Food

THE COOKING DEMO HAS BEEN CANCELED. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.  The Garden welcomes helping hands every Wednesday  from 4-6pm.

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When you’re working away in your dorm or office trying to implement sustainability initiatives, it can often feel overwhelming.  It shouldn’t be that way, especially when there are so many impassioned students, staff and faculty throughout Harvard dedicated to making Green the new Crimson!

Thought REP work came to a screeching halt when summer started? Shows you how wrong you can be! REP has been busy all throughout June and July keeping Harvard Summer School green as it can be.

Looking to give your green thumb some practice, or just want to enjoy the fresh air? Every Wednesday evening this summer, weather permitting, the Harvard Community Garden hosts community gardening night. All are welcome to stop by the garden plot (on the corner of Mt. Auburn and Holyoke, in front of Lowell) between 4 and 6 p.m. to harvest veggies or pull weeds.

A garden on wheels may soon be rolling up to your department or dorm, thanks to GSD student Christina Cho. The project, undertaken this spring with the support of an OFS Sustainability Grant, combines food, public art, and community gardening into a unique setting: the Mobile Ethnic Garden.

The Office for Sustainability recently granted money to undergraduates and graduate students from six schools across campus to implement a range of sustainability projects.

Learn more about the projects that received funding here: http://green.harvard.edu/grants

The second round of grants will be distributed this fall- keep an eye out for the application!

The HSPH EcoOpportunity Team and Sebastian's Cafe at HSPH won the "Team Project Award" in the "Waste or Water Reduction" category at the first annual Harvard-wide Green Carpet Awards Ceremony on April 23.

FMO Landscape Services played an integral role in the design and creation of the new Harvard Community Garden—which was officially dedicated on Sunday, April 18. The Garden consists of 25 raised beds spaced along stone dust patios at 27 Holyoke Place.

Where does our food come from and how sustainable is it?

On a dreary March afternoon, Roy Lauridsen, Harvard Divinity School’s Facilities Manager, stopped me outside of his office. A group of students, he told me, had gotten the idea of putting in a garden somewhere on the grounds of Harvard Divinity School–but most had never done any gardening. Would I be willing to help? I accepted without hesitation.