December is Conscious Consumer Month!

Every purchase you make has consequences. Before purchasing new items, consider if you really need them, or if you can reuse products you already have.  If you have to purchase new, do your research to look beyond the label at the sourcing of ingredients and the labor and the communities behind the product.

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Educational Gardens Project: Cox

Cox Hall Bridge 569 Asbury Circle, Atlanta, Atlanta

These days and times will be in place until the end of the summer. If you know anyone still interested in getting involved with the gardens, then please direct them to gardens@emory.edu so that we can get everyone gardening!

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Educational Gardens Workday: WoodPEC

Woodruff PE Center

These days and times will be in place until the end of the summer. If you know anyone still interested in getting involved with the gardens, then please direct them to gardens@emory.edu so that we can get everyone gardening!

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Educational Gardens Workday: Clairmont

Clairmont Campus 1945 Starvine Way, Decatur, GA, United States

These days and times will be in place until the end of the summer. If you know anyone still interested in getting involved with the gardens, then please direct them to gardens@emory.edu so that we can get everyone gardening!

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Emory Farmers Market

Stop by McDonough Plaza, the greenspace between McDonough Field, the Emory Student Center and the WoodPEC, for the weekly Tuesday Emory Farmers Market! Between 11:00 am and 1:30 pm, you will find 20 local small business owners and farmers with produce, lunch options, snacks, and drinks. Don't miss this Emory tradition!

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Educational Garden Workdays: School of Medicine

School of Medicine 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA, United States

What's the best break from classes and work? Gardening! This semester is the perfect opportunity to work with the Emory Education Garden Project's seven garden plots! Meet up with other members of the Emory community and Erik Edwards, the Educational Gardens Coordinator, for some light gardening, and take home your own harvest of veggies! Tools … Continue Reading →

From Table to Farm – Anaerobic Digestion Workshop: Keynote Address: Professor Carlton Waterhouse

Last year, Emory University received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an on-campus prototype for an anaerobic digester (AD). This technology can turn food waste into biogas (renewable energy) and soil amendments (agricultural use). Ultimately, Emory is interested in demonstrating how to design an anaerobic digester that reduces environmental justice concerns. To that end, Emory … Continue Reading →