The March issue of the Oakland Post offers a story about how students at Oakland University and two Pontiac high schools have started an organic farm. The students are trying to create another on campus.
While the initiative for the farm on OU is still in its planning stages, members of SBA’s Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) and Environmental Coalition hope that it will soon become a reality.
“We have to go through a lot of red tape now,” said SIFE member Jason Taylor. “We have gotten everyone we need to be on board. All that is left is up to [campus officials].”
Students plan to team up with the national Urban Farming organization. The organization would provide training and raw materials to students in order to successfully cultivate the gardens.
A movement that started in Detroit, the aim of the urban farming program is to essentially take the concept of a “victory garden” and use any dead space to grow and cultivate. The organization takes interest in non-traditional spaces like walls and plant holders.
Read the full story by Oakland Post staff reporter Kay Nguyen online at http://oaklandpostonline.com/read_article.php?id=1082