LIVE GREEN!
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April 2011
Issue 1 -‐ Volume 6
What’s Inside: Go Local! See why buying local is all the rage on page 2.
Day in the Life Ever wonder who provides all those local products in the grocery store and in our campus cafes? Meet one of Ames’ local farmers on page 3.
Eating by Example ISU Din-‐ ing is buying local and organic produce for campus. Learn more about their Farm to /^h ĞīŽƌƚƐ ŽŶ ƉĂŐĞ ϰ͘
VEISHEA Festivities See page 5 for ways you can Live Green! at VEISHEA.
Live Green! Photo
Gallery... page 6.
April 22 is Earth Day! ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ƉĂŐĞ ϰ for events taking place on campus and in the Ames community to celebrate ƚŚĞ ϰϭƐƚ anniversary of ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ Live Green holiday.
Happy Earth Month! dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ŵĂƌŬƐ ƚŚĞ ϰϭƐƚ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ĞǀĞŶƚ ďĞŐĂŶ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ĚĂLJ͕ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ ŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŶ ĞŶƟƌĞ ŵŽŶƚŚ ŽĨ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ŚŽŵĞ͛Ɛ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ĨŽůůŽǁ ƵƐ͘ This is certainly true at Iowa State University. Just take a look at the Live Green! homepage and check out the Earth Week Calendar that Pantelis Korovilas (Live Green! Campus and Community Engagement Intern) has put to-‐ ŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ Ɛ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ ƐĞĞ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞ-‐ thing for everyone taking place during Earth ǁĞĞŬ͕ Ɖƌŝů ϭϴͲϮϮ͘ ,ĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ĨĞǁ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ͗
ͻ dĂŬĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŝŶ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐ ĞĂƟŶŐ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ͕ ďŝŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Dh , ŵŽƌĞ Ăƚ tŚĞĂƚƐĮĞůĚ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ͖ ͻ Sell and trade your outdoor gear at Jax KƵƚĚŽŽƌ͛Ɛ 'ĞĂƌ ^ǁĂƉ͖ ͻ Take advantage of FREE days from the City of Ames for garbage and yard waste; ͻ Join the BioBus Launch Party; And the list goes on and on. ISU and the ŵĞƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂƌĞ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ whole month of April (at VEISHEA too!) – ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵĞ Ă ůŽŶŐ ǁĂLJ ŝŶ ϰϭ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ April is also a month when visions of fresh fruits and vegetables start dancing in our heads. This issue of Live Green! Monthly cel-‐ ĞďƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ďLJ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂů ĨŽŽĚ ĞīŽƌƚƐ Ăƚ /ŽǁĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŽŶĞ of Ames’ local producers. dĂŬĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂ-‐ ƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ĐĞů-‐ ĞďƌĂƚĞ ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ͘ ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ to stop with one day or even one month. Earth Day can be any day and every day.
ͻ 'Ğƚ LJŽƵƌ ďŝŬĞ ƚƵŶĞĚ ƵƉ͕ ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ KƵƚ-‐ ĚŽŽƌ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ Lawn during Earth Day; ͻ Enjoy GREAT Earth Week specials from ISU Dining; ͻ Bring in your old books and swap them for new ones at the annual Green Umbrella Book Swap; ͻ Meet sustainability leaders from student ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ /Ŷ ŐƌĞĞŶŶĞƐƐ͕ the community during the Earth Day Sus-‐ Merry Rankin Director of Sustainability tainability Fair;
>ĞĂƌŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ >ŝǀĞ 'ƌĞĞŶ͊ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ůŝǀĞŐƌĞĞŶ͘ŝĂƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĞĚƵ
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Buying Local
Why YOU should be doing it today!
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o you ever wonder where that tomato you’re slicing came ĨƌŽŵ͍ /Ĩ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ůŝŬĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ probably not. With the U.S. im-‐ porting about one third of its tomato con-‐ ƐƵŵƉƚŝŽŶ͕ ŽĚĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŽŵĂƚŽ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ ƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ Ϯ͕ϬϬϬ ŵŝůĞƐ ƚŽ get to you. >Ğƚ͛Ɛ ĨŽůůŽǁ Ă ůŝĨĞĐLJĐůĞ ŽĨ Ă ƚLJƉŝĐĂů ƚŽŵĂƚŽ͗ /Ŷ Ă ǁĂƌŵ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂůŝĨŽƌ-‐ ŶŝĂ͕ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ Žƌ DĞdžŝĐŽ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƚŽŵĂƚŽĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉůĂŶƚĞĚ͘ zŽƵƌ ƚŽŵĂƚŽĞƐ ĂƌĞ then sprayed with chemicals to control weeds and stave off insects. While your to-‐ ŵĂƚŽĞƐ ĂƌĞ Ɛƚŝůů ŐƌĞĞŶ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƉŝĐŬĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚ͘ zŽƵƌ ƚŽŵĂƚŽĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ůŽĂĚĞĚ into trucks and hauled to your local gro-‐ cery store. If that tomato you’re holding ŶŽǁ ƐĞĞŵƐ Ă ůŝƚƚůĞ ůĞƐƐ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ͕ ĐŽŶƐŝĚ-‐ er buying locally grown produce where the time from garden to market is in a matter ŽĨ ŚŽƵƌƐ͕ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĚĂLJƐ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂĚĚĞĚ ŶƵƚƌŝƚŝŽŶĂů ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ͕ ĨƵůůĞƌ ĨůĂǀŽƌ͕ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ sustainable and keeps the local economy running. What exactly is ‘buying local’? While the ĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŇĞdžŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĂLJ ŵĞĂŶ ĚŝĨ-‐ ĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ buying local means buying foods that have been produced within a 100-‐mile radius and are in season in your area. Whether LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ĞĂƟŶŐ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ͕ environmental sustainability or simply ďƵLJŝŶŐ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĞƐŚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŶLJ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ŝŶ ďƵLJŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂů͘ KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƚŽ ďƵLJŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ ůŽĐĂůůLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ďƵŝůĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂů ĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĂƚ sustainable farming methods they incor-‐ ƉŽƌĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŬŝŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞƐƟĐŝĚĞƐ Žƌ chemicals they use. Knowing exactly what is in your food will help improve LJŽƵƌ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶ ĂƐ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ able to choose products raised with-‐ ŽƵƚ ƉĞƐƟĐŝĚĞƐ͕ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ Žƌ ĂĚĚĞĚ hormones. ŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ďƵLJ ůŽĐĂů is to reduce “food miles.” “Food miles” refers to the distance a food item trav-‐ els from the farm to your home. Think about the fact that a typical carrot trav-‐ ĞůƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ Ϯ͕ϬϬϬ ŵŝůĞƐ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ LJŽƵƌ ĚŝŶ-‐ ŶĞƌ ƚĂďůĞ͊ KƵƌ ĨŽŽĚ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĐŬĞĚ͕ ŚĂƵůĞĚ ŝŶ ĨƌĞŝŐŚƚĞƌ ƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŇŽǁŶ
By Ashley Loneman
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ďƵƌŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƐƐŝů ĨƵĞůƐ ĂŶĚ has handy signs that tell you exactly how releasing carbon dioxide and other pollut-‐ ĨĂƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨŽŽĚ ŚĂƐ ƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ants along the way. Large amounts of pa-‐ bio about the local farmer. Look for the ƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ŝŶ ‘Buy Local’ sign at various dining centers order to keep fresh food from spoiling as it ŽŶ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚ ĐŽƵƌƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ is transported and stored for long periods DĞŵŽƌŝĂů hŶŝŽŶ͕ ƚŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĨŽŽĚ ŝƐ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ ƉŝůĞƐ ƵƉ ŝŶ ůĂŶĚĮůůƐ grown locally. Click here ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ĨĂƌŵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ Žƌ ŝŵƉŽƐ-‐ farmers’ market and restaurants that serve sible to reuse or recycle. Buying local prod-‐ local foods near you. ƵĐƚƐ ƌĞĚƵĐĞƐ KϮ ĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ĐƵƚƐ ĚŽǁŶ ŽŶ Another way to buy local products is packaging and reduces your environmen-‐ through a Community Supported Agricul-‐ tal footprint. ture (CSA) program. CSA has recently be-‐ ŶŽƚŚĞƌ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ buy local is knowing where your money is going – straight into the local econ-‐ ŽŵLJ͊ KŶ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͕ ϵϬ ĐĞŶƚƐ &ƌŽŵ ĮĞůĚ ƚŽ of every dollar you spend on ĨŽƌŬ͕ ĂŶ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ local products goes directly to miles dinner travels ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌŵĞƌ͕ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ can keep on providing you cents of each dollar spent by with fresh and sustainable the consumer on local foods ĨŽŽĚ͘ WůƵƐ͕ ůŽĐĂůůLJͲŽǁŶĞĚ goes back to the farmer. businesses support social sustainability by bringing together members of the Consuming just ten percent community. By buying from local more local produce in Iowa ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͕ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ĂŶŶƵĂů KϮ local jobs stay secure. million pounds emissions by EŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ďƵƌƐƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽŽĚ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ďĞ-‐ ŐŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ůŽĐĂů ĨŽŽĚ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͍ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚĂƌƚ come a popular way for consumers to buy small by choosing one food item to focus ůŽĐĂů͕ ƐĞĂƐŽŶĂů ĨŽŽĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ĨĂƌŵĞƌ͘ ŽŶ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶĂů ĨƌƵŝƚƐ Žƌ ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞƐ͘ ,ĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ǁŽƌŬƐ͗ Ă ĨĂƌŵĞƌ ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ĐĞƌ-‐ Explore your local farmers’ market and tain number of “shares” to the public. The look for or request local produce at your share can consist of a box of vegetables or grocery store. tŚĞĂƚƐĮĞůĚ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ fruits and even meat. Members of the local community can then purchase a share and receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. This is a wonderful way to meet lo-‐ cal farmers and know directly where your food is coming from. Click here to see a list of Iowa CSA programs ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚ ŽŶĞ ŶĞĂƌ LJŽƵ͘ Ready to dig in? There are many guides to buying local including Sus-‐ ƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ dĂďůĞ͕ a website devoted to ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ ĨŽŽĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ďŽŽŬƐ Ɵ-‐ tled dŚĞ ϭϬϬͲDŝůĞ ŝĞƚ͗ zĞĂƌ ŽĨ >ŽĐĂů ĂƟŶŐ and WůĞŶƚLJ͗ ĂƟŶŐ >ŽĐĂůůLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ 100-‐Mile Diet to help get you started on your local food journey.
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A Day in the Life of a Local Farmer by Caitlin Jones
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earing a white and green baseball cap and layers of clothing protect-‐ ŝŶŐ Śŝŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůů͕ ŚƌŝƐ ŽƌďŝŶ ĚŽŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ĂƫƌĞ ŽĨ Ă man ready to spend a long day on an Iowa farm. ͞^ĞĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĮǀĞ ĂĐƌĞƐ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ͍ dŚĂƚ ĮĞůĚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞƐ ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ͕͟ ŽƌďŝŶ ƐĂLJƐ͕ ƉŽŝŶƟŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ Ă ĮĞůĚ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ŝŶ ďĂƌƌĞŶ ĐŽƌŶ ƐƚĂůŬƐ͘ ͞tĞ ǁŝůů ŐƌŽǁ ϰϬ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŬŝŶĚƐ ŽĨ ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞƐ͘͟ dŚĂƚ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů Ăůů ďĞ ŐƌŽǁŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝĐĂůůLJ͕ ŝƐ enough to set Corbin apart from many farm-‐ ers. ŽƌďŝŶ ŝƐ Ă ϮϬϬϵ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵ /ŽǁĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ where he earned his degree in Community ĂŶĚ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘ 'ƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƵƉ ŝŶ WĞůůĂ͕ /ŽǁĂ͕ ŚĞ ŚĂĚ ŶŽ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƵŶƟů Ă ƐĐŚŽŽů ƚƌŝƉ ƚŽ /ŶĚŝĂ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĞdžƉŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ-‐ ŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĨĂƌŵƐ͘ KŶĞ LJĞĂƌ ĂŐŽ͕ ŽƌďŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƉĂƌƚ-‐ ŶĞƌ ^ĂůůLJ 'ƌĂŶ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞůƉ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƉŽƵƐĞƐ <ŝŵ ŽƌďŝŶ ĂŶĚ >ƵŬĞ 'ƌĂŶ͕ ĞƐƚĂď-‐ ůŝƐŚĞĚ dĂďůĞƚŽƉ &Ăƌŵ͕ Ă ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ with the goal of providing local communi-‐ ƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝĐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ &Ăƌŵ ƚŽ &ŽůŬ͕ ĂŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ĨĂƌŵ-‐ ĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂů ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐ Ăƚ Ă ĐĞŶƚƌĂů ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ^ shares. KŶĞ ĨĂĐƚ ŽƌďŝŶ ĐĂŶ ĂƩĞƐƚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ-‐ ĂďůĞ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ Ă lot of hard work. ͞ZŝŐŚƚ ŶŽǁ͕ ŵLJ ĚĂLJƐ ĂƌĞ ĮůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚƌĂĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂƌŵ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĞŵĂŝůŝŶŐ͕ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůŝŶŐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŽ ƉůĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĮŐ-‐ ƵƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ƐĞĞĚ ŝƐ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ͕͟ ŽƌďŝŶ says. While taking care of emails and scheduling takes up this farmer’s early morning hours ŶŽǁ͕ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ďĞ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂLJ͘ KŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ /ŽǁĂ ƐƵŵ-‐ ŵĞƌ ĐƌĞĞƉƐ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƌŝƐĞ͕ Corbin’s day will begin with the sun. ͞WůĂŶƟŶŐ͕ ƵƐƵĂůůLJ ƚƌĂŶƐƉůĂŶƟŶŐ͕ ŝƐ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĚŽŶĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͘ zŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ƉůĂŶƚƐ ŽƵƚ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚƐ ϴϬ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ͕ ϵϬ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ͕͟ ŽƌďŝŶ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ͘ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ must always keep an eye on the weather. If Ă ƐƚŽƌŵ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ĂŶĚ ĮĞůĚ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ƉĞŶĚ-‐ ŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ƚĂŬĞ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ
ĚĂLJƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŵŝĚͲ Ɖƌŝů ƚŽ ŵŝĚͲ:ƵŶĞ͕ ŽƌďŝŶ ƐĂLJƐ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ĐƌŽƉƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ LJĞĂƌ ƌŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬƐ ŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝĞƐƚ ƟŵĞ ŝƐ the month of August. “A lot of crops are ready to harvest in Au-‐ ŐƵƐƚ͘ /Ĩ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƟŶŐ ƐĂůĂĚ ŵŝdž͕ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ƵƉ ĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŶ ŝƐ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƟŶŐ ƵŶƟů ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ͕ Žƌ ƵŶƟů ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ^ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂŌĞƌ-‐ noon.” Corbin says. dŚĞLJ ŽŶůLJ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ďĞŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϱϬƐ͕ ĂŶĚ they harvest all crops by hand. While much of the produce that Tabletop &Ăƌŵ ŐƌŽǁƐ ǁŝůů ŐŽ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ^ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ ƐŽŵĞ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ĮŶĚ ŝƚƐ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ůŽĐĂů ĨĂƌŵ-‐ ĞƌƐ͛ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ /ŽǁĂ &ŽŽĚ ŽͲŽƉ͕ ůŽĐĂů restaurants like Vesuvius͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ farmers’ own dinner tables. tŚĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ƌŽůĞ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂƌŵĞƌ͕ Corbin says that the hardest part of his job ŝƐ ďĂůĂŶĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌŵ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ
the most rewarding aspect is feeding peo-‐ ƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ community. “We would like to be seen as a place that’s well known in the community and pro-‐ ǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ can come out and feel comfortable and connect with other families.” Corbin says. No two days in the life of Chris Corbin are the same. The jobs change with the sea-‐ ƐŽŶƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ of his crops. “A day in the life of a beginning farmer is ŵƵĐŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ĚĂLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĨĂƌŵĞƌ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐĂLJƐ͘ ͞/͛ŵ ĐŽŶĮ-‐ ĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŵŽƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ ƚŚĂƚ / ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ŝƚ͕ but there’s always that fear that crops will ĨĂŝů͘ zŽƵ ďƵŝůĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ĐŽƵ-‐ ple of years of experience.” ŌĞƌ Ă ůŽŶŐ ĚĂLJƐ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝƚ ďĞ Įdž-‐ ŝŶŐ Ă ƚƌĂĐƚŽƌ͕ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůŝŶŐ͕ ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ Žƌ ŚĂƌ-‐ ǀĞƐƟŶŐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚƌŝƐ ŽƌďŝŶ ƚŚŽƌ-‐ oughly enjoys what he does.
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Celebrate Earth Day April 22
by Tyler Pals and Ashley Loneman
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ϵϳϬ ŵĂƌŬƐ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ͚ůŝǀŝŶŐ green’ lifestyle really started with the ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ͘ “What was the purpose of Earth Day? How ĚŝĚ ŝƚ ƐƚĂƌƚ͍ dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ / Ăŵ ŵŽƐƚ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ĂƐŬĞĚ͕͟ ^ĞŶĂƚŽƌ 'ĂLJůŽƌĚ EĞůƐŽŶ͕ &ŽƵŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ͕ ŶŽƚĞĚ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ-‐ ŝŶŐ ŽĨ Ă ƟŵĞ ϰϭ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͘ ͞ ĐƚƵĂůůLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ĨŽƌ ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ ĞǀŽůǀĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŽĨ ƐĞǀĞŶ LJĞĂƌƐ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ŝŶ ϭϵϲϮ͘ &Žƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ŝƚ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ƚƌŽƵďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ that the state of our environment was sim-‐ ƉůLJ Ă ŶŽŶͲŝƐƐƵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶ-‐ ƚƌLJ͕͟ EĞůƐŽŶ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĞĚ͘ ͞ ƚ Ă ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ^ĞĂƩůĞ ŝŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϭϵϲϵ͕ / ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ϭϵϳϬ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶǁŝĚĞ ŐƌĂƐƐƌŽŽƚƐ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ behalf of the environment and invited ev-‐ ĞƌLJŽŶĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ͘ dŚĞ ǁŝƌĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ carried the story from coast to coast. The ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ǁĂƐ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ͘ /ƚ ƚŽŽŬ Žī ůŝŬĞ ŐĂŶŐ-‐ ďƵƐƚĞƌƐ͘ dĞůĞŐƌĂŵƐ͕ ůĞƩĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞ inquiries poured in from all across the coun-‐ ƚƌLJ͘ dŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĮŶĂůůLJ ŚĂĚ Ă ĨŽ-‐ rum to express its concern about what was ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ͕ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ͕ ůĂŬĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ăŝƌ -‐ and they did so with spectacular exuber-‐ ance. It was obvious that we were headed for a spectacular success on Earth Day. Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous re-‐ sponse at the grassroots level. We had nei-‐ ƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŶŽƌ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ϮϬ million demonstrators and the thousands of ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĂƌƟĐŝ-‐ pated. That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day. It organized itself.” Ɖƌŝů ϮϮ͕ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůůLJ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ĂƐ ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ͕ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽ-‐ ĨĞƐƐŽƌƐ͕ ƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ͕ ƚŽ impact the world we leave for future gen-‐ ĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ Earth Day is vital in reminding us of our ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ͘ tŝƚŚ ϲ͘ϱ ďŝůůŝŽŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶŚĂďŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƚŚ͕ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĞǀĞŶ ŽŶĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƐ important. ISU students recognize this. ŚĂŶĚƌĂ WĞƚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĞŶ hŵďƌĞůůĂ ŐƌŽƵƉ Ăƚ /ŽǁĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵĞƐ͕ ŝŶ ŵŽƐƚ ĐĂƐĞƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŚĞĂƉĞƌ ƉƌŝĐĞ tag. “I think every student should think about how they live their life and how this impacts ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕͟ WĞƚĞƌƐŽŶ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ ŝƐ Ɖƌŝů ϮϮ͕ /^h ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
ŵĞƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝƐ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ Ăůů ǁĞĞŬ͘ A number of campus events have been ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ă ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨĂŝƌ ƐƉŽŶ-‐ sored by the Green Umbrella. The fair will feature campus and community organiza-‐ ƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ĨĂŝƌ ǁŝůů take place in front of Parks Library allow-‐ ŝŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂī ƚŽ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƚ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶ more about these groups. Another event is a book swap in the Memorial Union. People can bring in used books and choose to either trade them in for another book or donate books to others. The Browsing Library in the DĞŵŽƌŝĂů hŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂĐĐĞƉƟŶŐ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ϮϱͲĐĞŶƚ DĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ^ĂůĞ ĚƵƌ-‐ ŝŶŐ ĂƌƚŚ ǁĞĞŬ ; Ɖƌŝů ϭϴͲϮϮͿ͘ ͞/ ĨĞĞů ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ on during this week. I think that ever since /ŽǁĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ ǁĞŶƚ ŐƌĞĞŶ͕ /^h ŚĂƐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĐŽŵ-‐ ŵŝƩĞĚ͘ DĞƌƌLJ ZĂŶŬŝŶ͛Ɛ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĂƐ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ of Sustainability] enables ISU to grow and ŵĂŬĞ ƐƚƌŝĚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕͟ Peterson said. ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĂƌƚŚ Week on campus include Keep Iowa State ĞĂƵƟĨƵů͘ :ŽŝŶ ĂŶ ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ĐůĞĂŶͲ ƵƉ͕ ŝŶ ĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ DƵƐĞƵŵƐ ƐƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ <ĞĞƉ /ŽǁĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĞĂƵƟĨƵů ŝŶŝ-‐ ƟĂƟǀĞ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ƉŝĐŬ ƵƉ ůŝƩĞƌ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌ campus sculptures on the south side of Mor-‐ rill Hall in the Anderson Sculpture Garden. The ISU Council on Sustainability will also be ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌĞĞ ĐŽŵƉĂĐƚ ŇƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶƚ ůŝŐŚƚ bulbs in front of the Parks Library. ͞dŚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ĂǁĂƌĞ-‐ ness and involvement in living green makes ĂŶ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ƚŽ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞƌ ŬŶŽǁ͕͟ DĞƌƌLJ ZĂŶŬŝŶ ŶŽƚĞƐ͘ DŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶĞ ďŝůůŝŽŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ĂƌƚŚ ĂLJ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ largest civic observance in the world. Click here for many more events taking place dur-‐ ŝŶŐ ĂƌƚŚ tĞĞŬ͕ ĂŶĚ Įůů LJŽƵƌ ĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ͊
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ŝĚ LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĮŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝĐ produce on the ISU campus thanks to a program called Farm to ISU? Live Green’s Ashley Lone-‐ ŵĂŶ ƐĂƚ ĚŽǁŶ ǁŝƚŚ &Ăƌŵ ƚŽ /^h͛Ɛ DĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ /Ŷ-‐ ƚĞƌŶ͕ <ĞǀŝŶ DĂƌƋƵĂƌĚƚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ƐĐŽŽƉ͘ AL: How did Farm to ISU begin? KM: /Ŷ ϮϬϬϳ͕ /ŽǁĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ŝŶŝŶŐ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ &Ăƌŵ ƚŽ /^h ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝƚƐ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůŽĐĂů͕ ŽƌŐĂŶŝĐ ĂŶĚ Ăů-‐ ƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞůLJ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŶ͕ /^h ŝŶŝŶŐ ƐƚĂī ŚĂƐ ďƵŝůƚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶ-‐ ships with many farmers and agricultural orga-‐ ŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨƵůĮůů ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &Ăƌŵ ƚŽ /^h ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ Iowa’s agricultural economy. AL: How do you select farmers, or how do farm-‐ ers get involved with Farm to ISU? KM: ISU Dining has a set list of requirements for ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐͬĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐĞůů ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƵƌ-‐ ĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͘ KŶĐĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐͬĨĂƌŵ-‐ ĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ they are able to sell their products as long as ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͘ WƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐͬ ĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ĂƌĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂů materials to help educate the ISU community about whose products we purchase. To learn more about the farmers involved with Farm to /^h͕ ĐůŝĐŬ here. >͗ tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ďĞŶĞĮƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ in working with Farm to ISU? KM: Increasing the amount of product pur-‐ ĐŚĂƐĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽĐĂů ĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ Ă ŐƌĂŶƚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ >ĞŽƉŽůĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ Agriculture to support the training and educa-‐ ƟŽŶ ŽĨ /^h ƐƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ŽĨ local foods. DĂƌƋƵĂƌĚƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽ-‐ gram to the ISU community through informa-‐ ƟŽŶĂů ƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘ DĂƌƋƵĂƌĚƚ͛Ɛ Ăŝŵ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŶĞǁ ǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ĞĚƵĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵ-‐ nity on the importance of the program. Look for the Farm to ISU signs at various loca-‐ ƟŽŶƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚ ĐŽƵƌƚ ŝŶ the Memorial Union and MU Market & Cafe. Click here ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ &Ăƌŵ ƚŽ /^h͘
dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞƐ͕ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ͊ sŝƐŝƚ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ůŝǀĞŐƌĞĞŶ͘ŝĂƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĞĚƵͬŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚͬ
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LIVE GREEN! Events Iowa Renewable Energy Association Symposium and Exposition
April Opportunities 11-‐ 16
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WŽǁĞƌ ^ŚŝŌ Washington D.C.
The 2011 Iowa Renewable Energy Associa-‐ ƟŽŶ ^LJŵƉŽƐŝƵŵ ĂŶĚ džƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ is the only event of its kind in Iowa hosted by the Iowa ZĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ŶĞƌŐLJ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ;/ͲZĞŶĞǁͿ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ džƉŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚĞůĚ Ɖƌŝů ϮϴͲDĂLJ ϭ at the Iowa Memorial Union at the Univer-‐ sity of Iowa in Iowa City. dŚĞ ^LJŵƉŽƐŝƵŵ ǁŝůů ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌƐ͕ speakers and workshops covering renew-‐ ĂďůĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ;ǁŝŶĚ͕ ƐŽůĂƌ Θ ŵŽƌĞͿ͕ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ-‐ ĂďůĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ŐƌĞĞŶ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ĨƵĞůƐ͕ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ƚŚĞLJ will have a strong focus on Bright Green Business. <ĞLJŶŽƚĞ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ >ŝůŝĂ ďƌŽŶ͕
ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ K ŽĨ W Z ŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚƐ͕ W ͕ ĂŶ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĐŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐ Įƌŵ ŚĞĂĚ-‐ quartered in Washington DC and Lou Li-‐ ĐŚƚ͕ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĐŽůŽƚƌĞĞΠ͕ /ŶĐ͘ ůƐŽ͕ DĂƐŽŶ :ĞŶŶŝŶŐƐ ǁŝůů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ͊ ůů ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ŐĞƚ ŝŶ &Z ͊ dŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ƐƟůů ŚĂƐ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ &Z ƐƉĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝ-‐ njĂƟŽŶƐ͊ ůŝĐŬ here ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ Interested in carpooling? Contact Merry ZĂŶŬŝŶ͕ ŵƌĂŶŬŝŶΛŝĂƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĞĚƵ
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Earth Week: Browsing Library Magazine Sale Green Umbrella’s Book Swap and Sustainability Fair <ĞĞƉ /ŽǁĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĞĂƵƟĨƵů >ŝƩĞƌ ZĞŵŽǀĂů ISU Council on Sustainability CFL Light Ƶůď 'ŝǀĞĂǁĂLJ ĐƟǀhƐ ϱ< ZƵŶ ĞLJŽŶĚ Coal
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28-‐ /ŽǁĂ ZĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ŶĞƌŐLJ May ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ^LJŵƉŽƐŝƵŵ 1 ĂŶĚ džƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ DĞƌƌLJ ZĂŶŬŝŶ Director of Sustainability ϱϭϱͲϮϵϰͲϱϬϱϮ͕ ŵƌĂŶŬŝŶΛŝĂƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĞĚƵ Ashley Loneman DĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ /ŶƚĞƌŶ͖ EĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌ tƌŝƚĞƌͬ ĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ ϱϭϱͲϮϵϰͲϬϯϯϱ͕ ĂůŽŶĞŵĂŶΛŝĂƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĞĚƵ WĂŶƚĞůŝƐ <ŽƌŽǀŝůĂƐ Campus and Community Engagement Intern ϱϭϱͲϮϵϰͲϬϯϯϱ͕ ƉĂŶƚĞůŝƐΛŝĂƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĞĚƵ
KŶĞ ŽĨ /^h͛Ɛ ŽůĚ-‐ ĞƐƚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ ŝƐ quickly approach-‐ ing! VEISHEA 2011 will take place April 11-‐16 and has a variety of events to keep everyone from children to adults enter-‐ tained. While you are out sampling the dĂƐƚĞ ŽĨ s /^, ͕ ũĂŵŵŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ͕ ƐƚƌŽůůŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ s /^, sŝů-‐ ůĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂďďŝŶŐ ŐŽŽĚŝĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌĂĚĞ͕ ŬĞĞƉ ŝŶ ŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ͚ŐƌĞĞŶ͛ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͗ Leaders for a Sustainable Community will host ‘green tours’ around the ISU campus. The student-‐led tours are approximately ϯϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ůŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ƐƚĂƌƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƵƌ͕ on the hour while VEISHEA Village is taking ƉůĂĐĞ͘ dŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƵƌ
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ĨŽƌŵĂƚ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞLJ will highlight the new LEED Buildings on the northwest side of campus and other sustainable ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĞƌĞ Ăƚ /^h͘ dŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŝŶ dĞŶƚ ϰϬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ Community table. ůƐŽ͕ ďĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽŽŬͲŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ-‐ ĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͗ BioBus͕ Ă ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚͲƌƵŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝ-‐ njĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞƐ ǁĂƐƚĞ ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞ ŐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ /^h ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶƚŽ ďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞů ĨƵĞů for CyRide buses. Team PrISUm͕ /^h͛Ɛ ŽǁŶ ƐŽůĂƌ ĐĂƌ ƚĞĂŵ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ƚŚĂƚ will be around campus include ĐƟǀhƐ͕ The GreenHouse Group and numerous Green Teams.
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dŽ ŽƵƌ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ͗ Caitlin Jones͕ ƐĞ-‐ hŶƟů zŽƵ ZĞĂĚ dŚŝƐ /ƐƐƵĞ͗ nior in Journalism and Mass Communica-‐ ƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Tyler Pals͕ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ŝŶ :ŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ DĂƐƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ǀŽůƵŶ-‐ ͻ ISU Dining purchases local foods from ƚĞĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ƚĂůĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ϭϴ /ŽǁĂ &ĂƌŵĞƌƐ͘ of the Live Green! Monthly and helped ͻ KŶ Ɖƌŝů ϮϮ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐǁĂƉ ŬƐ͕ ŵĞĞƚ make this issue a success! /^h ĂŶĚ ŵĞƐ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ Ă ĨƌĞĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ůŝŐŚƚ ďƵůď Ăůů without leaving campus.
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At a Glance: Stash the Trash and Earth Hour Iowa Staters and Ames residents bundled up and came out 1,000 strong to “Stash the Trash” on March 26. Together, they collected over four tons of trash!
After they were done “stashing,” ISUers took part in Earth Hour activities (focused on reducing energy use by turning off their lights) including JORZ LQ WKH GDUN FDSWXUH WKH ÀDJ RQ &HQWUDO &DP- pus. Thanks to everyone who helped make ISU and Ames cleaner and greener.
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