Note: this is the next in a series of blog posts from our student-runChamplain College Publishing Initiative. Look for these and others as we bee-come more aware of our flying friends. In 2006, the media buzzed with talk about the sudden and seemingly inexplicable mass disappearance of honey bees. This might have gone largely unnoticed by […]
Continue readingBeetles Bees Butterflies: A Symposium on Vermont’s Pollinators Thursday, March 17, 2016 Join the conversation! Learn about the complex challenges facing pollinators in Vermont and help identify strategies to protect these essential species. Keynote speakers and panels of experts will examine the threats to pollinators and their critical role in preserving Vermont’s working lands and […]
Continue readingWe ♥ Local Parsnips Recipe Contest Monday, February 1, 2016 (All day) to Sunday, February 14, 2016 (All day) Online (map) We’re all about celebrating the under-appreciated parsnip this winter, and what better way than to challenge you to a local parsnip recipe contest? Get creative with this hearty, understated root vegetable and you could […]
Continue readingHappy new year! If one of your resolutions was to get more involved on campus or to do even more great work within our community, we invite you to participate in one of the Sustain Champlain committees. You can see all of the accomplishments of the Fall 2015 semester here, and this spring we’ll be […]
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Upper Valley Farm to School is partnering with Vermont FEED to offer a farm-to-school professional development course called Integrating Farm to School into the Classroom with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.This course is designed for classroom teachers who want to deepen or expand their curriculum and project-based learning opportunities related to farm to school. The course will meet six […]
Continue readingHey Champlain College Dining Services, The results of our massive 2015 Vegan Report Card project have been posted on our site, you can view them here. I am writing to congratulate you on your grade and I have also attached a PDF of your certificate. Best regards and congratulations, Alanna Wagy College Campaign Coordinator People […]
Continue readingChamplain College Dining Services is involved in the effort to buy more locally sourced food. Sustain Champlain is currently working on analyzing all of our food purchases to find out what is local, organic, fair trade, humanely-raised, etc by using the Real Food Calculator hosted by theReal Food Challenge. Vermont First Stakeholder Forum Creates Connections for […]
Continue readingIn this our tenth year of Sustain Champlain, we’ve continued making strong headway in making our campus and community a more sustainable place to work/live/study. Here’s a glimpse as to what we’ve been up to: Student Eco-Reps 16 Student Eco-Reps representing diverse academic fields have explored themes including: Waste, Transportation & Conscious Consumption 5 students […]
Continue readingNote: this is the next in a series of blog posts from our student-run Champlain College Publishing Initiative. Look for these and others as we bee-come more aware of our flying friends. What’s the BUZZ? The Mating Ritual of the Honey Bee by Kiera Hufford ’18 Ever wonder about the “bees” part of “the birds and […]
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