Miami University Regionals’ Hamilton Garden Fest - Cincinnati Event
September 24, 2017 - Hamilton
This year’s theme focuses on Foodscaping: Interspersing Edibles in the
Ornamental Garden. Regionals students Emma Boggs (Nursing) and Ashley Cornett
(Integrative Studies) spearheaded the campus’s involvement in the All-American
Selections Landscape Design Challenge.
Garden Fest activities will include educational
sessions on container vegetable gardening and foodscaping; conservatory tours;
and kids’ activities, potting a plant to take home, a Conservatory scavenger
hunt, prairie seed collecting, and lawn games.
A cook-off competition will feature city and
campus leaders, assisted by Butler Tech Culinary Arts program students, as they
prepare dishes using fresh produce from the Conservatory’s garden. Hamilton
City Mayor Pat Moeller, Hamilton City Schools Superintendent Tony Orr, and
Hamilton City Councilwoman Kathy Klink will challenge Miami Regionals
administrators Cathy-Bishop Clark, Pete Haverkos, and Sue Sepela to a cook-off.
Hotdog/veggie burger, soup, and a drink will be
available from 12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. with a recommended $5 donation benefitting
Shared Harvest Foodbank. Every dollar donated provides seven meals for someone
in need.
A special thanks to the following community
partners: Butler Tech, Hamilton Urban Garden Systems (HUGS), Shared Harvest
Foodbank, 17Strong, Johnson Family Farms, L'Obel Plant Nursery, Ohio State
University Cooperative Extension, Hamilton Campus Activities Committee and
Student Government Association.
All activities are free
and open to the public. For more information, contact Brian Grubb at (513)
785-3086 or grubbb@miamioh.edu. The Hamilton Campus Conservatory is located at
1601 University Blvd.
Miami University Regionals’ Hamilton Garden Fest Event Dates
September 24, 2017Posted By: orthrm@miamioh.edu
Categories: Family Events