Go Green! Edible landscaping is tasty success at heart of campus

There were buyers standing in line on July 2 for the first harvest from the campus garden planted in the formerly overgrown landscape planters on the plaza atop the Student Services Building. A warm spring and a wet June led to the bumper harvest. The fledgling student organization SLO Food Alliance — SLO stands for Sustainable Local Organic — plans occasional on-campus “farmers’ markets” on a self-serve basis near the Dean of Students Office. The first sale of early-season crops included lettuce, peas, beets, zucchini, red and yellow onions, and Swiss chard. Click here for a full Campus Garden photo gallery.

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