June 4, 2007
Growing Greenhouses and Gardens
The horticulture teaching greenhouses between Lighty Student Services and Ensminger Pavilion are just about gone. Work crews have removed all but the foundation of these relics. A couple of times in recent weeks, I have had conversations with faculty who were troubled by this event, stating that we were removing a symbol of agricultural programs at WSU. Let me offer a different perspective. While the greenhouses may have symbolized WSU agriculture, they reinforced an image of agriculture being a relic of the past, using 40-year-old technologies, and with a dismal future. Obviously, we work hard each day to break down this image and advance agriculture as a modern, dynamic, science-based industry.
The removal of the greenhouses is one component of a multiple-part plan to develop a corridor between Lighty and the Alumni Center that celebrates WSU agriculture past and present. The 2/3-acre site of the old greenhouses will be converted to a Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Display Garden. With the assistance of Phil Waite, associate professor of landscape architecture, traces of the greenhouses will be incorporated into the garden’s design in order to both preserve and serve as a reminder of the past. A great story on the project, written by CAHNRS communications coordinator, Brian Clark, can be found here.
 New greenhouses being built across the street from Ferdinand's |
About this Blog
Rather than adopting the rather mundane approach of having the static and typically uninformative administrator’s page, I am attempting to join the 21st century and maintain my own blog. I hope to use this medium as another means of keeping the lines of communication open to our employees and the stakeholders of our college. I hope that you will find the posts timely and informative.
About Dan Bernardo
Dan Bernardo joined Washington State University as dean of the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resources Sciences (CAHNRS) in August 2005. Prior to moving to Washington State, Dan was professor and department head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University from 1995 through 2005. Prior to his service at KSU, Dan Bernardo was on the Agricultural Economics faculty at Oklahoma State University for a decade.
Dr. Bernardo has published over 200 papers on various agricultural economics topics, including production economics, natural resource policy, and farm management economics. He has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Washington State University and a B.S. in Agricultural and Managerial Economics from the University of California, Davis.Heading using the h3tag
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