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Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017
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HORTICULTURE
It may be fall, but this greenery doesn’t change
FRESNO STATE Homecoming Edition PROFILE
Daniel Avalos • The Collegian
The misters inside this greenhouse refresh the plants inside one of the horticulture greenhouses on Oct. 9, 2017. The misters go off every minute or so to keep plants hydrated.
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here is a place on campus where students can get their fix on student-produced plants and produce. It’s the Fresno State Horticulture Nursery. The nursery is part of Fresno State’s 1,011-acre farm. It produces house and landscape plants, trimmed flowers and vegetables. And it’s all for sale and good for use within the farm. “All of our plants are grown here, so they’re acclimated to our area,” said Calliope Correia, an instructional support technician at the nursery. “We focus on drought tolerance and things that are happy in Fresno, so it’s a good place for the community to come out to buy stuff.” The variety of plants and vegetables are sold directly to the Gibson Farm Market and also during some sale periods each semester. The public can view and purchase the plants sales typically held on Saturdays. The first pop-up sale of the semester took place on Sept. 30, and sales brought in $5,000 in revenue with vegetables and houseplants being the most popular items. By Hayley Salazar “All the money that we raise from sales goes back into @Hayley_Salazar the farm so that it can be supported financially to be there for students who come out for labs and to get hands-on experience,” Correia said. Correia focuses on horticultural therapy, which is facilitated gardening and plant-based activities by a trained therapist to obtain a therapeutic goal, as defined by the American Horticultural Therapy Association. The nursery at Fresno State has been an ideal environment for her to continue exploring the therapeutic gardening concept.
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Daniel Avalos • The Collegian
Megan Trindad • The Collegian
Quarterback Marcus McMaryion on Oct. 10. A Dinuba High graduate returns to the Valley after transferring from Oregon State to Fresno State.
Home is where the heart is By William Ramirez @willoveslakers2
Fresno State quarterback Marcus McMaryion’s amatuer football journey began and will most likely end in the Central Valley. Throughout the way there was that detour to Oregon State. McMaryion, a Dinuba native, still remembers not being offered a scholarship by Fresno State during his senior year at Dinuba High School. “I think it’s crazy how God works. You didn’t think you were gonna play here at all, then come around your junior year and you have two years left to play in the Valley,” he said. “It’s a blessing for sure, that’s the only way I can describe it.” His first two years of collegiate
availability were spent at Oregon State, where he started seven games over the span of two years. He chose to transfer to Fresno State after Jake Luton was named the starter for the Beavers this season. McMaryion came to the Bulldogs in pursuit of playing time, and he found it — taking the starting job from Chason Virgil four weeks into the season. He also found immense support from the community, something missing for the past three years. “I expected some excitement, but just the response I’ve gotten from the Valley and the Dinuba community is just unreal and unbelievable,” the junior said. “It’s definitely pushing me that much more every day knowing how
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