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This wiki acts as an ongoing space for communication, ideas, and organizational details regarding the promotion of local food initiatives on the University of Manitoba campus.
We are beginning the movement towards a more ecologically literate university...
"On every campus we need large, highly visible vegetable gardens that are tended by everyone who likes to eat; cafeterias that provide, insofar as they can, only local foods; compost heaps steaming next to these cafeterias to remind us to pay our debt to the soil. We need administrators committed to dismantling, not enlarging, our vast system of technological dependencies, and professors committed to living defensibly and responsibly and competently before their students. Our foreign studies programs must become local studies programs."
For more.... http://citystates.typepad.com/ius/2009/04/ecologically-literate-universities-.html
If you have any questions or comments about this site in particular please do not hesitate to contact Kaeley Wiseman, at kaeley.wiseman@gmail.com or uofmstudentgarden@gmail.com
Need some inspiration during the winter? Check out what other students are doing:
Iowa State Student Farm Cornell Student Farm U of Minnesota Student Farm
Rodale Student Farm Directory
NEWS ... what's sproutin' in the Farm?
We will continue to have our monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of every month at 4pm in the atrium Agriculture building. Next meeting is Thursday November 19th.
FARMFEST 2009 was fantastic. Thank you to everyone who came out, it was a very successful event from the farm's perspective in raising awareness of the project and hopefully some new bodies will join us come spring. Many thanks to UMSU, Assiniboine Credit Union and Alumni Association for supporting the event.
We just received a $1200 grant from Assiniboine Credit Union for the Farm!
Check out this edition of the Bulletin: http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=40&too=100&dat=6/17/2009&sta=3&wee=3&eve=8&npa=19677
Where is the Farm? maptogarden.pdf
A BIG thank you to Salt Spring Seeds (http://www.saltspringseeds.com/) and Brother Nature Organic Seeds (http://www.brothernature.ca/) for their amazing donations to the student garden.
Contributions such as this are affirming for both our efforts and in the future of sustainable agriculture in Canada! Oyunlar1
Past News................................................................................................
The Village Market began on July 2nd at the Gas Station Theatre at River and Osborne and we participated for the second year by having a weekly table. It was a great way to spend an afternoon in the sun, with great people, great music, and great Half Pints beer!
We held two canning workshops with the Manitoba Food Charter for the month of August 2009. The workshops covered basic canning and preserving techniques, which you can later use to preserve the abundance of vegetables from the garden!
Indigenous Gardening Workshop: Was held on Sunday June 14th with Audrey Logan. A good turn out resulted in us planting the first stage of our traditional mound garden in the NE corner of the garden. Notes and info will be posted here and emailed out soon. Oyunlar1
May 30th Transplant Day: was amazing. Over 50 people showed up, including UMSU executive, media personnel and many new faces. Group gardening sessions now begin every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 4:30pm onwards. Feel free to drop in then or anytime to weed and mulch and water.
An article about us in the University Teaching Services newsletter by Eunice Friesen.
http://www.umanitoba.ca/academic_support/uts/media/2009_UTS_Winter_Newsletter.pdf
We have an article in the latest issue of the Gradzette... many thanks to Aaron and Siobhan for putting this together! http://umgsa.ca/docs/Gradzette25-3.pdf
Funding from the Major Outreach Awards has come through- $2000!
Funding from the Faculty of Agriculture Endowment Fund has come through- 2000!
Funding from the Faculty of Architecture Endowment Fund has come through- 1,500!
A new folder with funding information has been added. It includes some funding applications which can be used as references and fodder for other applications, as well as some letters of support. Feel free to use any and all..!
Facebook: UofM Student Garden. Problems, email Benil at benilda.sable@gmail.com.
The Harvest Celebration was a great success.. thanks to everyone for coming out! Great appreciation to the Plant Sciences Department, Faculty of Architecture, the Partners Program, and the U of M Graduate Students' Association for making the season and evening run so smoothly.
Community Events...............................................................................
Winnipeg Community Gardening Network: to become part of the listserve simply email winnipegcgnetwork@gmail.com.
Strategic Planning and Brainstorming
Resources and Contacts
Comments (8)
Dayna Kroeker said
at 12:50 pm on Jan 30, 2009
Any takers for adding zucchini and dill to the list?
Dustin said
at 8:31 am on Feb 12, 2009
I noticed in the minutes that we are thinking of growing hops if we grow barley... if they are just being grown for decoration then seeds are fine but if you actually plan on brewing with them then we need to get rhizomes since you can only use the female plant and if they cross pollinate they are useless... or at the very least very bitter.. and if we are going to get rhizomes we better get on that since we will most likely have to mail order them and the season is starting any day now.
aaron glenn said
at 11:14 pm on Feb 13, 2009
how much are female clones/rhizomes of hops? where can we get them? and will they produce in manitoba in the first season? a hopyard may be a good addition to the garden, but how realistic is it? we should just grow some more soybeans, lentils or other beans instead of barley if it is not realistic, it sounds good though and we may be able to find some funding for the endeavor if we are creative about it...
Wian Prinsloo said
at 8:18 am on Feb 14, 2009
saw some hops grown on tour with the diploma class last fall around portage. Dave Rudge from Half Pints say they do grow here and that "Cascade" is an especialy hardy/good variety. Not very well versed in "hops talk", but wouldn't the whole point of adding hops to a brew be to add that bitter tangyness? I am a fan of stouts and ales but a good hoppy pilsner sure does wash down well once in a while!
Wian Prinsloo said
at 8:24 am on Feb 14, 2009
Should mention to everyone that the garden seed list and order is up. File name: Student garden vegetable list. xls
I would suggest that anybody who would like things added to that list simply purchase it themselves. I have catalogues from 5 pretty decent seed companies who would love your money. I think it would be a valuable learning experience also for those who are seriously interested in gardening (or taking it to another level...there's gotta be some farmers at heart among us).
cheers peeps! enjoy!
Dustin said
at 8:47 am on Feb 14, 2009
99% of all beer has hops in it to a varying degree... in fact the German beer purity laws of 1516 state that beer is made up of barley, hops and water... interestingly enough in 1516 they didn't know yeast was required to ferment it... but hops do grow here and cascade is a good all around hop. The trouble is how many of us would actually utilize it if we grew it... while we can malt our own barley it is a time consuming task. If anyone is actually interested though, I have a great book called the homebrewers garden that talks all about it, I'll try to remember to bring it to the next meeting.. however if we can always just do the barley and buy dried hops later.. since a hop yard is more of a multi year project.
Kevin Baron said
at 11:14 pm on Mar 17, 2009
I looked at the U of M Alumni Association's webpage and their application form for funding conferences and special events. The student garden group definitely fits the criteria. I'm willing to write something up but maybe for the agenda at the next meeting brainstorming about a one time event and/or an event that could be held at regular intervals (say a promotional BBQ or open house day) might be a place to start. April 30th is the next deadline for these applications.
Kevin Baron said
at 3:35 pm on Mar 23, 2009
I think that's Kaeley in that picture there. Congrats!
http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=2&too=100&eve=8&dat=3/23/2009&npa=18915
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