a cornucopia of produce was harvested, including the sunflowers, which will be roasted and salted to eat the seeds. Tomatoes, corn, squash, and peppers continue

Growing onward and upward

Growing onward and upward

Our donation to Fresh Food Fridays last week totaled 337 pounds, putting our total donations to 975 pounds. Nearly halfway to our goal of 2,000 pounds. We produced 52 pounds of tomatoes alone. Included in our donation were peaches that were gleaned from the Ingram family in American fork.

What about weeds?

What about weeds?

Growing on in the GRIT garden This past week the GRIT garden donated 158 pounds of produce, bringing our total donated to 618 pounds! The cherry tomatoes were a huge hit, and the green beans were delicious raw. Many folks had salsa on their minds with our huge collection of

Tomato Season

The tomatoes have been ripening quickly, and we have at least a bushel that we will be taking to Fresh Food Thursday this week. The green beans have also taken off.

Looking forward to Fall

This week in the garden we had our best harvest yet! Over 159 pounds of produce were given away at the Fresh Food Thursday event bringing the total amount from the garden to 460 pounds.

Helping folks get access to locally grown produce

Helping folks get access to locally grown produce

At the garden this week, we have had amazing harvests of tomatillos, tomatoes, squash, peas, and much more. We are still working on the hoop house and keeping the weeds down with the help of our wonderful volunteers. We won't let the heat get us down!

300 pounds and counting!

300 pounds and counting!

This week the garden donated 111 pounds of produce to the campus food pantry. The garden has now produced 303 pounds of food, around 15% of our 2,000-pound goal. The season's first tomatoes, tomatillos, peppers, and peas were huge hits.

Up goes the hoophouse!

Thanks so much to the volunteers who came last week and helped compost and mulch the new beds. This week we formed, added compost, and mulched the newest beds. As soon as it cools down, we will plant fall crops in these newest beds, including broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, spinach, kale,

New pollinator strip!

This week we planted a pollinator strip. We hope to provide our pollinator friends with more food and shelter while decreasing our pest load.

Walkways, mulch, and a big harvest!

Thanks so much to the volunteers who came last week and helped us spread mulch and trellis our vining crops. This week we are looking forward to tamping down the center walk way, spreading more mulch and gravel, and weeding. Fresh Food Thursday Last week we reached more than 100

First harvest was a success!

This week marks a big milestone for the garden: we have started harvesting our first produce! Check out the beautiful lettuce, radishes, and bok choi! The produce was donated to the student food pantry on campus on Thursday. The food pantry is hosting Fresh Food Thursdays where they provide fresh