Bishop's University Sustainable Development

Starting tomorrow by the bike shelter! Come pick up the basket you've ordered OR shop for a few fresh items you need (or want) to bring home!🥕🍅🍆

Some highlights from the last two weeks! Presented once again by the Sustainable Development Office team🥳

1. Robin and Emilie have done it again! These local and incredibly skilled flower farmers could be spotted on convocation day assembling and selling the most beautiful purple flower bouquets. As graduates ourselves - we couldn't help but get our hands on our very own bouquets in celebration of our successes (through our tears... we will miss you BU!)🪻

2. Caught red... pawed? Geraldine groundhog (not to be confused with Georgina) was spotted among the wildflowers, of one of the pollinator islands, munching away on some leaves! She felt no shame sacrificing the beauty of the garden for a snack, and even posed proudly for a photo. Wait until the other campus groundhogs hear about this!

3. Proudly posing with Rhubarb from her plot at the community garden, Andra will be using it to make Rhubarb bread! Yum! Following a cold spring, things are finally growing 🥰

4. Bees being buzzy at their bee-eautiful hive! Our weekly bee check was a success. These ladies are hard at work and growing fast in numbers. We put on the queen excluder and a honey box! This is a box full of frames that the bees will build comb on - because the queen can't get through the queen grate, only honey and pollen will be stored here.

5. As the risk of frost subsides, gardeners are eagerly transplanting herbs and fruit/vegetable plants in their garden boxes.

This combination of rosemary, thyme, basil and cilantro were absolutely fragrant! One of our gardeners transplanted these to their plot which they have assigned specifically as their "Spaghetti sauce" garden - soon adding tomatoes and peppers!

Pre-order a beautiful bouquet grown and assembled by local flower farmers 💐from small towns Bury & Beebe - both located in the Eastern Townships!
There will be a kiosk located within the BU sports building convocation day - where you can pick up your bouquet order! Easy, beautiful and guilt free 🌎
Order by scanning the QR code or by following the link below.
https://tr.ee/wHqDK5iOIs

Today, the SDO gave free STS bus passes to all students from the French Micro-Certificate program and their professor to go on their field trip activity in Sherbrooke. ☺️

We're so happy that they were willing to choose sustainable transport! 🚌

If you too would like to organize a class activity with your students outside campus grounds this summer and need bus passes, contact our team at [email protected]

🌧*POSTPONED TO MONDAY, JUNE 1ST DUE TO RAIN*☔

🔕🙅‍♀️❌Next Bike Tune-Ups with Michael from .mecanique.velo are this Monday, May 25th, at the bike shelter, starting at 8:30. ❌🙅‍♀️🔕

Drop in early—it's first-come, first-served!

Cyclists and users of sustainable transportation also get free Fairtrade coffee.

Bring your own cup!

See you there NEXT Monday!

- Your SD Team 🚲🐝🚌☕

Buzz buzz! The SDO is on the lookout for additional Bee suits. Having more suits on hand will allow us to bring more visitors to the hives! If you or someone you know is looking to pass on a bee suit please contact us by email or on our socials🐝

The Gaiter Gears Season is officially here! 🚲
Students and staff can borrow bicycles for free. All that you need to do is stop by the Patterson front. Bring your BU ID!

Win a subsidized bus pass! The 100 winning applicants will be announced the week of August 25th 🚌

STS - Société de transport de Sherbrooke

*** UPDATED EVENT DATES ***

Come Celebrate Bike Month with Bishop's Sustainable Development Office! 🚲

Check out our activities and initiatives—we're looking forward to sharing our love of sustainable & active transport with you all.

Thank you to Michael at .mecanique.velo for offering bike tune-ups again this year, and for getting all the purple bikes ready for this new season!

Dear fellow Bishop's e-bike enthusiasts,

The e-bike try-outs are postponed to Thursday, May 21st.

11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.

First-come, first-served!

We're so thrilled about how many people have already shown interest in both the try-outs and the e-bike rental program!

We're looking forward to meeting you all at our kiosk.

- Anne-Claire & Andra from the SD team.