Tag: Horticulture
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Palo Alto College Community Garden shrinks food desert
By Donovan Garcia IIPulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College’s Community Garden showcases a new phase of agriculture and horticulture programs to PAC students and the wider community. The ribbon-cutting on October 28, 2019, allowed students, staff and faculty to set foot in the state-of-the-art community garden. Funded by a five-year, $2.6-million grant, the community garden’s…
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PAC Horticulture best in state
By McKenzie BaleroPulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto’s Horticulture Team recently competed in a national event in March 2019, and they received Best Horticulture Team in the state and seventh in the country. This competition included 4-year universities. Palo Alto is the only college in South Texas that offers a Landscape and Horticulture Science Degree. Palo…
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Palo Alto College launches Community Garden project
By Thalía Guzmán Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College’s Horticulture program, Student Life, and the S.H.A.R.E Center are launching a new project to increase health and wellness in the community. The Community Garden at Palo Alto College will teach the student body and the surrounding community how to cultivate their own food. The new…
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Students experience life outside of academics
By Destiny Montes, Pulse staff writer The clubs and organizations of Palo Alto College have grown over the years. With more than 25 to choose from, the activity spectrum is wide. “We allow students to create clubs built on their special interest,” said Carmen Velasquez, director of Student Engagement and Retention. “These clubs will…
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