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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."
2011 NEWS
GREENHOUSE PLANTING 2011
We will be preparing for the 2011 growing season by starting some of our veggies in the greenhouse. Everyone is welcome! The greenhouse is located in the Agriculture Building.
1st planting - Saturday April 9th - 10 am to 2 pm
2nd planting - Saturday April 23rd - 10 am to 2 pm
Forum : Gardening in the Clay
This is a panel discussion regarding the reality of gardening in the clay and strategies on improving soil balance. Panel includes: Gary Martens, Marilyn Firth and Aaron Glenn. (Thursday March 31, 6- 8 pm, GSA Lounge, University Centre)
Individual plots now available!
We are offering individual community garden plots to students, faculty, staff and the community. For more information please email (uofmstudentgarden@gmail.com). We highly recommend that those interested in stewarding a plot attend our Clay Forum on March 31st.
Monthly meetings
Monthly meetings will be held on the first Monday of every month in the student resource room (180 Helen Glass) from 4 - 6 pm. If you are new, this is a great way to learn more about the garden and get involved in various projects.
Next meetings:
April 4th
May 2nd
Join our e-mail list!
By joining the email list, you can get information about the garden such as monthly meetings, workshops, and upcoming events. Email the coordinator, Jennifer Bamford (uofmstudentgarden@gmail.com) and ask to be put on the list.
If you have any questions or comments, do not hesitate to contact our coordinator, Jennifer Bamford uofmstudentgarden@gmail.com
The Student Farm is now an UMSU Service group. Check out the UMSU site here
You can also check us out on Facebook!
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
PAST NEWS ... what's sproutin' in the Farm?
We are close to securing a garden coordinator position through UMSU for this summer. A meeting will take place this Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 4:00 in room 218 Agriculture building to discuss. Please come and provide your opinion!
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!
The Village Market began on July 2nd 2009 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.
May 30th, 2009 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
2009 Funding from the Major Outreach Awards has come through- $2000!
2009 Funding from the Faculty of Agriculture Endowment Fund has come through- 2000!
2009 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..! sohbet
Community Events...............................................................................
Strategic Planning and Brainstorming