VCU Goes Green tag:blogs.vcu.edu,2012:/vcugoesgreen//4854 2012-05-10T17:22:59Z Movable Type Enterprise 4.34-en Community Garden Unveiling tag:blogs.vcu.edu,2012:/vcugoesgreen//4854.81492 2012-05-10T17:19:44Z 2012-05-10T17:22:59Z VCU unveiled the first Community Garden on the East side of Larrick Student Center on the MCV Campus. The Strawberry Festival and Community Garden Unveiling attracted students, staff and faculty from around the university. The plant give-away and free... longpj

VCU unveiled the first Community Garden on the East side of Larrick Student Center on the MCV Campus. The Strawberry Festival and Community Garden Unveiling attracted students, staff and faculty from around the university. The plant give-away and free strawberry themed foods were a hit, but the biggest attraction was the garden itself.

The garden plots are open for rental by students, staff, faculty and community members that may not have a place at home to garden. There are also plots that will be tended to by volunteers that will donate all fresh produce to local food banks.

If you would like to volunteer in the garden, rent a plot, or just get more information, visit http://green-unity.blogspot.com/p/vcu-community-garden.html

Check our Green Unity Facebook page for details and events.

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]]> VCU Breaks National Arbor Day Tree-Planting Record tag:blogs.vcu.edu,2012:/vcugoesgreen//4854.81434 2012-05-07T16:49:43Z 2012-05-07T17:55:43Z On April 27, National Arbor Day, 45 volunteers including students, community members, faculty, and staff shuttled to the VCU Inger and Walter Rice Center for a wetlands restoration tree planting in observance of the holiday. The Rice Center is located... longpj On April 27, National Arbor Day, 45 volunteers including students, community members, faculty, and staff shuttled to the VCU Inger and Walter Rice Center for a wetlands restoration tree planting in observance of the holiday. The Rice Center is located on nearly 500 acres on the James River in Charles City, Virginia and the Walter L. Rice Education Building was the first building certified LEED Platinum in Virginia by the U.S. Green Building Council.

At the Tree Campus USA event, made possible by the National Arbor Day Foundation, Toyota, and AASHE, 290 trees were planted, a record number of trees for any Tree Campus USA event! The trees planted at the Rice Center were Bald Cyprus, Sycamore, Red Maple, Swamp Chestnut Oak, River Birch, Black Gum, Willow Oak and White Oak. The tree planting event served as a kickstart to a larger, 70-acre wetlands restoration project developing at the Rice Center. In just 5 hours, roughly 7 trees were planted per volunteer and most important, everyone had fun and learned something about trees and VCU's commitment to ecology and the environment.

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]]> Rams Community Bazaar tag:blogs.vcu.edu,2012:/vcugoesgreen//4854.81349 2012-05-02T16:44:32Z 2012-05-02T17:06:45Z The Rams Community Bazaar was an amazing success! Community and student vendors attended to showcase, and sell, their wide array of handmade and reused items. The event ran from 10am to 4pm and it is safe to say one-two... longpj

The Rams Community Bazaar was an amazing success! Community and student vendors attended to showcase, and sell, their wide array of handmade and reused items. The event ran from 10am to 4pm and it is safe to say one-two thousand people came through the event. There were at least 350 paying customers, from the 35+ vendors (27 student vendors)! The total revenues from 27 student vendors was $3,079, that averages out to about $118 or $19.66/hour each--better than most six hour jobs in this city. The Olio food cart sold out, the Rooster Cart had a line all day, and many of the community vendors expressed that they had a fun, successful day. The event was in part to educate the community on the importance of buying local, but also to have fun!

 

The co-event to the Rams Community Bazaar was the VCU Earth Day Event on the Commons Plaza. This event included information, food and the ECO-Fashion Show. The ECO-Fashion Show was the first time VCU Fashion and VCU Sustainability came together to give students a chance to show off their recyclable or reused piece. From a shoelace dress to Lumber Liquidation flyers, the students used their creativity to create some amazing pieces.

To see pictures visit: https://www.facebook.com/vcugoesgreen

 

 

For more information on the Rams Community Bazaar and to see pictures visit: ramscommunitybazaar.tumblr.com 

Twitter:@rbazaar

Facebook: Rams Bazaar