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UAF Campus Community Garden: Cultivating Connections for a Sustainable Future

Formerly a road, the UAF Campus Community Garden is a place for growing organic foods, enhancing campus community, promoting mental and physical well-being, and beautifying the site. From initial stages to completion, the garden project involved community support, infrastructure setup, funding, and ongoing progress towards future goals. Join the garden committee, plan for the next season, and help shape a greener, healthier campus environment.

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UAF Campus Community Garden: Cultivating Connections for a Sustainable Future

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  1. UAF CAMPUS COMMUNITY GARDEN Chas Jones PhD student, Campus Community Garden Committee Chairperson chas.jones@iarc.uaf.edu Summer 2012

  2. LOCATION & PURPOSE Formerly Fairbanks Ave. Roadway converted Into campus Community garden • Place to grow organic foods • Enhance campus community across disciplines and between students, staff, and faculty • Outreach: workshops, classes, & campus tours • Mental & physical well-being • Site beautification

  3. PROCESS • Preliminary interest survey • Office of Sustainability offered support • Weekly meetings in initial stages • 12 active in planning committee • 8 weeks from planning to construction • Infrastructure completed in 2 work days • Funding • UAF People’s Endowment; $5,000 • RISE Board; $4,673

  4. PROCESS (cont.) Consulted with • UAF Lands office • Facility Services • CCHRC & Sustainable Village • Master Planning Committee • Parking Services • Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management • UAF Police Dept.

  5. GARDEN DETAILS • Finished size: • ~ 50 ft x 90 ft • ~ 0.1 Acre • Infrastructure • 42 raised plots (4’ x 12’) • 36 Kiln dried lumber • 6 raw slab spruce • 6 ft tall wire fence • Water tank • Tool shed

  6. GARDEN DETAILS • Finished size: • ~ 50 ft x 90 ft • ~ 0.1 Acre • Infrastructure • 42 raised plots (4’ x 12’) • 36 Kiln dried lumber • 6 raw slab spruce • 6 ft tall wire fence • Water tank • Tool shed

  7. ADDITIONAL PROGRESS • Garden committee formed • Planning ahead for next year’s garden season Gardener’s UAF affiliation

  8. FUTURE STEPS • Signage • Work / picnic table • Community tools • Gardening workshops • Marketing prior to next spring • End of season clean-up • Seek gardeners for next summer

  9. UAF CAMPUS COMMUNITY GARDEN Thank you

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