| Show South City Campus to host Sustainability Sustain ability Fair Adriana Herrera Community Reporter Last Tuesday the Sustainability Committee put together a fair for students faculty and staff to educate them on ways they can help protect our environment The Sustainability Fair is a apart apart apart part of the Tanner Forum event that will take place on Nov 7 at South City Campus This event is isa isa isa a lecture presentation and forum discussion featured by Elizabeth Kolbert on Field Noted from a Catastrophe Man Nature and Climate Change Our goal is to educate students faculty and staff on Sustainability and how to keep the world clean and healthy Sustainability committee member Lori Bonham said There were several booths set up for students and faculty Some of those included Zo Zoes Zoe's s 's Natural Garden This natural garden offers community subscriptions in Park City as well as Salt Lake City Zo Zoe's Zoes s 's Natural Garden provides fresh organic produce for members within a aday aday aday day of picking All of the produce is grown without chemicals and 80 percent of the farms production is certified organic by the state of Utah The Theland Theland Theland land the produce is grown on has not had any pesticide use for 20 to 40 years Zo Zoes Zoe's s 's garden garder grows over varieties of organic fruits vegetables and herbs For Fora a complete listing of produce or to find out how to get a subscription Visit them at Utah Population and Environmental Coalition was also at to give more information on their program is a coalition of concerned about population growth and unsustainable consumption in Utah works in the community to raise awareness about these consequences To learn more about and how you can become a member visit org For those who are looking to build a home of their own in the future Ark was there to help with ideas on how you can have an energy sufficient home Ark Ark stands for architecture technology and helps you keep a healthy home environment gives passive solar designs and shows you how to efficiently use your home space Mandy Burbidge from the Utah Division of Water Vater Resources says We help people get funding to to help with water projects like farmers with leaks on their property The Utah Division of Water Vater Resources water projects usually help major farmers or business' business by offering an affordable interest in helping with big water leaks on their properties Prizes were being given away at the fair for best recycled costume Students had to dress themselves in recycled objects such as foil newspaper and old Sustainability Fair Continued on Sustainability Fair at Continued from A Al 1 clothes and the most creative outfit one a prize Students also had the opportunity to write a love ove letter to the Earth Flags Fags were provided for students to write one thing they will commit to in order to help conserve Some flags promised to take 5 minute showers while others promised to reuse grocery or Ziploc bags The flags will be displayed for different sustainability events throughout the Salt Lake downtown area r f Zoes Zoe's Natural Garden Local Exotic Heirlooms Nutritious Organic a p a r I R 0 s S SI r 1 I- I W f Globe Photo by Adriana Herrera Herrer Students visit with Zoes Zoe's Organic Garden who participated in the fair |
