Sustainable Agriculture @ KU is an organization increasing conversation and action devoted to sustainable agriculture and development at KU and in Lawrence
Sustainable Agriculture at KU is an organization devoted to the welfare and exploration of our food, the people that grow it and consume it. Through researching new platforms, education, outreach, and project initiatives, we empower others to make sustainable food choices. Our four pillars: Experimentation, Empowerment, Outreach, and Justice form the basis of our policy and action. We envision thi
10/28/2019
An Unappetizing Analysis from the FDA - U.S. Right to Know Last month the Food & Drug Administration published its latest annual analysis of the levels of pesticide residues that contaminate the fruits and veggies and other foods we Americans routinely put on our dinner plates. The fresh data adds to growing consumer concern and scientific debate over how p...
08/27/2019
KPI Farm Tour 2019: Individual ticket | kpi-org-2 KPI members: Inquire for the coupon code! Four Permaculture Workshops presented by Jefferson County Farmers
03/26/2017
Want a job promoting sustainable agriculture in Kansas? Check it out!
https://kansasruralcenter.org/krc-is-hiring/
KRC is Hiring!! KRC is Hiring!!
02/22/2017
We are at Slow Money event at Cider Gallery right now, and we heard about a great resource about sustainable agriculture! Go check it out and share.
Journey to Forever Journey to Forever: Hong Kong to Cape Town Overland - An adventure in environment and development, join us on the Internet, all welcome, participation, online education, school projects, free of charge
02/14/2017
Check out the Gangsta Gardener, Ron Finley on TED. There is a doc on Netflix called Can you Dig This as well.
A guerilla gardener in South Central LA Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."
02/12/2017
So we found a lot more things to do with seeds if you could not make it to the seed fair!!!
02/12/2017
Lawrence!! Know your Urban Agriculture policy. https://t.co/0KVFvynMHW
KU Sustainable Ag (@kusustainag) posted a photo on Twitter Get the whole picture - and other photos from KU Sustainable Ag
02/11/2017
A great opportunity ! March 5th, 2017 is the deadline.
Call for Application: Young Sustainable Impact 2017 in Oslo, Norway. (Fully Funded) In the YSI Innovation program you will go through a step by step process to get the best results as a team. The program runs from april – august with follow up after to ensure impact. At Young Sustainable Impact, you will meet with other young professiona
02/11/2017
Tomorrow! KU student farm has partnered with Lawrence Organics to offer up these certified organic violas at the 😍These are grown at the former Sunrise Greenhouse. The flowers can be added to salads or used as dessert garnish. They are also a cold hardy bedding plant, one of the first to be planted in Spring 😍❣Just in time for Valentine's Day! See you all at the fair this Sat!
02/10/2017
Go to the Kaw Valley Seed Fair https://t.co/toYq411OY5! https://t.co/9TgwvrSLpl
KU Sustainable Ag (@kusustainag) posted a photo on Twitter Get the whole picture - and other photos from KU Sustainable Ag
12/08/2016
Kansas city is not far behind!
America’s first sustainable urban agrihood is growing in Detroit The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative announced plans to renovate a vacant three-story building into a community center as the centerpiece of a mixed-use urban development.