By Bryan Good Sustainability Studies student A first time gardener knows very little about the need to amend the soil. Heck, he just got something to grow which is cool enough. As one learns, it will be seen that growing food takes minerals and nutrients out of the soil which need to replaced. This can be done by… Read more »
Month: January 2014
Kids and Food Sustainability
By Kim Porter Sustainability Studies student My children attended a parochial school for their elementary school years. They didn’t have a cafeteria in which food was provided; I would pack a sack lunch. Although I knew that people in the community had a need for food, I hadn’t experienced… Read more »
A Valuable Lesson
Hello, Chris here. While interning at Bertrand farm, I learned a couple of ideas that will be putting in place in my garden at home. These ideas are cover cropping and intensive crop growing. These are valuable tools for me because I have a limited growing area at home, and I have limited resources because… Read more »
Backyard Chickens
By: Bryan Good Sustainability Studies student Have you wondered what to do with your vegetable scraps outside of throwing them in the trash? Just by you reading this implies that you are familiar with some form of “green” living. You could compost them, but you don’t want to make a pile in your yard to… Read more »
How Sustainable Use is Wiping Out the World’s Wildlife
A book review by Tracy Horvath Sustainability Studies Student I have to admit when I first started reading Animals in Peril– How Sustainable Use is Wiping Out the World’s Wildlife, I thought, great! Finally, someone is taking a serious look at saving wildlife. After a few chapters the moral of the book was completely different… Read more »
Meet the New Mike!
Hello, as the title suggests, I’m Mike. I’m currently a junior at IUSB, with a double major in marketing and advertising. This is actually my first year at this college—I spent the last 2 ½ years at Ivy Tech South Bend getting my Associates of Applied Science in Business Administration. I eventually would like to… Read more »
Well Managed Eco-systems
Hello, Chris here. I wanted to share with you some of what we have been doing at Bertrand Farm. As some of already know, we have been integrating the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) into our farming practices. This framework is giving us a strategic approach to becoming more sustainable. There are four system… Read more »
Hot Air
By Ian Spink, Sustainability Studies student IU South Bend Climate change is an issue that affects everyone on the planet. The symptoms of these weather shifts are undoubtedly a result of human activity. The major causes of these shifts are attributed to greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions come from a variety of source that… Read more »
Sustainability – It starts at home!
By Bryan Good Sustainability Studies student You want fresh vegetables but aren’t sure if your grocery store has yours or their best interest in mind. Vegetable stands are nice but you don’t know how long since they’ve been picked. At first glance, gardening appears to be a project that is overwhelming and time-consuming. Who wants to… Read more »
To Be A Titan of Sustainability
By Angela Cormican Intern, Center for a Sustainable Future Looking Forward: How is my internship helping people meet their needs? I do not know how to answer this question except to say that I am not doing enough. I am trying. That is my goal. I have a plan. I want to develop a Boy’s and… Read more »