Pitzer Student Garden

About the Garden

Pitzer College’s Student Garden dates back to 1994, when late Professor John Rodman led the charge to convert the 12,000-square-foot Mead Hall parking lot into a garden with fruit trees, vegetables, and a coop for Pitzer’s chickens-in-residence. The garden has been tended to and maintained by students ever since, and the chicken coop has been a favorite place for the community to visit. 

Fast forward to today: The Student Garden has sprung back to life, thanks to a community-wide effort and the support of a fundraising campaign for the Student Garden Revitalization Project launched on August 20, 2021. 

The vision for the revitalized student garden was developed by students, staff, faculty, and offices across campus, ranging from the Student Garden Club to the Grove House and Robert Redford Conservancy staff to Pitzer’s Office of Facilities and Campus Services. 

With support from the Office of College Advancement and the Student Garden Fund, the garden has new equipment, a more spacious coop, and a Chicken Cam!