UVA Community Garden

Project Basics

Project Sponsor: Grad & Family Living

Awarded: $4,735.00

Grant Awarded: Fall 2025

Project Status: Complete

Project Description 

Tim Cumagun, Ben Carmeli

Goals:

Improve on-site composting of garden waste and waste generated at the local pantry by installing an aerated static composting system.

Produce biologically rich compost for the garden community.

Reduce organic waste from ending up in the landfill.

Share compost use and composting education with the garden community.

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Topics

Theme: Agriculture & Food Justice topic page, Department Sponsor topic page, Mini Projects (<$5K) topic page, Fall Mini-Grants topic page, Completed Projects topic page

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