Greening the "Green" with Edibles

Help me reach my campaign goal on Fundly to help support efforts of smallholder farmers in the Greater Mekong Sub-region in the Ekxang village in Vientiane Province Laos! You can donate as much or little as you want. Check it out: http://fundly.com/wqsz6beg?ft_pid=qmquq85r

Funds for Smallholder Farmers in the Ekxang Village in Vientiane Province in Lao PDR Campaign to Support Smallholder Farmers in Ekxang Village in Lao PDRI recently got a USAID/Purdue University Center for Global Food Security …

On Tuesday, April at 4pm the team of Edible Sustainable Landscape at Clark University will be announced as one of the recipients of the 2013 Marsh Institute Geller Sustainability Research Grant at Clark University. Come support the group.

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Hi Everyone, in the next few weeks we will have a sign-up sheet posted here/to a link for people interested to volunteer to work on this project to sign up-please, stay tone! Best and for those who attend Clark University, welcome back!!

Final Report (2012)

Edible Sustainable Landscaping at Clark University (Final Paper) Abstract Edible sustainable landscaping is an important step toward sustainability in an urban environment. Replacing a traditional grass lawn with this type of

Edible Sustainable Landscaping at Clark University Funding Source: Recipient of the 2012-2013 Marsh Institute Geller Sustainability Grant! Mission The overall mission of this proposed action research project is

Hey guys and fans, thanks for the "61 likes." Our target is to get 1000 likes by the end of Spring 2013. So, please share our page with your friends to create awareness. This project is a GO in the Spring. Happy New Year to All! Best-Mac

Edible Landscaping at UMass Amherst. A Sister Vision

UMass Amherst transformed a 1/4 grass lawn on campus into a thriving, abundant, permaculture garden during the 2010-2011 academic year. Learn how this student-led project can be easily replicated and spread to other campuses, institutions... any piece of land for that matter. UMass Amherst is one of the first university's undertaking a project like this, directly on campus, and supplying the food to its dining commons.

Part 1/3 - Sheet Mulching and Soil Preparation: UMass Permaculture Documentary Series Donate to UMass Permaculture! http://umass.edu/give/?a=407 UMass Amherst transformed a 1/4 grass lawn on campus into a thriving, abundant, permaculture garde...

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Edible sustainable landscaping is an important step toward sustainability in an urban environment. Replacing a traditional grass lawn with this type of landscaping would reduce water and maintenance requirements of an area of campus and would create habitat for animals as well as providing food for local wildlife, pollinators, and members of the community. The project sought to design a plot of edible landscaping on campus of Clark University and understanding faculty and staff attitudes and opinions toward the project. The methods used in this project included the exploration of secondary data on edible landscaping, field trip to UMass Amherst, interviews with six stakeholders, soil test analysis, plot and plants selection. The results indicated most stakeholders agreed that edible, sustainable landscaping at Clark would increase the institution’s approach to sustainability, foster students’ learning and encourage behavioral change through education, and collaborative partnership. Annual herbs, fruit-bearing shrubs, nutrient accumulating ground cover plants, and some trees are ideal for this type of landscaping. The soil test illustrated that the soil quality at the selected plot is low in important nutrients but lead levels are below hazardous limits so growing edible plants will not be a problem with the addition of compost. With the support of staff and faculty, one plot in Downing Street that is dominated by grass and difficult to mow was selected for this edible landscaping pilot project.
- Edible Landscaping Team at Clark University

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