THIS WEEK IN SUSTAINABILITY: October 20th - October 26th, 2025
- Admin
- Oct 20
- 4 min read
Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
It's chilly season, make sure to stay warm...
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20th
NATURAL DYE WITH FLOWERS
3:00PM - 4:30PM | Dartmouth Organic Farm
Join Journey '28 and Sophie '28 for a flower clothing dye workshop. We will use the Marigolds grown at the farm to make flower prints on some white tank tops/t shirts provided. T
his is a great way to upcycle some worn clothes, so reach out to us before the trip if you have your own fabric canvas so that we can presoak it for you!
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
4:00PM - 6:00PM | North Mass 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!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21st
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
2:00PM - 6:00PM | North Mass 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!
FOSSIL FREE DARTMOUTH - WEEKLY MEETING
6:00PM - 7:00PM | Sustainable Living Center
Come join Fossil Free Dartmouth for their weekly meeting at the Sustainable Living Center (2 Choate Road)!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22th
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HOURS
12:00PM - 1:30PM | Collis Patio or Robison 106 if the weather is bad
Join Sustainability Staff for office hours! Whether you’ve got a question about sustainability at Dartmouth, or just want to spend time with others and eat some delicious homemade baked goods, all are welcome!
THE ART OF WOOD STACKING
2:15PM - 4:15PM | Dartmouth Organic Farm
Join Hannah ('26) and Zoe ('26) going out to the Dartmouth Organic Farm to stack some wood in preparation for maple sugaring season!
We'll drive out to the farm together (only about 3 miles from campus!), move some wood over to the sugar house (where we make maple syrup in the spring), and stack it together. We'll talk a bit about the maple sugaring process, build some sick farm muscles, listen to fire music, make some new friends, and maybe get artsy with our wood stacking styles if we so desire.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23rd
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
4:00PM - 6:00PM | North Mass 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!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
2:00PM - 4:00PM | North Mass 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!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th
HARFEST
1:30PM - 4:30PM | Dartmouth Organic Farm
Join us for a celebration of all things farmy and autumnal!
There is NO parking at the Farm—please take the shuttle running every five minutes from in front of Rauner Library. Please bring your own mug for cider, hot cocoa, and more!
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
4:00PM - 6:00PM | North Mass 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, OCTOBER 26th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
3:00PM - 5:00PM | North Mass Basement
See above–same thrift store, with perhaps some new finds! 👀
OTHER EVENTS
CHARTING THE CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE AT THE IRVING INSTITUTE
November 3rd 5:30PM-6:30PM | Irving Insitutiute Atrium & Livestreamed
Join for a dynamic conversation with energy and policy leaders exploring this year's changes to federal energy policy, ongoing bipartisan efforts to support renewable energy, and how the demand for rapidly deployable energy is influencing market conditions.
ELECTRICITY GRIDS & MARKETS BOOT CAMP
Nov 7th, 3:30PM - 7:00PM | Nov 8th, 8:30AM - 3:30PM
Join fellow Dartmouth undergraduates for a hands-on, two-day Electricity Grids & Markets Bootcamp — an exploration of how the U.S. power system really works.
Dive into the essentials of electricity markets and discover how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shapes the nation’s grid operations and energy landscape. Expect a dynamic mix of interactive simulations, lectures, games, and community building. Open to Dartmouth undergraduate students of all majors
Register here! $50 fee required. Scholarships available. Meals Included.
GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS (THINGS) TO APPLY TO!
Fellowships Office Fall Event Schedule
The Fellowships Office is excited to announce our fall schedule of events and information sessions. There is something for everyone - from a Research Journeys Panel featuring young alumni to information sessions about fellowships that fund language study programs, graduate school, and more. View the full schedule of events here. We look forward to connecting with you this term! Email Fellowships.Office@dartmouth.edu with questions.
Environmental Organizing Fellowship Opportunity - Green Corps
The Green Corps, the Field School for Environmental Organizing, is looking for college graduates passionate about the environment and who want to practice the craft of organizing. Organizers will receive classroom training and field placements across the U.S. Apply here
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