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Katelyn Waldschmidt | Friday, August 25, 2023
For the third year in a row, the Saint Mary’s sustainable farm will be offering fresh produce to the community throughout the fall semester. Director of the sustainable farm Christopher Cobb said that the idea for creating the farm arose after Pope Francis released the environmental encyclical, “Laudato Si’.” “We began having conversations about things
Genevieve Coleman | Friday, March 31, 2023
On March 8, the Saint Mary’s community received an email from vice president for mission Julianne Wallace explaining that by June, the College would be restructuring the existing offices of Campus Ministry, the Office for the Common Good (OCG) and the Sustainable Farm into the newly established Center for Faith, Action and Mission (CFAM). Current
Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, March 18, 2021
Saint Mary’s is encouraging students to be more environmentally conscious by having a “Recyle-a-Thon Res Life Contest” by collecting hard-to-recycle items in the trash room of each residence hall. The initiative is sponsored by Eco Belles, the Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OSCE), Student Government Association (SGA) and the Program in Theatre. Until the
Genevieve Coleman | Monday, November 2, 2020
Last Friday, Saint Mary’s Going Green Committee and the Farm Group hosted the inauguration of the College’s new sustainable farm. The farm is located on the north side of campus near the athletic fields. To begin the event, College President Katie Conboy welcomed attendees and expressed her excitement about the farm’s completion, as well as
Hannah Thomas | Wednesday, October 9, 2019
A sustainable farm is in its preparation stages for the Saint Mary’s community by a campus group known as the Going Green Committee, which has been working on the project with numerous opportunities for the community to get involved. “The Going Green Committee … engage[s] in consciousness-raising on sustainability initiatives, assist[s] in implementing green initiatives