Events
“Putting Green To Work” Lunch
Fayetteville’s efforts to restore four streams will be the focus of the next Putting Green to Work lunch sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. Carole Jones, a park planner with the City of Fayetteville, will be the guest speaker at the lunch. The Putting Green to Work series, created by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in partnership with Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions, features businesses and organizations that have excelled in sustainable practices. Its purpose is to help industry leaders learn from each other how to save energy, prevent pollution and conserve resources while increasing profits.
Admission to the presentation is free, but registration is required to ensure adequate seating. Attendees bring their own lunches. To register, contact Audree Miller at 501-682-0015 or email miller@adeq.state.ar.us by 4 p.m. March 25.
Thursday, March 26th, 11:30 AM
Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce
123 West Mountain St., Fayetteville
2015 Fayetteville Seed Exchange
Come to the annual Fayetteville Seed Exchange to share seeds and stories with fellow community gardeners! Bring seeds to swap, and leave with some new varieties to try this season! Plants will also be for sale.
Music will be provided by the soulful Warren Dietzel and the Warren Dietzel Orchestra, snacks from our friends at Ozark Natural Foods, and a Seed Saving Workshop from Herb Culver (of Bean Mtn. Farms).
Saturday, March 28th, 10:00 AM
Trinity United Methodist Church (Across from Tri Cycle Farms)
1021 W Sycamore St, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers needed for Arkansas Farm to You Exhibit at Bayyari Elementary School
Bayyari Elementary School is hosting an exhibit called Arkansas Farm to You on March 31 and April 2. The exhibit is designed to teach students about agriculture, nutrition, and the importance of having a healthy lifestyle. Volunteers are needed to be station presenters (there are nine different stations). Presenters are needed at each station for morning and afternoon shifts. Easy to understand scripts will be provided ahead of time. The only requirement is enthusiasm for working with children! Questions can be directed to Bayyari’s FoodCorps service member Rachel Kraus at rachel.kraus@foodcorps.org.
Tuesday, March 31st and Thursday, April 2nd
Bayyari Elementary School
2199 Scottsdale Ave, Springdale, AR 72764
Internship & Fellowship Opportunities
EPA Water Quality Postgraduate Research Fellowship
A postgraduate research project training opportunity is currently available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water (OW). The appointment will be served with the Office of Science and Technology (OST) in Washington, D.C.
The intern will join an OW team involved with a range of technical, policy and program support activities to assess how OW programs and policies can better foster consideration and integration of sustainability principles into its programs.
Applicants must have received a master’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, environmental public policy or a related field within five years of the desired starting date, or completion of all requirements for the degree should be expected prior to the starting date.
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Fayetteville Public Library
They Fayetteville Public Library is inviting UA sustainability students to get involved by volunteering at the library. Volunteers can set their own hours and choose from a variety of programs and departments.
Margaret Burdette, Manager of Volunteer Services
Fayetteville Public Library
401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, AR 72701
direct phone – 479.856.7104 | library phone – 479.856.7000
www.faylib.org
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
The ReStore is a discount home improvement center that sells donated home improvement merchandise at reduced prices to the general public. 100% of the profits support Habitat for Humanity of Washington county. We have a small staff and rely on volunteers for ReStore support.
Customer service is the primary focus for our ReStore Volunteers. Our ReStore staff will assign jobs as needed.
1421 E. 15th St.
Fayetteville, AR 72701
TriCycle Farms
Tri Cycle Farms, located at the corner of Sycamore and Garland Avenue, is a centrally located urban farm on the blue and red bus routes (free parking is also available at the Trinity United Methodist Church). The mission of Tri Cycle Farms is to “build community through soil,” and the nonprofit (via fiscal partnership with the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology) is working broadly with other like-minded organizations in the region to strengthen food security. Tri Cycle Farms has ongoing “Farm to Table” programs, gardening classes, volunteer opportunities, chicken husbandry, herb walks, a composting system, and new plans to develop a farmer’s market with the Trinity United Methodist Church, which is directly across the street from Tri Cycle.
Contact Don Bennett at fayettevilletricyclefarms@gmail.com or 479-966-0572, or Joanna Pollock at jbperson@uark.edu or 708-828-5695 for more information about how to get involved or tour Tri Cycle. You can also find Tri Cycle Farms on Facebook.
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