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 »
Future Comments
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 »
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 »
a way to reach out to everyone
Hello, Chris here. Over the last few weeks, I have been doing some reading and I have learned quite a bit. Some of my reading is in search of how to make a transition to becoming more sustainable. Step-by–step guides are very handy in showing what to do to become more sustainable. The Natural Step… Read more »
Cutting Down Your Yard: Pollution & Chemicals
By Jakob Barry, guest blogger Pollution isn’t something that’s generally found in the yard and garden but depending on how a property is managed it may be more widespread than realized. How so? As a homeowner maintains his property he may unknowingly use certain methods for achieving a goal which actually hurt the environment. The result… Read more »
Wine Bottle Edging- DIY
By Maggie Kent, Sustainability Project Director After a long day of gardening in the hot sun what’s better then a nice glass of wine? Nothing. Wine and gardening is basically a match made in heaven. But what do you do with all those empty wine bottles? You COULD recycle them, but that’s not very fun…. Read more »
Social Sustainability
By Michaela Kapala, Sustainability Project Developer I first learned about the Center for a Sustainable Future through a guest lecture given by Professor Mike Keen, director of the Center. He briefly spoke to my class about the how the Center was working to create a more sustainable and “green” campus. Since then, I started to… Read more »
E-Waste: our community, the earth, and the lives of others
By: Hailey Hennessy, Intern for the Center for a Sustainable Future When thinking of Ewaste it is hard to not think of System Condition number 4 from The Natural Step Framework. To fulfill this condition is to not subject people to conditions that systemically undermine their capacity to meet their needs. The bottom line, we… Read more »
Sustainable pig farming
-By Chris Phillips, Sustainability Studies Intern I want to share with you some of the things that I have learned so far in raising our pigs at Bertrand Farm. I have to say that it has been fun experience raising the pigs and watching them play. It has also been a learning experience for me,… Read more »
Progressing toward a sustainable society
Hello, my name is Chris. I am one of the interns working at Bertrand Farm this summer. I am currently a senior at Indiana University South Bend, with a major in psychology and a minor in sustainability. My future goals are to get my master’s degree in social work at IUSB and to become a… Read more »