Green and Growing

A campus garden and multiple native pollinator-friendly plantings across 11 acres of green space support campus sustainability. And the 8-acre solar prairie and several pocket prairies across campus showcase UD's efforts to support healthy ecosystems and provide campus-based internships and research opportunities.

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 Main Campus. In the garden, students learn gardening techniques and principles of community resilience while contributing to small scale vegetable and fruit production.

A harvest of vegetables, herbs and berries are shared with dining services and the campus food pantry.Try some of the garden produce at the UD Farmers’ Market. For a tour of the garden for your campus group or to join the gardening efforts, complete the Join Us form.

Solar Prairie

The solar prairie at 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.

Earning Xerces Society Bee Campus designation, it also visibly demonstrates UD's commitment to caring for our common home. With over 80 plant species native to Ohio, the prairie provides important habitat for pollinators while promoting efficient renewable energy generation from the solar panels.