EcoCouncil has invited guest lecturer and landscape architect Marco Barrantes of La Loma Development to speak about gardening on campus this Friday.

Photo by Lara Warren

Barrantes maintains the drought-resistant garden at South Campus and will discuss rain garden design and construction, watershed planning and storm-water management, downspout art, rain cisterns and native plants. He will also describe multi-layered food forests—which mimic healthy ecosystems for maximum diversity, reduced maintenance and perennial gardening—in contrast to raised annual veggie planters.

The new Art Center Community Garden is still taking applications for plots, so email foodgarden@artcenter.edu if interested. And read more about the new garden here.

Open to everyone interested in learning more about these topics!

Marco Barrantes
Friday, July 29, 1 p.m.
CMTEL
Hillside Campus

**07/28: Due to an unexpected emergency, Barrantes will not be able to speak Friday, July 29. Please stay tuned—we’ll announce the rescheduled date as soon as possible.