GreenHouse program coordinator blends sustainability, student life


GreenHouse program coordinator blends sustainability, student life


Teaching about agriculture and sustainability during semesters filled with classes and tests is hard enough. It’s even harder when most students are gone for the busy summer growing season.

But Alan Turnquist says having your own greenhouse doesn’t hurt.

Turnquist is the program coordinator for the GreenHouse Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, one of 10 residential learning communities organized by University Housing. There, he gets to engage students as they explore sustainability and agricultural systems through seminars and hands-on experiences that are integrated with residential life...

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