During my internship at Rum Village most of the things I have been doing have been involve preserving our natural resources, since Rum Village is South Bends nature park. The Natural Step defines the third system condition as basically reducing or eliminating our physical degradation of nature. What better place than a beautiful 160 acre park to… Read more »
Entries by Krista Bailey
Conversation and Community Projects
By Jonathon Elwood Smith Sustainability Studies Intern During my internship in the IU South Bend Campus Unity Garden this summer, I have discovered that localized stores seem to be friendlier when it comes to conversation and helping out with community projects. For example, the collection of cardboard material to get for the garden at first seemed would… Read more »
Working for Green Bridge Growers
By Amanda Buchholz Sustainability Studies intern I came into this internship not knowing much about gardening. I am learning a lot! Sometimes it’s hard to keep everything straight. I know that carrots and tomatoes are companionplants now. Also I learned you have to be very delicate transporting cilantro! I have learned how to make a… Read more »
Keep the Economy Running
By Jonathon Smith Sustainability Studies Intern Sustainability has everything to do with my internship. To start, I want to see how the local farming and community garden projects are working out here in South Bend. For any society to last and thrive economically they must have a system that keeps the economics running without causing… Read more »
A Balanced Ecosystem
By Amanda Buchholz Sustainability Studies intern Overharvesting, introducing foreign and invasive species, unbalancing a balanced ecosystem, and changing the landscape are all examples of how society can contribute to the degradation of nature. My internship at Green Bridge Growers (GBG) has shown me ways of preserving nature while also learning to look at the signs… Read more »
With Love any means can be possible…
By Jonathon Elwood Smith Sustainability Studies Intern One activity that positivity affects the use of natural resources is how the garden disposes of its yard waste. The community garden uses its own compost from the garden to recycle the nutrients and material left over. Not needing to extract material from other sites or use raw… Read more »
Having a Green Moment
By Grace Lidinsky-Smith Sustainability Intern Green, healthy (or healthy-looking) foods are having a moment right now. As I strolled down the aisles of Meijer today, I saw a package of Veggie Straws. It was decorated with an illustration of lush vegetables and claimed to be “all natural.” There was even a tomato dotting the “i”… Read more »
An organic triple threat & the fruit of loving labor
By Amanda Buchholz Sustainability Studies Intern I am absolutely loving my internship! I did have a minor mishap. After all of the mulching Wes and I did last week, I ended up injuring my lower back/sciatic nerves. Somehow I injured both nerves and could barely walk at all Thursday night into Friday morning. After rest and movement I… Read more »
maintain – teach – sustain
By Greg Kowalski Sustainability Studies Inter, Rum Village Nature Nature Center I believe that my internship at Rum Village Park is contributing to sustainability in a small way. I think that by helping to maintain the three miles of hiking trails that are used by the public, as well as for educational purposes, it keeps them in… Read more »
the natural beauty of future generations
By Greg Kowalski Sustainability Studies intern This summer I will be doing my internship with Garry Harrington at Rum Village park on the city’s south side. I am hoping that together we can both figure out how to meet the current needs of the park without compromising its ability to meet its future needs so… Read more »