By Sara Hutton Here’s an introduction to our garden: The co-op provides land, seeds, water, tools, compost, manure, and mulch in exchange for a rental fee and labor at weekend work parties to maintain shared spaces and equipment. We don’t use any inorganic inputs. The gardens are located on 23rd Terrace, about 1/4 mile south [...]
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10th Annual Great Air Potato Roundup»
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Join us on Saturday, January 31st from 9am to 12pm to help obliterate an invasive species from the face of… Gainesville. Contact Andrew O’Bar at andrewobar@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out.
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GSC has 2 1/2 plots at the UF Organic Garden Cooperative on 23rd Terrace just south of Archer. If you are interested in helping out and benefiting with experience and fresh produce, email Sara Hutton at lorien@ufl.edu. We’ll be picking a regular time to meet and work during the week.
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Introducing green takeout! Gator Dining hall is now offering reusable to-go containers at Fresh Food, Gator Corner, and Home Zone. Now you can enjoy the convenience of take-out without all the waste. The first 100 people to sign up at the dining halls get a free reusable cup, plus other great prizes along the way. [...]
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On January 20th, the day before the RecyleMania kickoff, we will be hosting a “dumpster dive” to collect recyclables to demonstrate all the recycling that does not make it into the recycling bins on campus each day. The “dive” will last no more than 2 hours, and will start at 5:45pm at the Reitz Union [...]
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Student Green Energy Fund
The Student Green Energy Fund is a grassroots, student-led initiative to give students in Florida's public universities the option to create a fund for energy efficiency and clean energy improvements on campus.
After passing a referendum on the student ballot by 78 percent in 2007, University President Machen has supported the Green Fund and the Board of Trustees has approved it as well. We are currently working with students at UCF, FSU, FAMU, USF, FIU and FGCU to pass a bill in the state legislature that would permit individual universities to implement Student Green Energy Funds. Learn more on the Student Green Energy Fund website.
Sustainability Outreach
GSC gives campus-wide sustainability presentations that consist of a PowerPoint and Q & A, covering questions such as "What is sustainability?", "What are we doing to promote it?" and "What can I do to help?"
Greening Local Schools
Parents at J.J. Finley Elementary were concerned about waste at the school, so they've asked for our help to develop a recycling plan and a more sustainable lunch program. The school hopes to serve as a model for other public schools in Alachua County.
The Green Team
The Green Team leads the Tail-Gator Recycling Program, a volunteer-oriented mission to provide recycling services to on- and off-campus tailgates at all home football games.
Consumption Reduction
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Recycling
GSC participates in the annual RecycleMania, challenging schools around the country in a competition to increase on-campus recycling.
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Our Food Systems task force works to raise awareness about local and organic food issues. We maintain an organic garden plot at the UF Organic Garden Co-op.
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