THIS WEEK IN SUSTAINABILITY: September 15th - September 21st, 2025
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- Sep 15, 2025
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Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
HAPPY BEGINNING OF TERM! Whether you are new to sustainability at Dartmouth or have been involved with us many times, keep your eye on new and cool ways to get involved below!
ALL WEEK LONG
Apply for Italy Sustainable Food Systems Immersion trip!
Due September 21 at 11:59PM | Apply here
The Sustainability Office is excited to be hosting an Italy Sustainable Food Systems Immersion Trip this December 2025! Open to Dartmouth undergrads, this experiential learning trip will travel to Rome, Umbria, and Tuscany, meeting with partners including farmers, producers, chefs, advocates, NGOs, and more to learn about sustainable farming and food systems.
Applications are due by 11:59pm on Sunday, September 21. Learn more and apply here!
First-years—apply for the Sustainability Action Program (SAP)!
Due September 28 at 11:59PM | Apply here
The Sustainability Action Program (SAP) teaches first-year students how to become effective change agents at Dartmouth. In SAP, you will have the chance to build community with and work alongside other students, staff, faculty, and community partners collaborating on sustainability projects on campus and beyond.
Learn more and apply here!
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th
HARVEST DAY
8AM - 10AM | Dartmouth Organic Farm
Come out to the Dartmouth Organic Farm with Zoe (‘26, she/her) for a morning of harvesting veggies! What better way to start the fall term than getting outside, meeting some new friends, and harvesting some fresh produce?
All our produce is donated to local community partners to help fight against food insecurity in the Upper Valley, so whether it’s your first time at the farm or you’re a seasoned pro, your help goes a long way.
We’ll drive together from behind Robo to the Organic Farm (only 3 miles), do the harvesting all together (so no prior knowledge/experience is needed), and drive back before 10As
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HOURS
12PM - 1:30PM | Outside Robo (rain location: Robo 106)
Join us for Sustainability Office hours!! We host office hours weekly on Wednesdays from 12-1:30pm, outside Robo/Collis if the weather is nice or inside Robo 106 if it’s chilly or rainy. We bring homemade baked goods, and you bring your questions, curiosities, and ideas about sustainable and climate work on campus! All are welcome, whether you’ve been involved with our Office before or are just looking to dip your toes in.
Applications for our Winterim 2025 Italy Sustainable Food Systems Immersion trip are due September 21, and SAP applications are due September 28. If you’ve got questions about either, office hours is a great time to chat more!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th
2025 LOCAL SOLUTIONS: BOUNCING FORWARD TO CREATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
8AM - 7PM l Irving Institute
The sixth biannual Local Solutions conference focuses on promoting a rural Northeast region that is climate resilient, equitable, economically revitalized, and decarbonized.
Hosted by Dartmouth, Antioch University, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The Local Solutions conference will offer professional development opportunities through training sessions, facilitated presentations, panels, and both formal and informal networking for a diverse group of stakeholders, including federal, state, and tribal representatives, nonprofits, businesses, scientists, and frontline community groups.
This year's conference will focus on affordable and resilient housing, community health, and energy and flood resilience. The first day of the conference will consist of training and site visits highlighting innovative solutions, followed by an evening keynote reception. Day two of the conference will consist of sessions in the topic areas showcasing how to implement best practices at the local and regional levels. There will be a second keynote lunch speaker and a concluding panel on how to finance these local solutions.
Sponsored by the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society and Dartmouth Climate Collaborative, as well as Casella, Hypertherm Associates, Norwich Solar, Sustainable Hanover, and Weston & Sampson.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th
2025 LOCAL SOLUTIONS: BOUNCING FORWARD TO CREATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
8AM - 7PM l Irving Institute
The sixth biannual Local Solutions conference focuses on promoting a rural Northeast region that is climate resilient, equitable, economically revitalized, and decarbonized.
Hosted by Dartmouth, Antioch University, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The Local Solutions conference will offer professional development opportunities through training sessions, facilitated presentations, panels, and both formal and informal networking for a diverse group of stakeholders, including federal, state, and tribal representatives, nonprofits, businesses, scientists, and frontline community groups.
This year's conference will focus on affordable and resilient housing, community health, and energy and flood resilience. The first day of the conference will consist of training and site visits highlighting innovative solutions, followed by an evening keynote reception. Day two of the conference will consist of sessions in the topic areas showcasing how to implement best practices at the local and regional levels. There will be a second keynote lunch speaker and a concluding panel on how to finance these local solutions.
Sponsored by the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society and Dartmouth Climate Collaborative, as well as Casella, Hypertherm Associates, Norwich Solar, Sustainable Hanover, and Weston & Sampson.
WELCOME TO DARTMOUTH 29s!! S'MORES AT THE DARTMOUTH ORGANIC FARM
6PM - 8PMl Dartmouth Organic Farm
Join Arshi and Gabe, Sustainable Dartmouth Student Interns, this Friday (9/19) for a campfire at the O-Farm! Come for s'mores, hot chocolate, and to learn about all things susty-related at Dartmouth!
Vans leave from behind Robinson Hall at 6:15pm!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th
BLACK RIVER ACTION TEAM FLOOD REPAIR VOLUNTEER DAY
8:15AM - 2PM | Rides from behind Robo
Join Maya (she/her '26) for a community volunteer flood repair day in Cavendish, Vermont.
We will drive 1 hour to Cavendish where we will work with the Black River Action Team to help homeowners shape land to steer water at a property that was badly damaged during the 2023 storms. We will learn about flood impacts and have some good ol' fun playing in the dirt!
FERMENTATION CELEBRATION!
1:30PM - 3:30PM l Dartmouth Organic Farm
Join Zoe (‘26, she/her) going to the Fermentation Celebration at Root 5 Farm, a local Upper Valley organic farm! There’ll be chances to taste various fermented foods, buy some if you want (bring containers for bulk PowerKraut!), see demos, take part in a starter swap, and enjoy live music! It’ll be so fun!
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