Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 36.09
Liaison Susan Dorward
Submission Date Aug. 5, 2011
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STARS v1.1

Raritan Valley Community College
ER-T2-2: Organic Garden

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Jay Kelly
Instructor
Biology and Environmental Studies
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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

A brief description of the garden:
The RVCC Organic Garden, located behind the baseball field, is .4 acres in size. Student volunteers and interns from REAL (Raritan Environmental Action League) and the community help to plant, maintain, harvest, and distribute the shares of “sprouts,” funded by donations from individual faculty, staff, students, and administrators. Information about all RVCC gardens is available at http://www.raritanval.edu/community/forum/sustain/thematic_gardens.html.

The website URL where information about the garden is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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