We have all been patiently waiting for ripe red tomatoes, sweet plump blueberries, abundant fresh greens and sweet corn. It’s almost here! Farmers have already begun nursing their seedlings to life with the great promise of delicious local food. Join the Intervale Food Hub and enjoy eating seasonally. Place your order soon and await the best food in the world…it really doesn’t get any better than this.

Shop their online market and select from over 25 Summer/Fall Subscriptions, including vegetable, eggs, bread, cheese, yogurt, wild Alaskan salmon, a variety of meats, coffee, teas and more.

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Founded in 2011, the community garden originated by request of students, faculty and staff. The community garden is located beside Rowell Annex and has 27 plots available for individual use by Champlain college community members. 2013 Garden Information and Registration Form – Register now! All are welcome to attend our Garden Work Day on Monday, April 22nd […]

Register your organization! New this year! You can challenge another organization to a carbon throw down! Win tons of prizes! If you register before May 3rd, you’re in the running for a brand new iPad! Learn more by clicking here!

Champlain College as a Fair Trade Campus? Take this brief survey to share your thoughts. Fair Trade Colleges & Universities Mission: The mission of Fair Trade Colleges and Universities is to inspire institutions of higher learning to support the Fair Trade movement in its efforts to seek equity in trade and promote sustainable development. Fair Trade Colleges […]

Clothes Exchange Central Community Collection Site 101 Cherry Street at The Burlington Town Center, Burlington Give & Get: Donate at one of our Community Collections at 101 Cherry Street and enter to win a chance to Shop First at The Clothes Exchange ($100 value) Wednesday, April 17, 3 – 6 pm Saturday, April 20, 11 am – 3 […]

A group of ten Champlain students are going to volunteer at the Malayaka House orphanage in Entebbe, Uganda for three weeks this May (www.malayakahouse.com).  The Malayaka House is home to 37 abandoned and orphaned children, aged 1 to 20.  Students are currently trying to put together a computer lab so that the kids can have a place to learn to type, do their homework, and so on.  There is a full list of other donation items needed below. The Malayaka House is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization. If you are willing to donate any old laptop computers (or printers, digital cameras, or other technology) that are still in working order but no longer being used please contact Maggie Melvin.

Contact Info:

• Service Coordinator, Center for Community Service and Civic Engagement
• Champlain College- Box 20, 163 S. Willard St., Burlington, VT 05402
• 802-383-6632

Below is a full list of items that can be donated:

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The next topic in the Employee Eco-Reps series is Water, available on Clearspace: Employee Eco-Reps.  From washing your hands to which water to drink… What great practices do you have in place and can share with others? What is the Employees Eco-Rep Project?  An opportunity for faculty and staff to be a part of the greater […]

High Quality Helmets available for Champlain Students $20 with your Champlain ID. Limit one per person. Pick yours up at the HUB desk in the IDX Student Life Center today!

If Harvard’s talking about it… why not Champlain? April 1, 2013 You’re in for an exciting time whenever Sylvester “Sloof” Lirpa ’75 comes to town for a visit.  Sloof has come up with a new invention he wants to pilot at our school, and I think it may be inappropriate.   Sloof wants to install porta-potties […]