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End of the Semester

I hope everyone enjoyed our last General Meeting for the Semester! Don’t forget, we will not have anymore meetings for the rest of 2012. That gives you the time this week to stop by the Potluck this Wednesday at 7pm in the Sustainahouse. In addition, on Monday, December 10, you can serve the community by buying food  Read more »

Harvest Hootenanny! Saturday, Sept. 29th

The third annual Harvest Hootenanny is rapidly approaching. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, September 29th from 3-8pm. The Hootenanny is a celebration of the growing season and a fundraising event at CCUA’s Urban Farm, there is a suggested donation of $5, $10 or $20 at the door. There will be plenty to do  Read more »

Columbia Earth Day April 22

Earth Day is a wonderful, grassroots community event. It is put together each year primarily by volunteers and on a shoestring budget. Still, hundreds of booths are set up, and many thousands of people attend. Earth Day is a non-corporate, community-initiated, event. Together, we make Earth Day happen. We have one Earth to live on. One  Read more »

Fresh Beets benefit concert (April 24)

As a part of Sustainability Week, we introduce to you: FRESH BEETS: The Benefit Concert! With the help of Tigers Credit Union + The Sustainability Office, Sustain Mizzou is organizing a benefit concert in support of the Local Food for Local People Drive. The concert will be $5 at the door and you will be  Read more »

E-Waste Drive (April 23-25)

Sustain Mizzou will collect electronics Monday, April 23 through Wednesday, April 25 on Lowry Mall and inside the Student Center.  If it has a plug, goes in a printer, or is a non-alkaline battery, we’ll take it! If you’d like a gentle Facebook reminder the week of the drive, RSVP here.

Sustainability Week! (April 23-27)

Sustain Mizzou is happy to announce Sustainability Week! Many MU students agree with the philosophy of sustainability, but are unaware of how they can make a difference. We invite everyone to get informed and get involved every day during the week of April 23rd (see themes and details below). Featured events include a keynote speech by  Read more »

Tigers for Community Agriculture

Calling all TCAers! We need your help this Wednesday and Friday! On Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. meet us in Greenhouse #23 to finish up transplanting lettuce. Then, on Friday at 3:15 p.m. meet us in the parking lot behind Gentry to shuttle out to Bradford farm. There we’ll be laying black plastic, laying drip tape, and sowing seeds. Also check out  Read more »

Sustain Mizzou Elections Wednesday, April 11 at 7 p.m.

It’s that time of the year, where we must bid adieu to 3 Executive Board members and welcome 3 new Exec members with open arms! Seriously, there will be hugs.The following positions will be up for grabs on Wednesday night:President, currently Kat Seal: THE HEAD HONCHO/handles partnership inquiries Vice President of Communications, currently Julie Zender:  Read more »

“Nourish” — Free Documentary Screening April 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Be a seed for change and join us in watching Nourish, a documentary that illustrates how food connects to issues like biodiversity, climate change, public health, and social justice. Afterwards we’ll have a short discussion about what issues are affecting campus and Columbia and action steps you can take to make a difference. Screening in  Read more »

Local Food for Local People Drive April 9-13

  GET PUMPED. Our Local Food Drive week is this week (April 9-13) 10am-2pm, Monday through Friday. For more information check out our facebook page for the event! http://www.facebook.com/events/277957815618101/