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Mosaic Foundations – a real food conference
I was standing on a million little pieces. (I promise this has nothing to do with outrage from Oprah’s book club and swear I didn’t make this up.) The million little pieces were fragments of cement and gravel, remnants of … Continue reading
The Student Garden: Life after (a lot of) Snow
Have you ever wondered what happens to a garden during the winter? Sure, it is buried beneath snow for a good five, six months (at least, in Iowa it is), but what do the gardeners do to prepare for the … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Environmental, Volunteers
Tagged student garden, sustainability, UIEC, University of Iowa, Volunteer
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Swapping Frocks vs. Urge to Shop
If you’re a Typical American, you throw away 67.9 pounds of used clothing and rags each year. Collectively, Americans discard two quadrillion pounds (2,000,000,000,000,000) of used clothing and textiles into the landfill each year. A friend I know told me … Continue reading
Sustaining your sweet tooth- The taste of Fair Trade chocolate
As I chew on a piece of ‘mint chocolate chip ice cream gum’, I wonder, “Where did this come from?” A few nights ago, a group of UI students living in Burge Residence Hall tried to answer a similar question … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Green Event, Lifestyle and Health, Uncategorized
Tagged Burge Hall, chocolate, coffee, environmental, fair trade, giselle bruskewitz, housing, kate kosartes, Lifestyle and health LOHAS, local food, residence life, sarah campanella, sustainability, UIEC, University of Iowa
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10/10/10: Moving Greenhouses and Ideals to a New Place
Last Sunday , 10/10/10, was a day filled with climate action and awareness, student and community activism, as well as spending time with old friends and new acquaintances alike.
On the Pentacrest under a cloudless, sunny sky, over 100 passionate people congregated for the 350.org day of climate action and awareness founded by author and environmentalist, Bill McKibben. Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Green Event, Volunteers
Tagged local food, student activity, student garden, sustainability, UIEC, University of Iowa
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