| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.08 |
| Liaison | Maddie LoDico |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colby College
ER-T2-2: Organic Garden
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Joseph
Klaus Associate Director of Dining Services Dining Services |
Does the institution have an on-campus garden where students are able to gain organic farming and/or gardening experience?:
A brief description of the garden:
Colby College has a ½ acre garden located on campus on Runnals Hill. The garden is supervised by the Associate Director of Dining Services; technical assistance is provided by a faculty member from the Biology department. The garden is staffed on a volunteer basis by the Colby Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, which is the student gardening club on campus, and by three paid student interns during the summer. As part of the interns’ responsibility, they are required to visit both conventional and organic farms and distributers in the area to learn about everything that goes into supplying produce to institutional users. Ten percent of the produce harvested from the garden goes to local food pantries while the rest is used in Colby’s dining halls.
The website URL where information about the garden is available:
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