/sustainability/taxonomy/term/317/all en /sustainability/channels/event/biodiversity-festival-358812 <p>Come celebrate the one-year anniversary of UUֱ��’s first <a href="/sustainability/commitments/biodiversity-plan" title="/sustainability/commitments/biodiversity-plan">Biodiversity Plan</a> on Tuesday, Sep</p> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:49:57 +0000 barbara.zsigovics@mcgill.ca 3318 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/biodiversity-festival-350352 <p>NEW DATE! Come celebrate the launch of UUֱ��’s first <a href="/sustainability/commitments/biodiversity-plan" title="/sustainability/commitments/biodiversity-plan">Biodiversity Plan</a> on Tuesday, Sept.</p> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:38:12 +0000 nienke.broekstra@mcgill.ca 3253 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/sustainable-food-system-solutions-research-fair-346132 <p>The Sustainable Food System Solutions Research Fair continues UUֱ��’s tradition of participating in Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week, a week organized by the <a href="https://universityglobalcoalition.org/">University Globa</a></p> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:15:07 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3197 at /sustainability /sustainability/article/spf-spotlight-macdonald-campus-orchards <p>It was 35º C and cloudless at the Macdonald Campus Farm. Though Horticulture Specialist Michael Bleho greeted me at 11 AM, he and his staff had been on the farm since 6 AM. “The weather is tough on our staff,” Bleho said. “It’s difficult to work productively in that kind of heat, so we’ve been starting early and ending around 1 PM.”<br /> <br /></p> Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:05:28 +0000 Meghan Raffensperger 2752 at /sustainability /sustainability/article/permaculture-garden-flourishes-macdonald-campus <p>This summer, a passionate group of students transformed an unused outdoor space at the Macdonald Campus Farm Centre into a beautiful demonstration site for permaculture techniques and principles. <a href="https://mcgillpermaculture.wordpress.com">The Macdonald Showcase Permaculture Garden</a> was created to raise awareness about permaculture by serving as an example of a productive, diverse ecosystem that can be studied and used for academic research.</p> Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:51:42 +0000 Monica Allaby 2694 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/creating-buzz-bee-hive-atop-tmr-town-hall-235374 <h4>Students learn about nature and politics in unique project to place a bee colony atop town hall</h4> <blockquote> <p>Published on April 22, 2014 | <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/" target="_blank">Montreal Gazette</a><br />Written by: Catherine Solyom</p> </blockquote> <p>For the bees, too, it’s been a long, hard winter.</p> Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:49:27 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1778 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/making-%E2%80%9Cwaste-not%E2%80%9D-way-life-235292 <h3>“Hate” may be a strong word, but it is the word used by mild-mannered <strong>Bernice Ting</strong> to describe how she feels about waste.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on April 9, 2014 | <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/mcgillnews/" target="_blank">UUֱ�� News</a><br />by Jennifer Nault</p></blockquote> Sun, 13 Apr 2014 06:34:26 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1773 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/b-shack-233030 <h3>b-Shack: Bourdonnement d’initiatives sur le campus MacDonald.</h3> <blockquote> <p>publié 11 fév 2014 | <a href="/sustainability/ollapse%20disorder%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E%20%20%3Cp%3Ele%20D%C3%A9lit%20%3Ca%20href%3D" target="_blank">Le Délit<br /></a>Rédigé par Alexandra Nadeau</p></blockquote> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:03:11 +0000 lilith.wyatt@mcgill.ca 1667 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/farmms-b-shack-urban-hive-and-bee-study-center-mcgill-students-232986 <h3>UUֱ�� School Or Architecture teams up with volunteers to foster growth of Montreal's bee population.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on Feb 7, 2014 | <a href="/sustainability/ollapse%20disorder%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E%20%20%3Cp%3ERead%20the%20full%20story%20%3Ca%20href%3D" target="_blank">Inhabitat<br /></a>Written by Lori Zimmer</p></blockquote> Sat, 15 Feb 2014 03:09:10 +0000 lilith.wyatt@mcgill.ca 1666 at /sustainability