Haverford College
EN-3: Student Life

- CER is a student/staff lead committee concerned with promoting and changing environmental/climate change related discourse and action on campus and in the surrounding community.
- Haverfarm is the on-campus organic garden at Haverford.
- The Haverford College Apartment Garden Club runs a pick-your-own-produce garden, located behind apartment 23.
https://www.haverford.edu/sustainability/governance
https://www.haverford.edu/haverfarm/programs

Haverfarm: The Haverfarm club has given way to a large group of regular volunteers organized and supported by the farm manager. Student farmers work closely with the manager to maintain the plots and organize farm programming throughout the year. Volunteers and student workers alike make decisions about the future of the Haverfarm at bi-annual meetings open to the entire student body.

The land stewarded by the Haverfarm consists of an 8,000ft^2 vegetable and herb garden and a 6,500ft^2 orchard, located in the Haverford Community Gardens. The farm has grown to include a greenhouse, classroom, apiary, and high tunnel.

The Haverfarm is a living laboratory where everyone is welcome to explore agroecology and develop their own land-based practices. Haverfarm’s nearly 1,600 lbs. of annual produce is distributed to The Nest, at sliding scale farm stands, and to local food pantries.

Haverford College Apartment Garden: The Haverford College Apartments Garden, aka HCA Garden, is a pick-your-own-produce garden, located behind apartment 23. It is a student-run garden maintained by a club and supported by Haverfarm staff. The garden recently got a makeover with new beds, signs, and picnic tables, making it a key gathering space in the apartments.

https://www.haverford.edu/haverfarm

The Nest: The NEST was established in 2020 as a student-run food pantry to address food insecurity at Haverford College. Our goal is to provide a reliable source of food for LIFTFAR-eligible students who may struggle to obtain meals during breaks or those who have opted out of the meal plan. The NEST is accessible to all LIFTFAR-eligible students 24/7 and restocks every week. The NEST also collaborates with HaverFarm and local food banks to provide a wide range of food options.

Re-Use store: Haverford (RE)uses is a sustainable initiative with the goal of reducing our carbon footprint on campus. This can be done by diverting waste from landfills and reducing the need for new purchases (and the accompanying packaging). Through the (RE)use initiative students are encouraged to give their unwanted items a new life by donating them to be used by others. Our initiative involves a (RE)use store, as well as, partnerships with Haverford’s food pantry and GreenDrop.

Haverford Microfinance Consulting: The Haverford Microfinance Consulting Club is a group of students of various majors dedicated to benevolent microfinance loans.

https://haverford.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/hmfc

The Committee for Environmental Responsibility organized a sustainability fair in October 2023 in the Visual Culture, Arts and Media facility. It included activities, workshops, and presentations by campus organizations including the Haverford Outdoors Club, Haverford Arboretum, Haverford College Democrats, Committee for Environmental Responsibility, and the Haverford College Art Collective.

"Our first scheduled exhibition of 2022 in the Atrium Gallery of the Jane Lutnick Fine Art Center is David Freese Photographs: The Geography of Climate Change. David Freese is a photographer and author of three photo books: West Coast: Bering to Baja, 2012; East Coast: Arctic to Tropic, 2016; and Mississippi River: Headwaters and Heartland to Delta and Gulf, 2020. Taken together, the volumes form a trilogy on North American waters in a time of rapid climate change. The exhibition consists of thirty-nine sharp focus black and white, and toned landscape photographs that provide an incisive view of this changing landscape through the use of new technology and an awareness of climate change."

https://exhibits.haverford.edu/finearts/david-freese-photographs-the-geography-of-climate-change/

The Haverford Outdoors Club is a student run organization that leads outdoor activities such as camping and backpacking and provides outdoor education opportunities. Their goal is to "provide Haverford students with an easily accessible and affordable opportunity to learn about and experience the wilderness around them." Nearly all of their events are open to all skills level and require no financial commitment. They strive to become better stewards and conservationists of the environment and follow leave no trace principles. The club is guided by leave no trace principles.

CER's Do It In The Dark program educates students about sustainable living practices and organizes a energy reduction competition.

The president's office offers a Sustainability Fellowship, the Committee for Environmental Responsibility leadership positions are paid, the Arboretum hires student workers, and the Haverfarm hires student workers.