| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.98 |
| Liaison | Jeffrey Severin |
| Submission Date | Feb. 15, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Kansas
ER-T2-2: Organic Garden
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Jeff
Severin Director KU Center for 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?:
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A brief description of the garden:
Coordinated by the Center for Community Outreach EARTH program (http://cco.ku.edu/~cco/cgi-bin/index.php/programs#name_earth), students work together in the campus garden to grow organic produce to donate to Just Food, a local food pantry. The garden is a working educational environment where volunteers learn organic gardening concepts and plant care techniques as they plant, weed, water, hoe and harvest.
The KU Student Farm (http://kustudentfarm.wordpress.com)began with a research projects in the Environmental Studies Capstone course. Shortly after that research report was completed, a small group of students began the farm in fall of 2010 on land adjacent to the medicinal plant garden north of Lawrence. There are now 23 plots with vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Participants study various growing methods including companion plantings and small-scale permaculture techniques.
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