Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
How low can you hoe? 🤔 Turns out that hours spent bent over weeding...scientifically correlates to more limber limbo-ing?*
*N = our 12 Farm Olympics contenders from this past weekend!
TUESDAY, August 6th
FARM WORK DAY
8 - 10AM | Rides from behind Robo
Come out to the O-Farm Tuesday morning for a workday where we'll be harvesting down in the fields!! We will be leaving from behind Robo at 8am, and we'll be back by 10am. No experience required, just bring a water bottle and dress for the weather!
Sign up on Trailhead.
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
7 - 9PM | North Massachusetts Basement
Instead of buying new, get your fresh fit at the Free Market!
You can also drop off donations during our open hours.
WEDNESDAY, August 7th
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HOURS
12 - 1:30PM | Collis/Foco patio (rain location: Robo 106)
Come ask Susty staff questions about sustainability and learn more about sustainability at Dartmouth! There will be sweet treats for you to enjoy.
All are welcome, and no prior involvement with Dartmouth Sustainability is required. Bring your friends!
ENERGY SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION TOUR
3:30 - 4:30PM | Meet in front of Wilson Hall
Wondering what’s going on with the giant pit on East Wheelock Street? Heard whispers about a $500 million commitment to decarbonization at Dartmouth? Want to learn more about the 800-foot-deep holes that we’ll be drilling this coming fall?
Sign up for our Decarbonization Construction Tour! We’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the construction currently happening under our feet to transform our campus energy system and put us well on our way to achieving 100% decarbonization by 2050.
KING CORN MOVIE SCREENING
8 - 9:30PM | O-Farm
FRIDAY, August 9th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
11:30 - 1:30PM | North Massachusetts Basement
Want to reduce your environmental impact? Tired of buying directly from fast fashion companies with poor labor treatment? Want to save some money? Come to the Free Market and get new clothing for free!
LONG WIND FARM AND CEDAR CIRCLE FIELD TRIP
4:15 - 9PM | Rides from behind Robo
Join Farm Club and Dartmouth Sustainability on a journey over the river to chat with Dave Chapman, the founder of the Real Organic Project, and tour Long Wind Farm. Then, we'll be meeting with Farm Club alum Ralf Carestia, Vegetable Manager of Cedar Circle Farm for a riverside cookout and agricultural discussion. This trip is open to anyone who's interested in local food systems and sustainable agricultural practices.
Sign up here!
SATURDAY, August 10th
BRAT WORK DAY (FLOOD CLEAN-UP!)
8:30AM - 12:30PM | Rides from behind Robo
Come help survey and clean up ditches and culverts in Ludlow, VT, as part of a community-led flood resiliency project! We will be walking along roads picking up trash we find along the way, surveying information about the condition of ditches and culverts (those tubes that let water flow under roads), and sometimes doing some digging to remove vegetation and dirt that blocks water flow.
Learn more and sign up on Trailhead here.
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
12 - 3PM | North Massachusetts Basement
Come swing by our on-campus thrift store, the Free Market, this weekend! All clothing is reclaimed from Dartmouth's waste streams. Instead of buying new clothing, get second-hand for free!
SUNDAY, August 11th
T-SHIRT UPCYCLING: BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP
12 PM - 2 PM | Mass Row
Join us for a fun-filled workshop where you can add the Susty Office Pine Cone or O-farm Logo to a t-shirt, with just a block print and fabric paint!
You can bring your own t-shirt, or you can get one at the Free Market during the event!
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
12 - 3PM | North Massachusetts Basement
We're refreshing our shelves constantly–swing by for new finds!
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