| | Spring 2025 - Week 10 Newsletter Dear Edible Campus Program Community, Week 10 is here! Can you believe how fast the quarter has flown by? Here at ECP, we're already planting the seeds for an exciting summer and a fresh new season of growth. Whether you're staying in Isla Vista or planning your return in the fall, we have plenty of opportunities for you to stay involved. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to connect with us on Instagram @ucsbecp 🤩 Best Regards,
Elizabeth Lane |
|
| |
|
| Preview of this week's newsletter:
📅 Summer Session A Workshops - Sign Up's are open! Click here to check out the schedule. 🌿 Not leaving in June? We'd love your help in the gardens! Fill out our June Volunteering Form to earn volunteer hours, give back to the community, and enjoy some time outside. 🧑🌾 Garden Buddy Network - Sign up for this low intensity volunteer program to help take care of gardens in Isla Vista or on campus. 💼 ECP is hiring on Handshake! ☀️ Get ready for our next Saturday Morning Live in June - We'll be back soon!
|
|
| |
|
| Upcoming Summer Workshops & Events |
|
| |
|
| 📅 Wednesday, June 25 Bug & Critter Scavenger Hunt
Join us for a fun garden activity for kids to find and learn about the many different critters that live in our gardens!
⏰ 10 - 11 AM 📍Storke Family Student Housing Garden |
| |
| |
|
| 📅 Friday, June 27 Reducing Stress Through Sunprinting
Are you interested in learning a new form of art?
Join us in learning an easy and inexpensive form of photography that only requires the sun and photosensitive paper. This can become a platform that allows freedom of self-expression in this art. This can also be a fun and interactive way to destress.
⏰ 11 - 12 PM 📍Greenhouse & Garden Project |
| |
| |
|
| 📅 Tuesday, July 1 How to Make Your Own DIY Deodorant & Practice Self Care
Are you interested in finding a different alternative to your current deodorant?
Join us for a relaxing time in nature as you learn how to make your own deodorant. Learn some of the benefits of an at-home deodorant and get the opportunity to take it home.
⏰ 5 - 6 PM 📍Methodist Community Garden |
| |
| |
|
| 📅 Thursday, July 3 Mason Jar Hydrophonics
Are you looking for new ways to grow your vegetables?
Join us for an exciting introduction into hydroponic gardening systems and learn how you can grow salad greens at home from a jar! Whether you're new to gardening or you are experienced and interested in learning a new method of growing, this workshop is for you!
⏰ 1 - 2 PM 📍Zoom |
| |
| |
|
| 📅 Monday, July 7 Garden Mocktail Hour
Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop where you can learn more about edible plants and cool down with a mocktail made from fresh ingredients found in our gardens!
⏰ 6 - 7 PM 📍Storke Family Student Housing Garden
|
| |
| |
|
| Announcements & Volunteering Opportunities |
|
| |
|
| 🌱 Not Leaving in June? Volunteer with us! If you're sticking around IV anytime from 6/14 through 7/7/25, we could really use your help. We are looking for people who can do some watering around the community gardens while we are short staffed for finals and June vacations. If you or your friends are willing to help out, fill out our June Volunteering Form to get involved, earn volunteer hours, and enjoy the sunshine! |
| |
| |
|
| 🐛 Join the Garden Buddy Network
Staying around IV this summer? Want to enjoy the wonders of gardening?
Join the Garden Buddy Network! We will connect you with one of the gardens in Isla Vista or on campus you can be their garden buddy! This is a low intensity volunteer program where you will help with watering and weeding. Usually garden buddies volunteer for 1-2 hours at a time when they are free. There are so many benefits to gardening, mentally, physically, and health wise, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your hands dirty and help a buddy out!
Sign up here, or email Connor Carpenter, our volunteer coordinator, sa-ecpv...@ucsb.edu.
|
| |
| |
|
| 💼 Interested in Joining the ECP Team? We're Hiring! We've got paid positions open now for students who want to be part of a team that empowers the community to reconnect with their land and their food. 🌿 Position #1: ECP is hiring two Membership Housing Coordinators to support the Storke and West Campus Family Student Housing Gardens starting in Summer 2025 (one role starts in Session A, and the other role starts in Session B). Applicants must live in UCSB campus housing during the 2025-2026 school year. Work-study is not required. Apply via Handshake: #9940959 🌿 Position #2: Additionally, ECP is hiring a new Outreach & Marketing Coordinator. To apply, you must be eligible for work-study and available in-person during Summer 2025 (preferably during both Sessions A & B, but at least during Session B). Multilingual students are encouraged to apply! Apply via Handshake: #9922426 |
| | |
| |
|
| ☀️ Saturday Morning Live Will Be Back on June 28th Saturday Morning Live (SML) is our weekly garden volunteer series where students and community members of all experience levels can learn new skills and explore a different garden in Isla Vista each week. Usually held Saturdays from 11 AM - 1 PM, it's a great way to get involved in the community. You can meet our Volunteer Coordinator at 10:30 AM at the IV Food Co-op to walk over together, or head directly to the garden. With Spring Quarter coming to an end, we are currently taking a short break to prep for summer and will be restarting on June 28. We plan to offer SML every Saturday June 28 - September 6. Stay tuned for more details coming soon! If you are interested in volunteering in the meantime, feel free to reach out to Connor Carpenter, our volunteer coordinator, sa-ecpv...@ucsb.edu. |
|
| |
|
| Thank you for reading our newsletter! Your support and volunteering efforts are what keep us and our gardens running and growing! 🥳 |
|
| |
|
| Edible Campus Program Building 434, Room 121 |
|
| |
|
|
|
