Fall 2026 Garden Class Interest Form

Fall Garden Class in Arroyo Vista

UNI AFF 1A

Campus projects with a University department to enrich academic growth and development as well as academic growth and development of UCI. Includes 30 hours per quarter working on proposed projects under faculty/staff supervision. 

Date and Time: Fridays, 1:00 - 1:50 PM

Location: Arroyo Vista Garden

Designed for beginners and experienced gardeners, this course covers the basics of garden care in California and provides the student with the knowledge to solve many of the problems commonly faced in keeping plants healthy. Topics include soils and soil amendments; fertilizers; plant physiology and identification methods; planting, pruning, and staking techniques; plant selection guidelines; hydroponics; native plants and pollinators; and pest and disease control. The course also includes an exploration on important issues such as urban agriculture and greening and responds to issues of urban sustainability, food security, environmental health, and climate change resilience. Let’s examine how campus gardens can be student led with functions for food production, education, research, community building, and cultural representation.  

Since 2015, a partnership among UCI Student Housing, ASUCI, the UCI Basic Needs Center, and the UCI Sustainability Resource Center has coordinated a campus gardens program which aims to improve integration between urban agriculture and Basic Needs services, increase experiential learning, and initiate cross-campus collaboration. In particular, this class will support programming and sustainable approaches to urban agriculture at the Arroyo Vista housing “Ants in Your Plants” garden. Students will support the produce donation program between the AV garden and the FRESH pantry at the Basic Needs Center. This is a hands-on, experiential learning internship engaging the range of skills essential to urban agriculture, both inside the garden and as a community organizer. 

Spaces are limited. Successful applicants will be emailed an authorization code for course registration.

Please note: This is not the only way to get involved in the garden. Other quarterly events and volunteer opportunities will be made available soon on ZotSpot. 

Questions: UCI Housing Sustainability housing-sustainability@uci.edu

Last Name *


Preffered First Name *


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UCI Email *


Class standing at UCI (This course is only open to Undergraduate Students) *

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Can you commit to attending garden class meetings at 1:00 p.m. in Fall 2025? Students must complete a total of 30 volunteer hours including class time and a minor final assignment. *


Please share about your interest in gardening and what you hope to get out of this experience? (250 words) *


Will you need any accommodations to make your participation possible or more accessible?


Additional comments or questions.



Thank you! Your response has been recorded. Questions: UCI Housing Sustainability <housing-sustainability@uci.edu>