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Spring, 2008 - 2 Summer Garden Managers!
An herb garden has been planted, and plans are underway to capture rain water from 360 House to irrigate the garden. The Bennack-Polan Foundation again has funded the garden manager position, with this summer's tasks being shared by two students.
Spring, 2008 - Honey Bees!
Eight honey bee colonies are now situated on the north end of the campus garden. Sprout! is working with Stuart Woronecki, a local music professor and professional beekeeper, on the set-up and maintenance of the beehives, plus he has provided educational workshops to help us learn the art and science of beekeeping.
Fall, 2008— Brumalia!
October 18th marked the first ever Brumalia, a fall festival organized by a collection of environmentally oriented clubs and organizations on campus, including REC, Spokespeople, SAVE, and SAC. Sprout! organized and prepared a local, organic, and delicious dinner for the event.
Summer, 2008 —First Garden Manager on board!
Misha Johnson '08 spent the summer as Sprout's first-ever full-time garden manager. The position was funded through a grant.
Fall, 2007 — Check out our new
blog
For the latest news, frequent photo and garden updates, visit the Connecticut
College Sustainable Gardening Initiative blog at sproutgarden.blogspot.com!
Spring, 2007 —Connecticut College Finalist in Ecochallenge
Contest
Connecticut College was one of ten finalists, along with
MIT and eight large, research universities, in a contest sponsored
by GE and mtvU, which challenged them to "develop new, creative
ways to green their campus." The college's entry, "Community,
Conservation, Compost: A Holistic Approach," proposed using
commercial-sized compost units to reduce the amount of food waste
generated by the College. Visit www.ecocollegechallenge.com to
see the Conn students' proposal, and film.
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