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UCR to Dedicate Community Garden on April 17
The university, students and Salvation Army join forces to benefit a local food bank and the community.
(April 15, 2009)
NEWS MEDIA CONTACT
Name: Bettye Miller
Tel: (951) 827-7847
E-mail: bettye.miller@...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The promise of fresh produce for a local food bank and UC Riverside students and neighbors will be celebrated when the university dedicates a community garden on Friday, April 17.
The public is invited to attend the ceremony that will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the garden site, which is located between the Transportation and Parking Services Office on Linden Street and intramural soccer fields east of Pentland Way. Parking for the event is free in Lot 20, at the southeast corner of Linden Street and Pentland Way, but passes must be obtained at the kiosk on West Campus Drive, near the University Avenue entrance to campus.
Event speakers will include UCR Chancellor Timothy White, Riverside Ward 1 Councilmember Mike Gardner, Salvation Army Maj. Rick Peacock, and Fortino Morales, president of Sustainable UCR, a student organization.
White has urged creation of the garden as a way to help the community during hard times and strengthen connections with the university's neighbors.
"This garden reflects a partnership between the Salvation Army, UC Riverside and Sustainable UCR," said Dan Aldrich, interim vice chancellor for university advancement. "One of the toughest things for the Salvation Army to obtain for its food bank is fresh produce. UCR is pleased to be able to create an opportunity for people to grow their own produce and honor Chancellor White's desire to be a compassionate campus."
The 10,000-square-foot garden will be jointly managed by The Salvation Army and Sustainable UCR. The Salvation Army will assign 6-by-6-foot parcels to individuals, families, and seniors without access to land. Sustainable UCR will grow crops for those in need, along with individual and family gardeners who will have the option to donate their surplus crops to The Salvation Army's food bank.
The university will provide the land, which has been tilled and mulched, at no cost to gardeners. Volunteers from the Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Project will provide advice and counsel regarding best practices for organizing, planting and administering the garden in ways that are sustainable, organic and sensitive to issues of water use.
Gardeners may sign up for a 6-by-6-foot parcel through The Salvation Army by calling (951) 784-4490, ext. 106.
The garden dedication comes as UCR prepares to observe Earth Week April 20-25. Campus activities will range from water conservation, alternative transportation and recycling workshops to an electronic waste drive and the university's first Sustainability Summit. For information about campus sustainability efforts go to http://sustainability.ucr.edu/.
*** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed, without profit, for research and educational purposes only. ***
UCR to Dedicate Community Garden on April 17
The university, students and Salvation Army join forces to benefit a local food bank and the community.
(April 15, 2009)
NEWS MEDIA CONTACT
Name: Bettye Miller
Tel: (951) 827-7847
E-mail: bettye.miller@...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The promise of fresh produce for a local food bank and UC Riverside students and neighbors will be celebrated when the university dedicates a community garden on Friday, April 17.
The public is invited to attend the ceremony that will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the garden site, which is located between the Transportation and Parking Services Office on Linden Street and intramural soccer fields east of Pentland Way. Parking for the event is free in Lot 20, at the southeast corner of Linden Street and Pentland Way, but passes must be obtained at the kiosk on West Campus Drive, near the University Avenue entrance to campus.
Event speakers will include UCR Chancellor Timothy White, Riverside Ward 1 Councilmember Mike Gardner, Salvation Army Maj. Rick Peacock, and Fortino Morales, president of Sustainable UCR, a student organization.
White has urged creation of the garden as a way to help the community during hard times and strengthen connections with the university's neighbors.
"This garden reflects a partnership between the Salvation Army, UC Riverside and Sustainable UCR," said Dan Aldrich, interim vice chancellor for university advancement. "One of the toughest things for the Salvation Army to obtain for its food bank is fresh produce. UCR is pleased to be able to create an opportunity for people to grow their own produce and honor Chancellor White's desire to be a compassionate campus."
The 10,000-square-foot garden will be jointly managed by The Salvation Army and Sustainable UCR. The Salvation Army will assign 6-by-6-foot parcels to individuals, families, and seniors without access to land. Sustainable UCR will grow crops for those in need, along with individual and family gardeners who will have the option to donate their surplus crops to The Salvation Army's food bank.
The university will provide the land, which has been tilled and mulched, at no cost to gardeners. Volunteers from the Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Project will provide advice and counsel regarding best practices for organizing, planting and administering the garden in ways that are sustainable, organic and sensitive to issues of water use.
Gardeners may sign up for a 6-by-6-foot parcel through The Salvation Army by calling (951) 784-4490, ext. 106.
The garden dedication comes as UCR prepares to observe Earth Week April 20-25. Campus activities will range from water conservation, alternative transportation and recycling workshops to an electronic waste drive and the university's first Sustainability Summit. For information about campus sustainability efforts go to http://sustainability.ucr.edu/.
*** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed, without profit, for research and educational purposes only. ***
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