| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.25 |
| Liaison | Audrey McSain |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lehigh University
IN-25: Innovation B
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Katharine
Targett Gross Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability |
Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
The Southside Permaculture Park was designed and built based on principles of permaculture as an educational, agricultural, and community gathering space. The South Side Permaculture Park is designed to be an experimental laboratory and learning center for teaching about permaculture theory and practice, while serving as a model for rebuilding society in a way that is not just sustainable, but regenerative. The Permaculture park also demonstrates low-maintenance, perennial, self-regulating production systems for providing decentralized food, medicine, and materials while sequestering carbon from the atmosphere to build soils, increasing biodiversity, and beautifying the community.
This space encourages interaction with the surrounding community, sustainable agriculture, and a connection with nature. By looking at systems as a whole rather than as individual parts, the largely self-sustaining permaculture park can provide a space for the appreciation of nature in a majority urban area, while also providing food and resources for the campus and surrounding communities.
Which of the following impact areas does the innovation most closely relate to? (select up to three):
Water
Wellbeing & Work
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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