By Stephanie Rochford Sustainability Studies student Today we are seeing more cities promote Urban Agriculture, but why? Isn’t a city, by its very nature, the result of not wanting to farm land? Do the benefits of urban agriculture become counterintuitive to the life of a city? Some might say that agriculture does not belong in… Read more »
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Degradation by Preservation
By Ashley Fink Sustainability Studies student When most people think about preserving, they don’t consider its possible connection to degrading our resources. After all preserving is intended to “keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. But when it comes to our food system, the opposite is the reality. Preservatives and… Read more »
The exploitation of wildlife and resources
By Tracy Horvath Sustainability Studies Student Did humans fail to manage the exploitation of wildlife and resources? In some cases, yes; but in others I’m not certain. Exploitation continues today, but with social media at everyone’s fingertips information today is easily accessible, as well as photos. By doing a Google search… Read more »
Healthy Choices & Responsible Consumption, part 3
By Amy Mazurek, sustainability student IU South Bend There are several ways to be a consumer making healthy lifestyle choices while still being a responsible consumer. Three of the biggest are purchasing organic, buying local, and purchasing food that is fair trade. Fair Trade Fair trade is probably the least common way to shop, but… Read more »
Healthy Choices & Responsible Consumption, part 2
By Amy Mazurek, sustainability student IU South Bend There are several ways to be a consumer making healthy lifestyle choices while still being a responsible consumer. Three of the biggest are purchasing organic, buying local, and purchasing food that is fair trade. Buying local & watching carbon footprints When buying groceries, produce, or even clothing,… Read more »
Healthy Choices & Responsible Consumption
By Amy Mazurek, sustainabiltiy student IU South Bend There are several ways to be a consumer making healthy lifestyle choices while still being a responsible consumer. Three of the biggest are purchasing organic, buying local, and purchasing food that is fair trade. Buying organic is the first thing that most consumers think about when trying… Read more »
Soil Starts at Home
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 »
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 »