Sustainability at Washington and Lee University

Never sure what goes in compost and what belongs in recycling? Wonder what to do with your batteries? Just want to win something?? Stop by the Commons Atrium now until 1!!

Professor Green’s Environmental Poetry Workshop reflecting in the Campus Garden yesterday. We love hosting class visits to the garden!

*GIVEAWAY* Are you attending the Harvest Dinner in Marketplace tonight? You should! It’s all locally sourced food - including a lot of produce from the Campus Garden - and it is going to be delicious!
We are also raffling of a beautiful Campus garden bouquet to those who follow our account and “like” this post! Winner will be drawn and announced by 7pm and can pick up the bouquet at the garden table in Commons Atrium between 7-8pm.

Happy traveling!
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Go to http://go.wlu.edu/lea to nominate someone!

Pink Muhly grass is: a) Native to VA, b) a feathery and fabulous snack shack and shelter spot for birds, butterflies, bugs and critters, c) SO nice to feel against the palm of your hand, d) glowing in the late sunshine outside Leyburn Library like it wants you, personally, to notice how beautiful the world is on this Monday afternoon.

Reminder: pennant garland making with the IQ Center and Sustainability this Tuesday! Sign up using QR code or link in bio!

Early sunset got you down? Brighten your day with a cozy pennant garland custom made by - YOU! Join The IQ Center and the Office of Sustainability for some happy crafting and leave with a garland that is easy to make, adorable as a holiday or everyday decoration, and, unlike most options at big box stores, fossil fuel free 🙂 sign up today!

Every year over 1 billion pounds of pumpkin are sent to landfills in the US. How can we ensure some of those jack o lanterns skip the landfill this year?
Compost!
For students and staff who have pumpkins *on campus* and would like to compost them, we are offering open pumpkin drop off at the W&L compost facility from 3-5pm, now through November 15. Please drop off your pumpkin on the concrete pad at the compost facility (follow the dirt road past the baseball field to access compost facility).
We accept whole and carved pumpkins. If you used paint for your pumpkin, please wash it off before drop off. If the paint is not removed, we cannot accept the pumpkin. Due to our permitting, we also cannot accept pumpkins from off campus sites.

CAUTION: Do not buy new silly stuff for Halloween when you can get pre-owned silly stuff for FREE at the W&L Exchange! Need theme decorations? Caution tape makes a great spooky scene! No costume yet? Add some imagination to our fabric, flowers, even office supplies and you could win best AND lowest environmental impact costume! The Exchange is in 121 Early Fielding and is open tomorrow (Thurs) 10AM-12Pm

A bunch of awesome things all leading to the Sustainability Sampler…
Come on by - tomorrow 4/26 11-2 science center great hall!

Happy Halloween! Today’s garlic planting is postponed to Wednesday, 11/2, 2-3pm, because of weather. Swing by the Campus Garden this Wednesday to plant a few cloves in the soil and take home an edible cooking pumpkin! DM or email [email protected] if interested in attending.