Tranquility and music was heard through the Fullerton Arboretum as Event Planning and Management (COMM 497T) students at Cal State Fullerton put together the Secret Garden Earth Day Flea Market last Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Secret Garden Earth Day Flea Market showcases local and student vendors. The flea market promotes eco-friendly and sustainable products, as well as promoting the arboretum for more potential visitors.<\/p>\n
The arboretum brings a sense of peacefulness, making up about 26 acres of land behind campus. Students were surrounded by many trees and plants, contributing to the garden theme.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The flea market is considered one of the arboretum\u2019s most successful events, bringing significance for the Fullerton community and everyone together for an active afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got feedback from the arboretum that they really liked the event,\u201d said Jasmine Phillips, associate professor of Event Planning and Management. \u201cNo other event brings as many students to the arboretum as this one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students were able to sign up to volunteer for the event, creating a space to engage with each other.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to be able to get out of your shell and be able to come here,\u201d said Rachel Emard, a third-year public relations major and volunteer manager of the event. \u201cI know we have a volunteer that just signed up to be able to make more connections.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plant shopping, rock painting and bouquet-making were among the offered festivities, as well as complimentary food and beverages. Students also got to enjoy live music from artists in collaboration with Titan Radio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the arboretum itself gains a lot of new visitors because of this event, the community learns more about the arboretum, bringing the idea of the \u201csecret garden.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot a whole lot of students at the university, even if they\u2019re seniors, know about the arboretum or the opportunities that exist here,\u201d said Justin Villasenor, the academic and environmental program coordinator of the Fullerton Arboretum. \u201cThe idea was to bring students here and have them discover this secret garden.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vendors are also given the opportunity to grow and connect with individuals interested in buying their products at the flea market. One of the small businesses featured at the flea market was the Bee Ladies, who sell locally-sourced honey.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe normally sell at farmer\u2019s markets, which is more agriculture-focused,\u201d said Lauren Delfin, an employee of Bee Ladies. \u201cHere, we\u2019re able to connect more with some of the craft vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n
The flea market thrived throughout the day, with students actively participating in activities, as well as enjoying a walk through the garden. The event shows more appreciation towards the arboretum, giving it the chance to gain more visitors and learn more about nature.<\/p>\n
\u201cI enjoy seeing everyone being together and seeing the art that everyone can come up with,\u201d said Fiona Keaney, a fourth-year computer science major. \u201cEveryone can connect in a larger way that\u2019s not specific to our colleges or even to just us as individuals, but more as a university as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tranquility and music was heard through the Fullerton Arboretum as Event Planning and Management (COMM 497T) students at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,23262,110863,7997,5990],"class_list":["post-294047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-arboretum","tag-earth-day","tag-garden","tag-market"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}