Organic Farming at Wellesley College
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Hey y’alls.
Come to see the result of many hours of toil, blood, and sweat, and for love of COMPOST! We’ll present the awesome work from this semester. Here are the details:
(click this link for the Facebook event)
Food is Not Trash: Redefining Wellesley’s Waste Culture by Composting
The Ruhlman Presentation of Environmental Studies Capstone Class
ES 300: Environmental Decision Making
TOMORROW Wednesday April 24th 2013
Science Center 277, 4:30pm
Yes, Wellesley College will be composting within the next year.
While many colleges across the country already compost, Wellesley does not yet have an institutionalized system for managing the majority of our organic waste. But that is all about to change. A policy from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will require most institutions in the state to divert organic waste from their waste streams beginning in July 2014. At the request of the Office of Sustainability, the Environmental Studies major capstone class spent the semester researching and developing the most effective strategies to recommend to the college in order to implement campus-wide composting and reduce the amount of food wasted. Wellesley’s compliance with the DEP policy would annually divert approximately 220 metric tons of food waste from incineration.
Come learn the when, where, who, and how of our strategies for implementing sustainable, responsible, and economically feasible composting methods on campus, and see what changes have already been set in motion.
Open Farm Day 2013
Thanks to all the Welles (and Northeastern!) farmers who came out last Sunday to lay a HUGE amount of cardboard and compost out at the plot.
And soon… the pergola! (note measurement of the footprint in Em bodylengths)
Happy Spring! This is just a reminder, that while the plot may still be covered in a nice blanket of snow, one day soon things will be growing there again. So hang in there!
CAMPUS CULTIVATION CONFERENCE AT TUFTS!!!
On the Welles Homepage the other day: Sustainable Goat Husbandry and Education!
Alumna’s Project Will Establish Sustainable Goat Management Training Center in Impoverished Area of Haiti
“For the people of this part of Haiti, animals are far more than pets, they are a critical asset for the family.”
Wright ‘08 and Gretebeck plan to use their award to build a hurricane-resistant house for 20 goats, and are hoping to raise additional funds for the project.
Jamie Christy’s rendition of our plot brainstorming for the summer!
Note the addition of the pergola, which will be constructed from our Uniquely Compelling Booty.
Keep watching as we update with companion plantings and flowers and such.
This must be what fame feels like…
The application period is open!
Apply for this paid on-campus summer internship with our world-famous Botanic Gardens, as well as our renowned Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden (permaculture) and Regeneration Student Farm.
Contact kjones@wellesley.edu for information
Also apply for eboard - it will help get you ready if you’re doing the EHSA internship at Wellesley this summer, and is a great way to learn more about sustainable agriculture!
Apps due next Monday, 2/18 to regeneration@wellesley.edu
I don’t know what other people did over winter break, but I took a mushroom gathering and identification course in Point Reyes, CA. The most important thing I learned is that I should probably not go out and try to collect wild mushrooms on my own— there are so many different varieties that it takes lots of practice to be able to confidently determine which ones are safe to eat. Also, I found a bright purple and fluorescent green mushroom. WHO KNEW?
On the last day of classes last semester, Regeneration hosted a Contra in the Alumnae Ballroom at Wellesley College. Students and non-student Contra enthusiasts alike had a great time! We had such a good time that we’re considering hosting a contra again, so keep an eye out for news to that effect.
… and a lot of CVS bags!
It’s not, but let’s pretend.
