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Grow2Give (Micro Grant)

Project Description

Grow2Give is a new RSO on campus that is committed to creating more green spaces on campus, as well as making produce more accessible and affordable. To do so, this project will be building and maintaining raised garden beds on campus. Fresh produce that is grown will then be distributed to RSO members and the campus community.  This team will work to create more green spaces around campus and making it an accessible area to the UIUC community. Additionally, this project is sustainable within itself. Once the beds are built, they are weather resistant and are made to last for years to come. Also, this teams produce will be affordable and accessible to the community. This is to ensure access to healthy foods to our campus! Grow2Give has been approved for two garden beds at this point in time. One will be near the Red Oak Rain Gardens and the other at the Architectural Annex. This team is hoping to expand this over time. Grow2Give's letter of support from Facilities and Services will be attached. This projects faculty advisor is the farm manager of the Student Sustainable Farm (SSF). Therefore, this project will have opportunities to collaborate with the farm. Additionally, the SSF and Champaign Lowes were generous enough to donate some materials. INB Bank made a monetary donation to our project. Lastly, Grow2Give has applied to become a YMCA student organization. As of now, this application is still being processed but benefits include use of space, mailing, office supplies, etc. This teams garden beds will be built to last for many years. This means that they will be available to the members after this team, which ensures nothing but room for Grow2Give to continue expanding to other places on campus. To ensure proper upkeep, this projects executive team will be required to report the condition of the beds weekly—this will often be done on harvest days. Reports will be sent to the G2G secretary who will keep a record to pass on to the next team. This projects wants to be sure that the transition between teams is as smooth as possible. If for some reason our beds need to be removed, the project site can easily be returned to its original condition by simply removing the raised bed- they do not cause much damage to the area.  

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Funding Details

Student Campus Environment Fee (SCEF) - 303692
Fiscal Year Status Amount Date Operations
2021 Allocated $750.00 4/26/2021 Edit | Delete

SSC Basic Info

Year Started: 2021
Semester: Spring
Status: Closed
Student Led? Yes
Project Category: Food and Waste

Associated iCAP Portal Project(s)

SSC Project Team

Project Lead:

Sydney Curts (scurts2@illinois.edu)

Project Advisor:

Matt Turino (turino@illinois.edu)

Illinois Green Fund - Student Sustainability Committee