Community Gardening
Community gardening brings people together in a shared space to grow food. When community gardens follow organic growing practices, they provide fresh, healthy food that supports the health of the community, the people who grow it, and, of course, those who eat it.
A Growing Community
The Lafayette College Community Garden is my favorite place to be. But what makes it so special? The essence of community: I’m not just growing food for myself, but we’re all growing food for ourselves and our loved ones, together. … more
Campus Gardening at Lafayette College
Lafayette College September 17, 2010 A Green Community: Organic Garden Allows Students, Faculty, and Staff to Learn and Grow Together By Jenn Bell ’11 Where is it that you can see Lafayette administrators, staff, faculty, and students working side by … more
Campus Gardens
Campus gardens are an important source of fresh, local, naturally- and sustainably-grown food—and an important way to help students develop new understandings of how fresh local food contributes to health and well being. Lafayette: ‘A Green Community: Organic Garden Allows … more
Urban Ecology in Easton
The West Ward Neighborhood Partnership (WWNP) was established by the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV) to help mobilize resources for the economic development of Easton’s West Ward neighborhood. WWNP also operates the Commonwealth’s Elm Street Program. Recently, … more
Local Action Will Build a Better Future
by Jennifer Tillman — It may take a little while, but people will catch on. Soon enough, our society will realize that change is necessary, and sustainable living will be seen as mainstream. This generation will be the one to … more
American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment
We, the undersigned presidents and chancellors of colleges and universities, are deeply concerned about the unprecedented scale and speed of global warming and its potential for large-scale, adverse health, social, economic and ecological effects. We recognize the scientific consensus that … more
Campus Sustainability Initiative
The campus sustainability initiative grew out of a project with Lehigh University student Victorija Danta, who was working to support climate protection efforts here in Bethlehem. As part of her internship, we created a Climate Protection Agreement for schools (which … more
The Future of Agriculture in the Lehigh Valley
A Survival Manual – With the coming of peak oil, transportation and production costs for food will probably skyrocket. The burning of fossil fuels contributes to global warming. There is, therefore, good reason to localize food production and distribution to … more
November 2006 Issue of the One Pager
Agricultural Plan For Peak Oil/Global Warming:jjjjbbnnbbjjj A Survival Manual By Steve Hoog The world is coming to a point in history when it must deal with important issues that will have a profound transformative effect on the way people live … more