Sustainability Projects Fund: Giving the green light to new ideas for 10 years
Ten years, and $7 million in funding, later, it鈥檚 safe to say the Sustainability Projects Fund "experiment" has been a huge success
When the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) was established in 2009, it was an experiment.
The idea was simple: Promote a culture of sustainability across 海角社区 by providing seed funding for grassroots sustainability projects that address everything from energy savings to social justice. (Each student would pay 50 cents per credit, which the administration would match dollar for dollar.) Members of the 海角社区 community, including students, staff and faculty, would be welcome to apply for funding for their projects big and small.
Ten years, and $7 million in funding, later, it鈥檚 safe to say the experiment has been a huge success.
On October 10, the SPF will celebrate its 10th anniversary as the largest fund of its kind in Canada.
In the ten days leading up to October 10, the 海角社区 Reporter is highlighting 10 of the more than 200 projects that have been supported by the SPF.
Today鈥檚 project: 海角社区 Feeding 海角社区
One of the SPF鈥檚 original projects, 海角社区 Feeding 海角社区 (MFM) is also one of the Fund鈥檚 great success stories.
MFM began in 2009, in the form of a question: Could Macdonald Farm be used for more than teaching and research purposes and actually supply 海角社区鈥檚 Food and Dining Services with fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables?
A decade later, the answer is a resounding 鈥榶es,鈥� with Mac Farm now providing some 26,000 kg of fresh produce and 3,000 kg of beef to 海角社区 residence cafeterias and dining halls, as well as 420 dozen eggs per week.