Students for Sustainability

Students for Sustainability

is a student-led club that manages the on-campus

Raised Root Student Garden.

We also run projects that promote sustainable initiatives around campus.

 

 

Upcoming events:

• Plant Sales
• Pets in the Garden Day
• Guest Speakers
• Gardening Workshops

Find us on Instagram (@sfs.lsuhsc) for updates about the garden and contests we are running!

 

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Current Officers

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Donna Williams, MPH, DrPH

Dr. Sonia Gasparini, Ph.D.

Dr. Elizabeth Avegno, Ph.D

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Raised Root Student Garden:

Students for Sustainability was founded in 2015 when a couple of students were looking for an outdoor place on campus to eat a salad. After many months of negotiations and work, Students for Sustainability was formed to manage the Raised Root Student Garden.

The garden is located on S. Prieur St next to the Human Development Center. There are 24 garden plots available for rent by students, faculty and staff. All garden beds are irrigated, eliminating the need to water plants by hand! Please reach out to us if you are interested in renting a bed. We have space and seating for our community to relax in nature.

We hold garden workdays throughout the year. Don’t have any gardening experience? No worries! We’re here to help you learn!

Request to use the garden for your next campus event! Please submit form at least 2 weeks in advance: “Use request form”

 

For garden bed rental inquiries, please reach out to us at sfs@lsuhsc.edu

 

Glass Recycling: Glass Half Full

We have partnered with the Graduate School SGA to provide glass recycling to the downtown campus. Every few weeks, volunteers sort through the glass to prevent unwanted items from contaminating the purity of the glass collected. After being sorted by color, volunteers load the glass into their cars and bring the collection to Glass Half Full (3935 Louisa St.) where it is then crushed into sand.

SFS is passionate about this project because the recycling process, from start to finish, happens in the city of New Orleans. The sand generated from the crushed glass is used to restore the coastline and turned into art and construction materials like terrazzo tile.

Please consider dropping off your glass at our collection site in the Student Garden or directly at Glass Half Full (3935 Louisa St.). GHF also offers weekly pick-ups for a fee. For more information and up to date drop-off times check out https://glasshalffullnola.org/.

 

LSUHSC also has two green dumpsters located between the Allied Health/Nursing and the Medical Education Buildings (see photos and map below) that accept the following materials: paper, cardboard, plastic, and aluminum

 

 

Previous Projects:

SFS partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to offer Cooking Matters classes in the garden. Cooking Matters is a nationally recognized curriculum that teaches cooking skills, shopping on a budget, and healthy eating habits to low-income families.

SFS participated in Take Back the Night to teach families about gardening and seed germination. Children made their own mini greenhouse and planted seeds to take home.