Join the Green Efforts at UMBC
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Three years ago, President Hrabowski signed the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment and took a major first step towards a sustainable campus. By signing the commitment, the University is pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and incorporate sustainability into the educational experience, as stated on the website. Right now, students are running several projects to move UMBC towards a sustainable food future.
The Great Kids Farm: located on RT 40, this farm has been transformed from a decaying mass of buildings and land into a flourishing environmental education opportunity for Baltimore City School Children. On top of educating students about where their food comes from the farm also supports a local Co-Op as well as volunteers doing everything from building greenhouses to feeding the chickens. Contact: Greg Strella gregory.strella@gmail.com
Students for Environmental Awareness: As part of the ProveIt campaign sponsored by the SGA, members of this organization and beyond have designed a plan to implement a community garden on campus that allows students to grow their own food and hopefully even supply the dining hall. Contact Tanvi Gadhia thetanvi@gmail.com
SGA Environmental Affairs: On top of many environmental issues this department is working with Chartwells to create a system of composting within the kitchen of the dining hall. Partnering with the great kids Farm, compostable materials will be taken to the farm every week and then taken back in order to be used as mulch later on. Contact: Maddy Hall mhall13@umbc.edu
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You can also join the Blackboard community for the Baltimore School Food Project by clicking on the ‘Communities’ tab and entering search term ‘food project’.
Many thanks to Maddy Hall for providing information.
- Alison
