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Portable Farm Stand

Project Description

This proposal seeks to fund the construction of two Portable Deployable Farm Stands (PDFSs), one that is powered by a bicycle and one that is loaded into the farm's minivan. The farm will use the PDFSs to deliver and display their produce in local marketplaces, initially the Main Quad, and eventually the local Farmer's Markets in Urbana and Champaign. The Student Sustainability Committee is in favor of this project because of its visibility for SSF and SSC and it uniqueness. This project will become an important demonstration of high-­‐quality design solutions serving the  environmental needs of the local community. It will increase the SSF’s visibility throughout the community by creating a unique and recognizable movable “billboard” for their market goods. It will increase students’ understanding of sustainable farm practices and available alternatives to corporate farming practices. The Architecture students enrolled in the spring studio will learn what the making of lightweight, cost-­‐effective sustainable designs entail, and also what users need from their designs. These prototypes are very sophisticated, forward-­‐looking transformations of  stereotypical market display systems, which will bring positive national and international publicity to the university, the SSF and the SSC. They will be thoughtfully constructed out of durable and recycled/recyclable materials to be both beautiful and long lasting.
 

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Funding Details

Student Campus Environment Fee (SCEF) - 303692
Fiscal Year Status Amount Date Operations
2012 Allocated $5,811.24 3/9/2012 Edit | Delete

SSC Basic Info

Year Started: 2012
Semester: Spring
Status: Closed
Student Led? No
Project Category: Food and Waste

SSC Project Team

Project Lead:

Jeffery S. Poss (poss@illinois.edu )

Financial Advisor:

Cheryl Heck (chaheck@illinois.edu )

Team Members:

  • Eric Benson
  • Zachary Grant

Illinois Green Fund - Student Sustainability Committee