Manchester University Gets $10,000 Grant For Agroecology Initiative
October 17, 2022 at 9:48 p.m.
By Staff Report-
Phase one of the project is focused on transforming the campus grounds into an agroecology teaching, research and community outreach space. This grant funding will be used to establish garden spaces on campus grounds that demonstrate best practices for climate-resilient food production and for combating issues of food insecurity, according to a news release from Manchester University.
At Homecoming in North Manchester on Saturday, following the Peace Studies Plaque Dedication at the Gladdys Muir Peace Garden on Wayne Street, there will be a walking tour of current sustainability projects on campus from the Peace Garden to the environmental studies log cabin from 3 to 3:30 p.m.
Manchester will celebrate the 50th anniversary of environmental studies at Manchester from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m. and offer discussion about this bold new vision. It was mentioned in the most recent alumni newsletter: https://www.manchester.edu/alumni/news-media/newsletter/@manchester-newsletter-september-2022/environmental-studies-at-50.
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Phase one of the project is focused on transforming the campus grounds into an agroecology teaching, research and community outreach space. This grant funding will be used to establish garden spaces on campus grounds that demonstrate best practices for climate-resilient food production and for combating issues of food insecurity, according to a news release from Manchester University.
At Homecoming in North Manchester on Saturday, following the Peace Studies Plaque Dedication at the Gladdys Muir Peace Garden on Wayne Street, there will be a walking tour of current sustainability projects on campus from the Peace Garden to the environmental studies log cabin from 3 to 3:30 p.m.
Manchester will celebrate the 50th anniversary of environmental studies at Manchester from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m. and offer discussion about this bold new vision. It was mentioned in the most recent alumni newsletter: https://www.manchester.edu/alumni/news-media/newsletter/@manchester-newsletter-september-2022/environmental-studies-at-50.
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