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ECP Student Farm Produce Survey
We have created a produce survey that any student can take using their UCSB email. The results provide us with insight on what students would like to see growing at the ECP Student Farm in the upcoming seasons. All of our produce is donated to UCSB food pantries, where all students have access to this
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Welcome 2018
Welcome back! It is so nice to be back in Santa Barbara. Unfortunately our area was subject to massive wildfires and devastating mudslides. We hope everyone is safe and back home. What happened to Santa Barbara is terrible, and we at DPW hope to see a speedy recovery. In a letter to the student body, Chancellor
‘Inside, Outside and Beyond’
Unique collaboration of UCSB’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Edible Campus Project and Orfalea Family Children’s Center seeds sustainability in preschoolers. By Shelly Leachman Wednesday, January 4, 2017 – 09:00 Santa Barbara, CA One seed is all it takes. Given proper care and attention, a single seed can grow into something that flowers for generations.
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Indoor Composting – With Worms!
WHEN: Wednesday, November 9, 4:00 – 5:00 PM WHERE: The Eucalyptus Grove (see map below!) Join us for an evening learning all about how you can compost at home, indoors! Worms are a great way to compost in small spaces, and are especially convenient for apartment dwellers, like many residents here in Isla Vista. We’ll
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Watch: UCSB Edible Campus Program
The Department of Public Worms has been partnering with UCSB Sustainability and the AS Food Bank to work towards combating food insecurity on campus. We’re the worker bees of the project – tending the gardens and farm space from seed to fruit, and of course we’re paying close attention to our soil amendments! UCSB
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In the Press – The Daily Nexus: Students Grow Produce in Unlikely Places
“The Edible Campus Program and the Department of Public Worms have begun turning large and unused concrete spaces into vertical, sustainable farms to combat hunger. In the battle against campus-wide food insecurity, students are creating urban orchards, vertical gardens and a campus farm to increase food production on even the campus’s most concrete-covered areas. Nearly
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Greenhouse 2.0!
Since Fall 2015, our garden has been undergoing some redesign and renovation. Prompted by gopher invasion and destructive wind, we took the opportunity to reassess the layout for our garden and the structure of our greenhouse. We decided that we needed to be more responsible with our water usage in this on-going California Drought and
DIY Vermicomposting Bins and Water Bottle Gardening at Home
Come one, come all! Learn how to build a Worm Bin hands-on as part of the Food, Nutrition, and Basic Skills program sponsored by the A.S. Food Bank! When: May 10, 5:30-6:30 PM Where: Miramar Center @ Sierra Madre Apts. 555 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117 What’s it about? Come by for an evening with
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Community Backyard Compost Workshop – April 1, 2016
We’re not joking around! No pranks, no gags, no tricks! Dept. of Public Worms is hosting a Backyard Compost Workshop right in Isla Vista in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division. When: April 1, 2016 Friday April 1 from 4 – 5 PM Where: IV Food Co-Op 6575 Seville Road,
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