The Story
In 2017, UA Sustain surveyed MIT undergraduates and discovered great enthusiasm to pursue the design of a garden for the campus community. They teamed up with the Office of Sustainability, MIT Grounds Services, and many other partners to turn their idea into action.
In the summer of 2019, the collaborative design was approved, and the garden was built. Students constructed the chairs from scratch in the Architecture Shop, assembled the table, helped install the cedar planters as well as the comprehensive irrigation system, and plant all of the beautiful plants.
With a theme of pollinator-attracting plants, The Hive brings awareness to the crucial role that bees, butterflies, birds, beetles, moths, and others play in sustaining our economies, food security, and environmental health.
Experience The Hive
At the garden, you can learn about how our plants help support the pollinator population, sit at our community table to cross-pollinate ideas with each other, or just relax and enjoy the green space. We hope you have a great visit and look forward to updating you as we further activate the garden this year!
Garden Etiquette
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Read a book or enjoy a picnic in the garden, but no alcohol and smoking, please.
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Always carry out what you carry in. Let's keep the garden beautiful!
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If you move the chairs into the shade, please move them back onto the stone dust (within the garden perimeter) when you're done.
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Only members of the organizing Garden Committee may plant or remove plants.
A Special Thanks
A special thanks to the Associative Provost’s Office, the Office of the EVPT, and the Environmental Solutions Initiative for helping make this project happen.
