{"id":87,"date":"2013-05-13T22:04:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T03:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/sustainability\/?p=87"},"modified":"2013-05-13T22:04:19","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T03:04:19","slug":"organic-campus-garden-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/sustainability\/2013\/05\/13\/organic-campus-garden-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Campus Garden: Coming Soon!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community Garden Interview<\/p>\n

\u00a0What exactly is a community garden?<\/p>\n

The campus garden is actually not going to be a community garden.\u00a0 A community garden like the one that exists near the Innovation Center in Whitewater sells plots to individuals to garden during the season.\u00a0 They share water and tools, but have their own plots.\u00a0 Our campus garden will be managed by the same larger group of individuals as one large plot.\u00a0 This could be more accurately be called the \u201ccampus organic garden.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is the point of a community garden, why should I care?<\/p>\n

A garden is important for providing local, organic food inexpensively.\u00a0 Organic produce is important because conventional produce uses intensive farming methods that are highly reliant on fossil fuel inputs as fertilizer, pesticides, and fuel for equipment.\u00a0 Not only does this produce have a high carbon footprint as a result, but it also can have adverse health effects through pesticide exposure.\u00a0 Eating organically helps avoid the pesticide exposure and lowers the carbon footprint, but often the produce is still shipped in from hundreds, or even thousands, of miles away.\u00a0 Given the more intensive methods, but many of the same transportation costs, often the prices are significantly higher than conventionally grown produce.<\/p>\n

A garden helps provide this superior produce to individuals at a much lower cost because the fossil fuel inputs are often nearly zero because of the local, small-scale production.<\/p>\n

Where is this going to be located?<\/p>\n

The garden will be located in several circular plots located in the vacant lot between Moraine Bookstore and Ambrose Health Center.<\/p>\n

How big will it be?<\/p>\n

The nine circle plots total approximately 1440 square feet.\u00a0 We plan on cultivating seven of the nine plots in total for vegetables, and will put flowers for cutting and for bird seed in the remaining two.\u00a0 We will also be assisting the Children\u2019s Center in Roseman to get their garden beds set up.<\/p>\n

Who will take care of and plant the garden?<\/p>\n

The garden is being planned and implemented as part of a Service Learning course through Geography, with Tom Karthausser and Kara Meissen as advisors.\u00a0 Since then, we have recruited a team of students, faculty, and staff interested in helping us maintain the garden over the summer while the Service Learning students are gone.\u00a0 I am providing logistical and planning support and Cameron Barker, an RA and VP-elect of SAGE, is functioning as our student manager and has been helping Tom in the Upham Greenhouse getting our plants started.\u00a0 We have gotten a great response and team of people interested in helping and will be looking for more people looking to get involved.<\/p>\n

What will be grown in the garden?<\/p>\n

We have a variety of seeds already started for transplant, including broccoli, swiss chard, tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, and zucchini.\u00a0 Some items, such as carrots, will be planted directly in the ground.<\/p>\n

Where will the produce go?<\/p>\n

During the first year, the garden will be substantially grant funded through the Student Sustainability Fund.\u00a0 The produce for our first year will be primarily donated to the Whitewater Food Pantry, but we will be exploring partnerships with UW-W Dining Services and other local restaurants to help make the garden financially sustainable in future years.<\/p>\n

How can I get involved with the garden?<\/p>\n

You can email me at sustainability@uww.edu<\/a> or call me at 472-6709 to express your interest and discuss your level of knowledge about gardening.\u00a0 We welcome all interested people, regardless of experience, as much of the garden will be a learning process for those of us who are planning it as well!\u00a0 We are specifically looking for people who will be in Whitewater during the summer, when most of the help is needed.<\/p>\n

Any other questions you think should be answered please just add them!<\/p>\n

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