Weekly Sustainability Announcements

February 15, 2016

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From the Newswire

• Science Cafe: Food Sources, Fertilizers and Productions with Biotechnology/GMOs
• Poverty, Inc. Documentary Film Screening
• Starting Your Garden Indoors Workshop
• Full Circle Food Pantry Board Information Session
• Adopt-A-Street: Keep Fayetteville Beautiful
• Tri Cycle Farms Garden Workday
• Tri Cycle Farms’ Food Recovery/ Compost Crew
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore Assistant
• Feed the Hungry and Homeless — House of Hope Rescue Mission

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Doctoral Student Named Society of Ethnobiology Graduate Fellow

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative Funded for Youth Summits

Rom Speaks at Conference on Research for Sustainable, Organic and Alternative Farming

Strawberry Initiative E-Book Cited as Best by Horticulture Society

Events

Science Cafe: Food Sources, Fertilizers and Productions with Biotechnology/GMOs

Panel Members:

• Dr. Esten Mason, Assistant Professor and Wheat Breeder, Plant Sciences, University of Arkansas
• Dr. Doug Rhoads, University Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas
• Dr. Vibha Srivastava, Professor, Plant Biotechnology, University of Arkansas

Sponsored in part by the UA Chapter of Sigma Xi Honors Research Society, the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, and the Arkansas Chemistry Society. Open to the Public. Free Parking. No Registration or Registration Fee. Food and Drink are available for purchase and welcome during the discussions. Professional Development hours available on request.

6:30 Pm

Tuesday, February 16th

Powerhouse Restaurant, Fayetteville

Poverty, Inc. Documentary Film Screening

From TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, POVERTY, INC. plays the gadfly in this eye-opening examination of Western interventions in the developing world. Join us for a campus screening of this award-winning new film.

6:30 Pm

Wednesday, February 17th

Arkansas Union Theater

Starting Your Garden Indoors Workshop

If you want to begin a garden for the coming season, this workshop will help teach you how to get started! We will first talk about various potting soil formulas, soil amendments, and fertilizers. We’ll then do some hands-on seeding and discuss germination and growing requirements for various types of seeds, along with additional tips on transplanting seedlings. If there’s time, we’ll also take some vegetative cuttings of perennials.

10:00 – 11:30 Am

Saturday, February 20th

Tri Cycle Farms Hoop House

Volunteer Opportunities

Full Circle Food Pantry Board Information Session

This is an information session about the Full Circle Pantry board positions. If you are thinking about applying to be on the board next year come and learn what it is all about from the current board.

5:00 – 6:00 Pm

Wednesday, February 17th

Full Circle Campus Food Pantry, WAHR C204, Bud Walton Hall Stadium Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Adopt-A-Street: Keep Fayetteville Beautiful

This an ongoing opportunity for organizations to work with the City of Fayetteville to reduce the amount of litter in our city. After committing to “adopting” a street, the organization will clean up a section of the designated street 4 times a year. They will be recognized by having the name of their organization displayed on an “Adopt A Street” green traffic sign on that street.

10:00 Am – 2:00 Pm

Thursday, February 18th

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

Tri Cycle Farms Garden Workday

Join us at Tri Cycle Farms every Tuesday from 3-6pm for a volunteer workday in the garden! As fall arrives we will be working in the fall garden, winterizing the summer garden and doing various other farm and garden related chores and activities. See you at the farm!

3:00 – 6:00 Pm

Every Tuesday

1705 N Garland Ave

Tri Cycle Farms’ Food Recovery/ Compost Crew

Every Thursday, we gather at Tri Cycle to sort through boxes of expired produce from Ozark Natural Foods, a local health food coop. We sort and weigh the food, feed some to our sweet chickens, and then add the rest to the compost. There is also usually plenty of still-good-looking, organic produce to share amongst ourselves! If you like veggies, chickens, or compost, come join us for a chill, fun volunteer opportunity while helping to prevent food waste in our community. Just meet outside the community house at the farm (1705 N Garland Ave) at 3:30pm on Thursdays!

3:30 Pm

Every Thursday

1705 N Garland Ave

Habitat for Humanity ReStore Assistant

Customer service is the primary focus for our ReStore Volunteers. Our ReStore staff will assign jobs as needed. Below are examples of the types of jobs you will be asked to do. Greet and assist customers as needed. Assist in cleaning, pricing, and organizing merchandise. Arrange items on display shelves and sales floor. Hang pictures and create decorative displays when needed. Rearrange furniture and other merchandise in all departments to ensure displays remain visually stimulating. Arrange special promotion displays as needed. Help keep aisles clean and safe. Assist with donation pickups if necessary. Light cleaning. Please dress appropriately for the weather. This is a warehouse environment with limited climate control. All volunteers must wear closed toed shoes. The Habitat ReStore is family friendly so please no short, shorts or inappropriate t-shirts.

Multiple Shifts Available

1421 E. 15th St., Fayetteville, AR 72701

Feed the Hungry and Homeless — House of Hope Rescue Mission

The House of Hope Rescue Mission is a “Day Center” for the homeless and needy. Our goal is to provide a place where people can come for shelter from the cold or heat, receive snacks, water and a hot meal while at our facility, get help with life skills and job searches. We provide showers, a place for clients to do their laundry free of charge, and a place they can receive mail. Clients can receive clothing and food from our pantry monthly.

There are multiple ways to volunteer at the House of Hope:

• Be a Greeter
• Work in the Food Pantry: Stock shelves, prepare food bags
• Help clients with laundry
• Prepare meals to serve
• Serve meals to clients
• Clean up after lunch
• Assist clients in finding needed clothing for day to day wear or job interviews
• Assist clients on computers (as available) to search for jobs
• Come to socialize with clients and be a friendly face
• Offer to assist with Bible studies
• Be available in the children’s room to play and read

9:00 Am – 1:00 Pm

Every Wednesday

505 E. Emma Ave., Springdale, AR 72764

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