The high-density garden with a high impact on campus lives

Students enrolled in Carl Motsenbocker’s Principles and Practices of Olericulture course are donating their produce to the LSU Food Pantry. More than 750 pounds have been donated so far this semester, with more to be harvested. (Photo by Annabelle Lang/LSU College of Agriculture)
LSU horticulture students are learning practices that will stay with them for a lifetime, including how to battle food insecurity in the campus community. Carl Motsenbocker’s Principles and Practices of Olericulture course teaches students about the science of growing, harvesting and marketing vegetables. A hands-on lab for this course takes place at the Hill Farm Teaching Facility, located on…

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