Last spring the student body voted on SGA Prove-It grant funding for a campus improvement project. 70% voted for a community garden on campus. The garden is currently being built by student volunteers along with a broad network of staff and faculty advisers and mentors.
A view of the raised beds and seedlings at the new community garden, located next to the police station was recently posted to The Garden's facebook page.
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UMBC BreakingGround and In The Loop featured the project in a recent video interview (below) with former UMBC sustainability intern, one of the student leaders behind The Garden, Jack Neumeier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xqGex7eHTk0
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The video series includes more inspiring stories from #UMBC change agents: prof. Jill Wrigley, grad peaceworker Charlotte Keniston, as well as undergraduate INDS student, Jack Neumeier. They have launched initiatives that serve as a catalysts for empowerment, wellness, justice and sustainability! I'm so glad to have folks like this contributing to our campus/city/planet.
View the series in it's entirety at the BreakingGround Blog.
A view of the raised beds and seedlings at the new community garden, located next to the police station was recently posted to The Garden's facebook page.
![](https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/t1.0-9/10489976_529159603857406_9016812316702388615_n.jpg)
UMBC BreakingGround and In The Loop featured the project in a recent video interview (below) with former UMBC sustainability intern, one of the student leaders behind The Garden, Jack Neumeier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xqGex7eHTk0
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xqGex7eHTk0?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
The video series includes more inspiring stories from #UMBC change agents: prof. Jill Wrigley, grad peaceworker Charlotte Keniston, as well as undergraduate INDS student, Jack Neumeier. They have launched initiatives that serve as a catalysts for empowerment, wellness, justice and sustainability! I'm so glad to have folks like this contributing to our campus/city/planet.
View the series in it's entirety at the BreakingGround Blog.