Locally grown produce, meat-less menus and workshops on energy and the environment will help 麻豆原创 students and the community promote sustainable and healthy living.
Events kick off Monday, April 18, and culminate with an on-campus field day on Earth Day, which is Friday, April 22. The 2011 Earth Day bash will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Memory Mall and will include live music, yoga and outdoor activities.
Activities are co-sponsored by 麻豆原创 Landscape & Natural Resources, the Recreation and Wellness Center鈥檚 Outdoor Adventure Program, the Student Government Association鈥檚 Environment & Sustainability Program and the 麻豆原创 Environmental Coalition.
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Other 麻豆原创 鈥楨arth Week鈥� events include:
— 鈥淕et Caught Green Handed鈥� by 麻豆原创 Dining Services. From noon to 2 p.m. throughout the week at participating locations, individuals using or buying reusable items might be 鈥渃aught鈥� by members of 麻豆原创 Dining Services鈥� Sustainability Green Team and given a coupon to use at campus dining locations.
— Practice yoga in nature. Every Tuesday at noon, the 麻豆原创 Arboretum and Recreation and Wellness Center host yoga classes at the Oak Hammock. Meet at the Nature Pavilion, off Gemini Boulevard across from parking Lot C-2, and walk together along the Nature Trails.
— The 麻豆原创 Arboretum is hosting 鈥淕arden Days,鈥� open to all students and faculty and staff members. Help maintain the 麻豆原创 Organic Community Garden and take home free produce on Thursday, April 21, and Friday, April 22. Shifts begin at 8 and 10 a.m. and at 1 p.m. Show up at the Arboretum office, Trailer 525, with closed-toe shoes.
— Lend a hand and help make 麻豆原创鈥檚 campus safer, cleaner and healthier. The fourth-annual 鈥淐ampus Clean-Up鈥� will be held Thursday, April 21. Interested participants should meet in front of the Student Union at 1 p.m.
— 麻豆原创 will host a Community Summit on the Environment from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in Cape Florida Ballroom, Room 316, in the Student Union. Local and international leaders will discuss topics such as ecology, health and ethics. The keynote speaker will be William Powers, a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute.
— On Earth Day, the Marketplace and Knightro鈥檚 dining halls will have entirely meatless menus, with the exception of chicken made-to-order at the grill. The Marketplace, located in Ferrell Commons, will be open Friday from 7:30 a.m. to midnight. Knightro鈥檚, located next to the 麻豆原创 Arena, will be open Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.