Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.33
Liaison John Gardner
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2013
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
ER-T2-2: Organic Garden

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Kate Nelson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Office of 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?:
Yes

A brief description of the garden:

The UWM Food & Garden Club built 50 raised organic garden beds on the south lawn of the Physics building in May 2011. The raised beds were designed for individual students, faculty, and staff to garden as they see fit. In addition to individual plots, the club also oversees educational gardens, planted and maintained by students in a UWM Conservation & Environmental Science class, as well as community gardens at the Sandburg residence hall. UWM's Restaurant Operations cultivates food gardens adjacent to the Sandburg community gardens as well as a rooftop garden. Restaurant Operations employs student workers to help maintain and harvest the gardens.


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