The Orange County Farm Bureau is establishing roots to build a pipeline from the classroom to industry for Fullerton College Horticulture students and graduates. The OC Farm Bureau generously awarded the Friends of Fullerton College Foundation with $151,800, which will be used to provide scholarships, internships, and develop a program that will guide students from… Read more »
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New Hands-On Aquaponics Lab Teaches Students the Future of Horticulture
Fullerton College students will have an opportunity to learn about the latest trends and research in urban farming thanks to a new aquaponics lab. Starting this fall semester, students taking Horticulture 255 F Hydroponics/Aquaponics will learn in a hands-on laboratory the theory and practice of both types of crop production. The class will provide students… Read more »
FC Horticulture Provides Real-World Experience to Students During its Annual Plant Sales
Hidden near the corner of Lemon Street and Berkeley Avenue, the FC Horticulture Department is easy to miss for most students. Although small, the department is busy year-round with classes taught in the classrooms from a converted World War II Army barrack or outside in the two acres of land filled with plants, greenhouses and… Read more »