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Down on the farm
Amy Johnson
724-980-8898
Julie Kelley
724-989-8495
The sensory garden at the
Eden Hall Campus abounds
with flowers and lots of
green space.
Stephanie Furnier
724-448-1998
Laura Negley
724-448-4160
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LOWER BURRELL SPRINGDALE UPDATED THROUGH OUT 731 PROVIDENCE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15239
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Amy Johnson 724-980-8898
MLS# 1545778 $150,000
Amy Johnson 724-980-8898
MLS# TBD $198,900
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MLS# 1471703 $220,000
Julie Kelley 724-989-8495 StephanieFurnier 724-448-1998
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Located on 388 acres
of rolling woodlands and
fields in Richland, Eden Hall
Campus has a sustainable
farm in Richland. It’s one of
three locations for Chatham
University.
The space is a place to
learn about energy, water,
food and agriculture, air
quality and climate, and the
interaction of natural and
built systems.
Over 400 large solar panels
generate 126,000 kilowatt
hours annually, enough
to power 14 homes for a year.
Each building is monitored
to determine daily energy
consumption.
Storm water is managed
by five rain gardens that
collect and direct water flow
to gravel walkways that
make it easier for rainwater
to reach the soil below, and
a rainwater harvesting system
that gathers and cleans the
water and then uses it for crop
irrigation.
There is a certified organic
farm, demonstration garden, and greenhouses.
Its weather station collects data on solar radiation, air temperature,
precipitation, wind speed and direction, and leaf wetness.
Renamed in honor of alumna Anne Mallinson class of 1961, the
former Dairy Barn Café overlooks the Willis Amphitheater and
serves as a smaller space meeting place for students and faculty.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF CHATHAM UNIVERSITY
Sensory gardens are also
used for meditation, yoga and
other relaxation techniques.
A garden can provide sunlight
and shade. The apples can
reach the sense of taste. Wind
chimes, waterfalls and birdhouses
create multiple sounds.
There are beautiful flowers
and plants people can touch
and have fragrances to smell.
Certain flowers and plants
give off noticeable aromas.
Something like a pinwheel or
waterfall can be both visually
and auditorily stimulating.
Growing vegetables can be
another way to experience a
garden.
“Looking at the landscape, it
has everything,” Delbert said.
“There is a swing for people to
sit and an open space to walk or
run or do cartwheels.”
The sensory garden came to
be through an internal grant
from Chatham to help with purchasing
plants and materials.
“We could all use a sensory
garden,” said Kasey Stepansky,
academic fieldwork coordinator
and assistant professor
within the entry-level
occupational therapy doctorate
program at Chatham. “In occupational
therapy, we are all
about quality of life. It’s a place
to bring people together, and
was the perfect setting during
the pandemic because outdoor
spaces were places people felt
comfortable.”
She said they plan to welcome
people outside the university
such as older adults
with dementia, nursing home
residents or students from local
schools to experience the
sensory garden.
“It’s a really powerful place,”
Domke said. “And it shows
when you work together you
can create something wonderful.”
JoAnne Klimovich Harrop is a Tribune-
Review staff writer. You can contact JoAnne
at 724-853-5062, jharrop@tribweb.com
or via Twitter @joannescoop.
Surrounded by flowers and shady
trees, there are several seating areas
to relax and unwind at Chatham
University’s sensory garden in
Richland.