Green House

Greenhouse Sign-ups Sunday 7PM

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Location: 
70 Park St. The Greenhouse
Date: 
March 6, 2011 7:00pm

Come Sunday to Sign-up for the next five week Greenhouse session.

Learn about the culinary works of Greenhouse residents on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nights at 6PM. 

Choose your night and come for the next five weeks. Only $5/ night ($25 per session)

"Culinary-arts workshops" will feature home-cooked choices with locally produced ingredients and a lot of love. 

Contact Ryan at rdgill07@stlawu.edu for more infomation or stop by the house, 70 Park St. 

Bee Night - Vanishing of the Bees

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Winston Room - Sullivan Student Center
Date: 
November 16, 2010 7:00pm - 9:00pm

What would our world be without bees?

Not very sweet: Imagine
no honey, no apples, no almonds, no broccoli, no blueberries, no
strawberries, no raspberries, no pollination, and more.

BEE NIGHT - this Tuesday the Winston Room will be buzzing with activity:

  • Two local beekeepers talk about their work in the North Country
  • Showing of the documentary Vanishing of the Bees
  • Honey tasting! Compare local and commercial varieties of different kinds

"If honey bees become extinct, human society will follow in four years." - Albert Einstein

Hope to see you all there.

P.S. Honey tasting during lunch hours in the Pub on Monday and Tuesday. Test your sweet tooth.

Learn about fire by friction!

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Location: 
70 Park St. The Greenhouse
Date: 
September 27, 2010 8:00pm

We are very sorry this event will be post-poned until further
notice. In the next two weeks, we hope to find a nice afternoon to have
this workshop out by the rope swing. If you are interested please
contact Ryan at rdgill07@stlawu.edu. Thanks for your interest!

Come learn about the magic and skill of fire-making. The Greenhouse is offering a workshop on friction fire; together we will be learning, experimenting and teaching about traditional fire-making techniques.

White cedar, basswood, mullen, goldenrod, burdock, white pine! Why these? Learn about the natural materials (local species from the kip tract)you will need to make your own hand-drill or bow drill kit. Then makeit yourself!

Tap into your creativity, curiosity, and ancestory through fire!

 

Granola Bar Making at the Greenhouse

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Location: 
Greenhouse, 70 Park Street
Date: 
February 1, 2013 4:00pm - 5:30pm

The cost of energy bars i.e. cliff bars got ya down? What about all the artificial sugars and additives you noticed the other day on the label?

Well, today's your lucky day because there will be a granola/energy bar making workshop at the Greenhouse. We'll make granola bars using a variety of natural, energy loaded ingredients and minimize the sugar all while making a bar that tastes fantastic. So come and have a lovely time relaxing and making granola bars with your favorite greenhouse members.

"Home" Flim Showing

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Location: 
Greenhouse
Date: 
October 3, 2012 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Join the residents of the Greenhouse for a viewing of the movie Home, a beautiful film composed of an array of aerial shots of various places on Earth.  The film depicts the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet.  Popcorn provided.

Seed to Table Internship Informational Session

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Student Center 333
Date: 
February 27, 2012


Interested in working at SLU's student-run garden this summer? 

Come to the Seed to Table Internship Informational Session on February 27th at noon or 5pm in Student Center room 333.

Seed to Table is a student run garden designed to give students the experience of growing sustainable food. The garden provides fresh vegetables to Dana Dining Hall and the Campus Kitchens Project, a program that uses food from the dining halls to provide a free meal to community members. The Seed to Table Garden provides a space on campus for students to build an environmental community, learn sustainable living skills, and connect with other community members. The Seed to Table summer internship allows students to care for the garden, increase community connections, and learn about sustainable living, community structure, and local food systems.

The Seed to Table Garden is supported by the Mellon Initiative.

Seed to Table Summer Internship Application is below.


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