Sustainability at UD

Hands-on Learning at the Campus Garden

An expanding urban garden on the grounds of Old River Park provides hands-on learning opportunities for students, faculty and staff less than a mile from UD's Main Campus. Students learn gardening techniques and principles of community resilience while contributing to small-scale vegetable and fruit production.

Vegetables, herbs and berries harvested from the garden are shared with UD Dining Services and Food4Flyers, the campus food pantry.

Flyer Farmers' Market

Some of the garden's produce is also available at the Flyer Farmers' Market, a weekly event held for a limited time each fall semester that provides students convenient access to fresh food. Vendors sell everything from produce, bread and sweets to fair-trade, handmade items and gifts. Contact flyerfarmersmarket@udayton.edu with any questions, or if you'd like to be a vendor.

Hands-on Lab and Studio Space at the Solar Prairie

Our sprawling solar prairie at Daniel J. Curran Place serves as a hands-on laboratory and studio space for students honing skills in renewable energy, engineering, environmental biology, art and other disciplines.

Since becoming a Xerces Society Bee Campus in 2022, the solar prairie also visibly demonstrates UD's commitment to caring for our common home. With more than 80 plant species native to Ohio, the prairie provides an important habitat for pollinators while promoting efficient renewable energy generation from the solar panels.