The 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 Community Garden

The 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 Community Garden (MSUCG) was founded in 2018 as the first community garden at 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学. We reclaimed 和 revitalized underutilized space on the campus, 和 have established 20 raised garden beds, 总计1,000 square feet of growing space, that we open up to our community members each year. We work to provide our gardeners with all of the necessary tools 和 training to have a successful growing season, 和 grow all of our produce as sustainably as possible.

During the traditional growing season, we provide produce to the 红鹰食品储藏室, MSU’s on campus food pantry for students in need. Outside of the growing season, we work with student groups 和 offices on campus to help increase awareness of food needs, provide resources 和 support for addressing food insecurity on campus, 和 engage in research to monitor food insecurity on campus.

愿景 & 任务

We see the garden as a way to strengthen the connections between members of the 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 community 和 bring our community closer together, while sustainably providing fresh foods 和 educational resources to our community members in need.

Our mission is to donate our locally grown produce 和 work with members of our campus community to increase awareness of our local food systems, our relative level of food security, 和 foster a culture of sustainability 和 giving back to the community.

的需要

During the Spring 2019 Semester, students were invited to participate in research about food security on campus. A total of 628 students completed the survey. The survey included a modified version of the USDA Adult Food Security Survey, modified to better address an audience of university students; the survey asked questions that are intended to identify food security during the duration of the Spring Semester. The data suggest that over 4 out of every 10 students who responded to the survey may be Food Insecure during the academic semester, 和 may not have access to enough food, or have only low quality foods, 定期地. 了解更多关于这项研究的信息.

的好处

The work performed by the MSUCG directly benefits students in need at 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 via the 红鹰食品储藏室, by providing them with fresh, local produce. We work to provide additional produce to our partner, the Montclair Community Farm, who provides food to older adults living in Montclair that do not have regular access to fresh produce.

To accomplish this, the MSUCG is proudly partnered with 和 supported by:

• The 红鹰食品储藏室 at 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学
• The 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 chapter of the Food Recovery Network
• 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 Facilities
• The Montclair Community Farms Coalition
• The PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies
• City Green 和 the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders
• The North East Earth Coalition

看着我们成长

• Interested in watching the MSUCG grow? 跟着我们走 instagram.
• If you have any questions about the MSUCG, please contact our Campus Community 园领导, Brittney波茨; Garden Assistant, 罗纳德·奥尔特加; or 给协会发邮件.
• You can read more about the importance of our work from the 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 Magazine 和 的Montclarion.

帮助我们成长

Interested in joining the garden next season?

Applications for a garden bed open March 15. The application form will be sent to all students, 工作人员, 和 faculty, via the Red Hawk News. 个别学生, 工作人员, or faculty member can apply for a portion of a garden bed, 和 a student club or group, or a group of 工作人员 or faculty members can apply for a full garden bed. If you have any questions about the upcoming season, please contact the 园领导.

Interested in supporting the garden?

The MSUCG is made possible through the generous help of our partners. 在他们的支持下, we have donated over 500 pounds of produce to date to students 和 community members in need. That amount could grow with your help!