CANR News

Category: Plant and Soil Sciences

September 14, 2023 Written by Michele Walfred

Outdoor classroom

November 17, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photos by Evan Krape

Retired Extension specialist Gordon Johnson teaches the UD course, Vegetables, Herbs and Natural Plant Products (PLSC 302). It’s one of three courses where Students get hands-on experience growing various crops outside at UD's working farm and greenhouse on campus. The courses solidify what it takes to grow fresh vegetables and where food comes from.
New parks, better housing and safer streets part of ideas to improve conditions along Delaware’s Route 9 corridor

October 28, 2025 | Written by Johnny Perez-Gonzalez | WHYY

The Route 9 corridor near New Castle has endured decades of flooding, industrial zoning and disinvestment. The University of Delaware Coastal Resilience Design Studio partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a report, “Neighborhoods of Nice Green Connections Framework”, which highlighted key areas of the corridor to improve. The report proposed projects that could improve the corridor’s connectivity, recreation and safety.
Fall harvest

October 20, 2025 | Written by Molly Schafer | Photos by courtesy of Tim Filasky

Meet the Blue Hen alumni behind Filasky's Produce and Farm Market. Investing in agritourism, especially autumn events including pumpkin patches, hayrides and inflatables, helped this small family farm succeed.