Hollygrove Growers Pavilion

Tulane students are currently building the Hollygrove Growers
Pavilion as a way to jump start the development of the entire Hollygrove Green Growers and Urban Farm master plan. Led by a few faculty members, the team will be working to design and build a structure which provides a shaded space for teaching while also serving as an example of environmentally conscious building. The pavilion will collect rainwater for use in the training gardens, will incorporate recycled content building materials, and has a focus on minimizing construction waste.

Located in the heart of New Orleans, the Carrollton-Hollygrove Neighborhood is in desperate need of extensive re-development in the post-Katrina era. One urgent issue is the development of infrastructure and resources that support a healthy food system and benefit the community through the availability of fresh foods, beautiful neighborhoods and the promotion of a vibrant local economy. To implement some of these important incentives, the Carrollton-Hollygrove Community Development Corporation (CHCDC) and the New Orleans Food and Farm Network (FFN) have partnered with the Tulane City Center to create the Hollygrove Growers Market & Farm (HGM&F), a storefront retail center in Hollygrove offering locally-grown, affordable fresh produce as well as ‘green jobs’ certification programs in urban agriculture.