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UMN Sustainability: November 2014
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Thursday, November 6, 2014. University of Minnesota Duluth and A Greener Read. We interviewed Jason Burbul of A Greener Read, and Bryan French of the UMD Office of Sustainability. Here’s what they had to say about the partnership:. Tell us about A Greener Read; how did it get started? Who do you provide books for? We saw that books and things like DVDs, video games, and CDs were being recycled through thrift stores and that they were being treated a...
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UMN Sustainability: Farmer's Market Farmer of the Week: Bao Xiong Family Market
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Monday, August 8, 2016. Farmer's Market Farmer of the Week: Bao Xiong Family Market. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Student Group of the Month. Institute on the Environment. UMN Farmers Market Farmer of the Week: Country La. Farmers Market Farmer of the Week: Bao Xiong Fami. Contact U of M. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
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UMN Sustainability: Recycling Questions Answered
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Monday, February 16, 2015. There is a lot of conflicting information out there about recycling drink bottles. Do the caps stay on or do they get thrown away? Should you wash out your bottles? What is the right way to recycle? Taylor Stout, communications coordinator for the UMN Recycling Program, gave us some insight into the bottle-recycling process. Stout says, “ We encourage people to leave the caps on! Other materials such as aluminum foil conta...
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UMN Sustainability: Student Group of the Month
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Student Group of the Month. The Office of Sustainability likes to recognize student groups who are great examples of sustainability going above and beyond. These are great opportunities around campus for students to get involved with. Cornercopia Student Organic Farm. The students make all of the decisions on what they would like to grow, and then practice management skills in promotion and selling of the produce. Volunteer on the Farm. HORT 2031 is...
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UMN Sustainability: August 2014
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Living Lab Update: Low Maintenance Turfgrass. How does your Living Lab relate to sustainability? How has your Living Lab changed since its beginning? What has been successful/unsuccessful? What advice would you give to someone wanting to start a Living Lab? 8203;A greater benefit from the Living Lab program can be achieved by collaborating with colleagues and other departments on campus. We've been successful mainly t...
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UMN Sustainability: July 2014
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Friday, July 18, 2014. Sustainably Reducing Weeds and Pests from your Lawn. 8220;Good turf is your best sustainable defense against weeds,” said Sam Bauer, University of Minnesota Extension Educator in Turfgrass Science. “It’s all about the right species, in the right place, with the right conditions.”. In an ideal world, all our lawns would be under perfect conditions to prevent the spread of weeds, but sometimes an herbicide is necessary to keep w...
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UMN Sustainability: September 2014
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Friday, September 12, 2014. Living Lab Update: Native Grasses. How does your Living Lab relate to sustainability? Our Living Lab project is the restoration of a native prairie planting. Once established, this planting will require less care than a typical lawn area. In addition, it is sustainable in that it will have diverse native grass and wildflower species that will support native pollinators and butterflies. Currently, our pollinator display is...
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UMN Sustainability: April 2014
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Thursday, April 17, 2014. Gear up for Earth Week 2014! If you don't know already, Earth Week 2014 is from April 21st - 25th and Earth Day 2014 is on April 22nd. That means, there are tons of events lining up for you next week! Free food, free entertainment, free education! Below are all events that will take place during Earth Week. A calendar is also added for your convenience! Monday, April 21. April 21 10 am-2 pm,. Tuesday, April 22. Tables 11 am...
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UMN Sustainability: Living Lab Update: Low Maintenance Turfgrass
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Living Lab Update: Low Maintenance Turfgrass. How does your Living Lab relate to sustainability? How has your Living Lab changed since its beginning? What has been successful/unsuccessful? What advice would you give to someone wanting to start a Living Lab? 8203;A greater benefit from the Living Lab program can be achieved by collaborating with colleagues and other departments on campus. We've been successful mainly t...
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UMN Sustainability: February 2015
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Go to the U of M home page. Search Websites and People. Monday, February 16, 2015. There is a lot of conflicting information out there about recycling drink bottles. Do the caps stay on or do they get thrown away? Should you wash out your bottles? What is the right way to recycle? Taylor Stout, communications coordinator for the UMN Recycling Program, gave us some insight into the bottle-recycling process. Stout says, “ We encourage people to leave the caps on! Other materials such as aluminum foil conta...