| | Week 2 Dear Edible Campus Program Community, HAPPY WEEK 2 OF FALL QUARTER 🍁 We hope to see you at one (or more!) of our events this week. Make sure to follow us on IG at @ucsbecp to stay up to date! Best,
Elizabeth Lane |
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| Preview of this week's newsletter: |
| CENTRAL COAST SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT:
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS: 10/7 🪴 The Power of Heirloom Seeds - Sign up here. 10/8 🎨 Rock Painting in the Garden: Nature Appreciation - Sign up here. 10/9 🌱 Sense of Belonging: Planting Your Roots Down - Sign up here. 10/10 🐛 At-Home Composting: A Worm Bin Workshop - In partnership with IV Compost Collective! Sign up here. 10/12 🦜 Predator Power: Build a Birdhouse, Save Your Garden - Sign up here. 10/13 🍵 Fears & Cheers: Garden Tea Party - Sign up here.
For the full Fall workshop schedule, click here.
GARDEN CLUBS:
(no sign up neccessary -- just show up!)
VOLUNTEERING: 10/4 🐛 Saturday Morning Live - We will be at Greenhouse & Garden Project this week! Sign up here. 🧑🌾 Volunteer with ECP in your free time! Contact sa-ecpv...@ucsb.edu if you're interested in helping out at any time.
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| Central Coast Sustainability Summit |
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| UCSB Sustainability is partnering with local city and county governments and the CEC to host the Central Coast Sustainability summit at the Corwin Pavilion on October 15th. The event brings together elected officials, staff, faculty, and interested parties from local governments and organizations to discuss common sustainability issues, share best practices, and seek partners.
We are seeking your support to assist with passing around microphones during the question and answer, help at the registration table, etc. You can sign up here as an event volunteer. This is a great way to see some great talks for free and support our community to be more sustainable. |
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| 📅 Tuesday, Oct. 7 The Power of Heirloom Seeds
Seeds carry stories! Join us for our heirloom and biodiversity workshop, where we'll explore the amazing variety of plants passed down through generations. learn why protecting heirloom seeds keeps our gardens and cultures diverse, taste the history behind our food, and plant some heirloom seeds of your own to take home.
JOIN US! ⬇️
⏰ 4-5 PM 📍Methodist Community Garden |
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| 📅 Wednesday, Oct 8 Rock Painting In the Garden: Nature Appreciation
Would you like to take a step back and a breath of fresh air? Come visit us at the West Family Housing Garden where we will paint to show appreciation to our garden! Paint and keep your own rock to remind you of our garden.
JOIN US! ⬇️
⏰ 4-5 PM 📍West Campus FSH |
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| 📅 Thursday, Oct. 9 Sense of Belonging: Planting Your Roots Down
Would you like to take a step back and a breath of fresh air? Come visit us at the West Family Housing Garden where we will paint to show appreciation to our garden! Paint and keep your own rock to remind you of our garden.
JOIN US! ⬇️
⏰ 4-5 PM 📍West Campus FSH |
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| 📅 Friday, Oct. 10 At-Home Composting: A Worm Bin Workshop
Discover simple ways to compost at home—whether you live in a house, apartment, or dorm. This workshop will cover everything you need to know to get started reducing waste and creating nutrient-rich compost. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to build your own free worm bin to take home! This event is brought to you in partnership between the Isla Vista Compost Collective and the UCSB Edible Campus Program.
JOIN US! ⬇️
⏰ 1-2 PM 📍St. Michael's |
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| 📅 Sunday, Oct. 12 Predator Power: Build a Birdhouse, Save Your Garden
Birds can be your own eyes in the sky! Gardens are prey to lots of pest including ground squirrels, time to use the power of predators! Come learn how the natural circle of life (predatory birds) can you keep pest from your garden. We'll do some group installation of owl boxes and predator habitats to give your plants a chance!
JOIN US! ⬇️
⏰ 3-4 PM 📍Storke FSH |
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| 📅 Monday, Oct. 13 Fears & Cheers: Garden Tea Party
Join us for an afternoon of warmth, reflection, and connection over tea (and maybe some snacks!). Whether you’re sipping tea, coffee, or just enjoying the cozy atmosphere, this is a chance to connect, reflect, and remind yourself: you’re not alone, and you’re more capable than you think.
JOIN US! ⬇️
⏰ 4-5 PM 📍Methodist |
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| Check out the rest of our Fall workshop schedule by clicking the button below! |
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| | St. Michael's Garden Club |
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Meetings every Monday at 5-6 PM.
📍 6586 Picasso Rd
Questions? ⬇️
Contact Kency Mendez Villegas (kjm...@ucsb.edu) |
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Meetings every Wednesday at 5-6 PM.
📍 Corner of Sueno & Camino Del Sur
Questions? ⬇️
Contact Sequoia Marx (sequo...@ucsb.edu) |
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| | While anyone is welcome to harvest fresh produce for free from the blue painted shared beds at St. Michael's and Methodist Community Gardens, Garden Club members play a bigger role -- helping decide what gets planted, caring for the crops, and often getting the first pick of ripe produce. By joining, you'll be supporting local food access, reducing food miles, and practicing climate-friendly agriculture! It's also a great way to make new friends, especially at the beginning of the school year.
✅ Open to all experience levels and ages ✅ Tools are provided -- just bring yourself! |
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| | This Saturday, we will be heading to Methodist to volunteer. As always, no prior gardening experience is needed. All are welcome and encouraged to join in this effort to give back to the community!
⏰ 11-1 PM 📍Methodist Community Garden
Please click the button below if you're interested in helping out! ⬇️ |
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| Outside of SML... we're always looking for volunteers to help out! Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just want to soak up some sun and do something meaningful, we’d love to have you join us.🌿 |
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| 📩 Contact our Volunteer Coordinator
Interested in a wide range of volunteer opportunities? Unsure where to start?
ECP's volunteer coordinator, Connor Carpenter, is here to help! Feel free to reach out to sa-ecpv...@ucsb.edu if you have any questions about volunteering. |
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| Thank you for reading our newsletter! Your support and volunteering efforts are what keep us and our gardens running and growing! 🥳 |
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| Edible Campus Program Building 434, Room 121 |
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