OUR BEGINNING
First established in the freshmen dorm courtyard by student Lauren Smith in 2008, the RISD student garden served as a healing and educational space. Growth in student interest first led to the formation of the RISD Garden Club and the relocation and expansion of the garden to 48 Waterman Street in 2012. As of 2019, the RISD Garden Club evolved into the Regenerative Earth Collective and founded The RISD Plot at 4 Defoe Place, and as of 2021 has incorporated a dye garden and beekeeping.