Amidst all the goodbyes I said to Williams as a graduating senior, saying goodbye to the Zilkha Center gardens was particularly bittersweet. I never knew the gardens existed for my first three years on campus, but as the Garden intern this last year, I grew very attached… Continue reading »
For the past several years now, Associate Provost Chris Winters has offered an instructional fruit-tree pruning workshop in the early days of spring. This year, we gathered outside the Envi Center mini-orchard on March 3 to learn about the art, science and practical necessity of pruning. The initiates… Continue reading »
Summer interns in the Zilkha Center have the opportunity to focus on a wide range of sustainability projects that impact our campus community. While interns with the Zilkha Center carry out specific projects, they are encouraged to be creative in addressing the challenges posed in the internship and… Continue reading »
A few Saturdays ago, students gathered in the Envi Center Kitchen for a festive garden party. This party was a way to appreciate the bounty of the Envi Center gardens just as the growing season comes to a frosty close. For many students, it was also an… Continue reading »
If you’ve wandered around the Spencer Studio Art Building in recent months, you may have noticed the addition of a burgeoning meadow! Pallavi Sen, Assistant Professor of Art at the College, was behind… Continue reading »
Each summer, the Zilkha Center hires about 8 or so interns in the following fields; Communications, Gardening & Outreach, Artist-in-Residence, Farmington Solar Facility, Sustainability Consultant/Green Offices, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Transportation, Sustainability in Strategic Planning, Or, Submit Your Own Idea!… Continue reading »
The college is finally going to put a community garden on campus! Staff, faculty, community members, and students alike have desired a shared space to plant to their heart’s content. At the beginning of last year, a google form was sent out to the public through Daily… Continue reading »
Battery Recycling Locations on the sustainability layer of the online campus map WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., February 12, 2019—Following the lead of Middlebury, a newly created map of Williams’ campus highlights the college’s sustainability initiatives ranging from solar panels to rain gardens. It also provides a self-guided audio tour for visitors to learn… Continue reading »
Jennifer Lee ’22, our graphics intern, created an infographic about the College’s gardens on campus. Learn more about them by taking a look at the poster! Click to enlarge. You can read more about the gardens on campus by exploring our Grounds page. Continue reading »
The view from the flowers This summer at the Zilkha Center, the Garden Interns are tending the gardens that surround the Environmental Center. These two interns, Noah Cowit ‘20 and Ivana Onubogu ’21, are responsible for planting new plants and maintaining the current crop… Continue reading »
Math major Sumun Iyer ’18 and anthropology major MaKaila DeSano-Smith ’18 share a love of gardening—and of the environment—nurtured by Williams. Continue reading »
by Katelyn Long ’19, Zilkha Summer Intern 2016 The Williams College Children’s Center (WCCC) is a largely unexplored area of campus, as it is tucked away in the corner of campus up a hill and behind a wall of trees. I was unaware of… Continue reading »
Asparagus beetles do their thing in Parsons Gardens. It’s that time of year – students are graduating, alumni are returning for reunions, and asparagus is popping up all over the place! In Parsons Gardens, the established asparagus patch is getting hit hard by asparagus beetles. From afar you can see… Continue reading »
by Lucy Bergwall ’15, Sara Clark ’15, Robin Gimm ’14, and Josh Morrison ’16 On a Tuesday in late June, Zilkha Center interns Lucy Bergwall ’15, Sara Clark ’15, Robin Gimm ’14, and Josh Morrison ’16 along with Brent Wasser, manager of the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Program, piled into… Continue reading »
Williams Sustainable Growers: Early Spring Means Early Planting? With the help of a large grow light cart on loan from the Biology Department, Williams Sustainable Growers have a jump on the season. Seven flats of seeds, ranging from diverse lettuces and brassica plants to onions, promise a… Continue reading »
Williams College Sustainable Growers hosted their first of the season garden party on Saturday. Michelle Rodriguez warmed up the day with her lovely tribute to gardening. Continue reading »
The Williams College Sustainable Growers student group was established in spring of 2010 and, with the assistance of the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Program, founded the Sustainable Garden Project. The gardens act as visible focal points that initiate conversation on ecological agriculture and provide a practical understanding of… Continue reading »