Summer Agroecology and Sustainability

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Project Sponsor: Berkeley Student Farms (BSF)

Amount Awarded: $22,039

Grant Awarded: Spring 2021

Project Status: Complete

Project Description 

This project seeks to maintain the functionality of Berkeley Student Farms during the upcoming summer, when we expect volunteer numbers to decrease and gardens to be left unattended; last summer we averaged 3 volunteers per workday compared to 62 in the fall. Through the support of TGIF, BSF aims to hire 5 summer Garden Managers who will continue the essential farm work needed to maintain critical garden operations: growing organic produce, leading student volunteers, coordinating food donations, and maintaining our compost systems, as well as renovating our greenhouse to support increased farm functionality.

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