The new IWU Peace Garden has been planted with tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, gourds, beets, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, sage, onion, beans, sugar snap peas, dill, cilantro, tomatillos, squash and potatoes.

The garden — located north of IWU’s practice fields — is dedicated to providing education and fresh produce for the campus and Bloomington-Normal communities. Organizers hope to distribute the produce to Clare House, Sodexo and an on-campus farmers market.

Ryan Dyar ’14, Danny Kenny ’13 and Alex Monzon ’13 are working on the garden as interns for the Action Research Center, under the guidance of Associate Professor of Political Science Jim Simeone and Action Research Center Coordinator Deborah Halperin. Kenny wrote a successful grant request to help support the garden during an Action Research Seminar.

Visit the Peace Garden blog or Facebook page for updates.