Events
NWA Green Drinks
Join the NWA chapter of Green Drinks for a happy hour of networking, socializing, and earth-friendly discussion.
Green Drinks is a casual social group made up of individuals who are passionate about, or employed in environmental fields as well as sustainability, outdoor and conservation enthusiasts. The Green Drinks movement began in the UK in 1989 and is now active in more than 600 cities worldwide. Learn more at www.greendrinks.org.
Thursday, February 26th, 5:30 PM
US Pizza Co.
202 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville, AR 72701
Food For Thought Lecture
Kathleen McLaughlin, president of the Walmart Foundation and senior vice president for Walmart Global Sustainability, will provide this year’s second “Food for Thought” lecture. Her lecture is titled “Business and Society in the Next Decade: Using Scale and Capabilities to Address the Complex Problems Facing the World.” The lecture series is sponsored by the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas
McLaughlin’s visit is open to all students, faculty and staff, as well as the public.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 3:30 PM
Hembree Auditorium (AFLS E107)
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Middle Fork of the White River Cleanup
Beaver Watershed Alliance is hosting a cleanup of the Middle Fork of the White River this Saturday. The event will take place from 10 am to 2 pm. Volunteers should meet at Bunch Park in Elkins at 10 am, and return at 1 pm for a free meal and door prizes. All supplies including trash bags, gloves, and trash pickers will be provided. Contact alli@beaverwatershedalliance.org with questions.
Saturday, February 28th, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Bunch Park is located behind the white church on Hwy 16 and 2nd Ave in Elkins. Meet at the park pavilion to check-in.
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
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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