Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 63.09
Liaison Elissa Brown
Submission Date April 30, 2013
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College of Saint Benedict
ER-T2-2: Organic Garden

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Kirubel Negash
Intern
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have an on-campus garden where students are able to gain organic farming and/or gardening experience?:
Yes

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A brief description of the garden:
The Common Ground Garden is a community garden that sells shares for its produce during the growing season. Students are employed and volunteer there. They also produce a newsletter, hold educational events (pickling, cheese-making, eating locally on a budget, etc.), offer individual garden plots, and sell to the St. Joseph Farmers' Market and Minnesota Street Market, a local cooperative.

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The website URL where information about the garden is available:
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