Garden Club
From Student Government
| We are the only edible club on campus. |
The club got started in 2004 as a student project. As time went on, the club began to think about expanding the growing area so that more students can benefit from a local healthy food source.
To grow our own food in a sustainable environmentally friendly manner. Our hope is to create a community base of people who share in the values of the importance of organic foods. We also hope to bring awarenesss to the hidden costs of buying food that has been shipped in such as the fuel that has been used and to be more responsible for our impact on the planet.
We communicate through emails with spring and fall being our busiest times. In the spring members start growing the plants from seedlings at their houses. Then we transplant them in the the garden on campus by the falculty housing west of Keating. This is usually done mid-May. Different members then weekly care for the plants until fall when we harvest amazinly delicious food. We will divy up what was harvest sharing in the goodness of what we grew. Finally, in order to get ready for the next season and to prepare for the winter we still have some work to do to the beds.
| There is a compost system set up right next to the garden that anyone is welcome to contribute to. |
Fall 2008 We are currently in the process of trying to expand our growing capabilities in order for Keating and others to benefit from the eating locally grown food. In order to do this we are in need of a green house and are currenlty applying for grant. Currently the Sustainability Coalition Club is working on appying for a grant for the greenhouse.
If interested in this project, attend the Sustainable Coalition Meeting on thursday evenings at 7:00 in Kelly Lounge (114)
To learn more about the Garden Club or if you have any questions please contact:
| Samantha Duchaine
samantha.duchaine@western.edu or call 207-749-2353 |
