| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.19 |
| Liaison | V.S. (Raghu) Raghavan |
| Submission Date | Sept. 6, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Mount Holyoke College
ER-T2-2: Organic Garden
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Nancy
Apple Director Environmental Health & Safety |
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:
The mission of the Student Garden is to foster an increased awareness of local, sustainable food production systems and to provide an on-campus field site for the study of agro-ecological principles. The Garden Project also aims to build connections and share knowledge with the agricultural community of the Pioneer Valley, thereby strengthening the College’s relationship to the regional community. The goals of the garden are to create an organic farm (producing vegetables and fruits), to introduce MHC students to ecological principles and scientificy and technical aspects of produce cultivation and soil dynamics. Other goals include the promotion of environmental sustainability, healthy food choices and sustainable lifetysles through organic farming practices and to promote awareness and understanding among the MHC community of the importance of sustainable food production in solving local and global environmental problems.
The website URL where information about the garden is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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