Horticulture Club

The Horticulture Club promotes awareness of College of Western's Idaho's Horticulture Technology program and the horticulture industry. Join us for active conversations, guest speakers, how-to and hands-on projects on campus and in the community, and, of course, lots of food!

Club Meetings

First & Third Wednesdays of the Month

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Nampa Campus Simplot Agriculture Building (NAGB), Library

Connect with Us

Fill out our interest form below, or email us at hortclub@cwi.edu!

Horticulture Club Interest Form

Leadership

Amalie

Bolinder

President

Lilli

Hurtado

Vice President

Amy

Conner

Treasurer

Victoria

Boucher

Secretary

Kaylie

Reed

Historian

Advisor(s)

Schults, Dan

Assistant Professor, Horticulture

Dept of Agricultural Sciences

208.562.2468

danschults@cwi.edu

Sprague, Alex

Instructor, Horticulture

Dept of Agricultural Sciences

alexsprague@cwi.edu

Horticulture Club News

Student stands in greenhouse in front of several plants

Growing a Future in Horticulture

Amalie Bolinder turned a passion for plants into a path at CWI, gaining hands-on experience, leadership roles, and industry recognition.

Student Success

CWI Joined Community Efforts at Canyon County Festival of Trees

CWI celebrated the Canyon County Festival of Trees with a student-designed, garden-themed holiday tree, supporting Meals on Wheels and homebound seniors across Canyon County.

Community

Annual CWI Horticulture Plant Sale – May 7

Spruce up your yard and garden this spring with plants grown and cared for by College of Western Idaho Horticulture Technology students!

Campus Life

A chef stands in a farm field holding out a basket of freshly picked organic produce.

Farm to Fork 2024 is Sold Out

Tickets for Farm to Fork, a dinner hosted by College of Western Idaho Agriculture Science faculty and students, are on sale on now!

Community

Andrea Schumaker addressing group in Campus Garden

Farm to Fork Dinner Raises $5,000 for the Campus Garden

Eighty people from across the College and around the Treasure Valley devoured a tasty, five-course meal on campus Friday, Oct. 6, to support CWI's Campus Garden.

Community

Andrea Schumaker touring the CWI Campus Garden

2023 Farm to Fork Tickets Sold Out!

Tickets for 2023 Farm to Fork, a dinner hosted by College of Western Idaho Agriculture Science faculty and students, have sold out!

Announcements

Horticulture Club Gets a Taste of the Farming Business

Horticulture Club students took a daylong tour of the many different farms in Canyon County to learn the best practices and tools to run a successful agriculture business.

Campus Life

Faculty, staff, and students planting a tree

Horticulture Technology Working to Make CWI a Greener Campus

Horticulture Technology students, staff, and faculty held a tree planting event as part of the process to earn the designation of a Tree Campus for Higher Education by the Arbor Day...

Campus Life

Individuals working in an outdoor vegetable garden

Global Gardens Volunteer Event – Feb. 5

Grab your gloves, and join ASCWI as they give back to the community and assist Idaho Office for Refugees’ Global Gardens project to prepare greenhouses for spring.

Announcements

Annual Giving Tree Gathers Gifts for Children

Brighten a child's Christmas by donating at one of College of Western Idaho’s Giving Trees.

Native Plant Garden Receives a Facelift

Horticulture students help to maintain the College’s Native Plant Garden.

Vegetable Gardening Class

Dan Schults is hosting a vegetable gardening class at Idaho Botanical Garden on Jan. 30.