CSUN’s Institute for Sustainability and Food Forward partnered to hold “Big Pick #7,” an event where oranges from Orange Grove were collected and donated to local shelters and pantries. Food Forward’s mission statement is to fight urban hunger, stop food waste and build community. The organization is fully run by volunteers and they give away 100 percent of the fruit harvested. One outreach volunteer, Wendy Lockwood, heard about Food Forward through a food organization in Italy, Slow Food, which also… Read more

Whether your a tree-hugger or not, you can’t miss the second annual CSUN Campus Sustainability Day that will be held on Wednesday, October 21 from 9 am – 8:30 pm. Throughout the morning, faculty and students will hold presentations in the Whitsett Room,room 451, in Sierra Hall. Helen Cox, director of CSUN’s Institute for Sustainability said  the topics include information on new sustainable courses,  initiatives that aim to make CSUN a more sustainable campus and tips about things students can do… Read more

Mark your calendars. CSUN’s Water Day is fast approaching. If you want to learn about the things CSUN is doing to improve the university’s water conservation efforts then this is an event you can’t miss. The Institute for Sustainability is putting on the event and their tentative schedule for the day includes a workshop on water conservation that will show students how to conserve water both at home and CSUN. Also scheduled is a presentation on the history of water in the San Fernando… Read more