As part of its series on food and sustainability, the Green Quad and
Sustainable South present an event free and open to the public:

The "Talkin' Dirt" Workshop

Wednesday, October 17th, 6:00 pm, at the Green Quad's Learning Center
for Sustainable Futures

Please join us for a hands-on workshop on composting with Mathew Kip,
Green Quad Permaculturalist.  Learn what soil is, why all life depends
on it, and how we're losing it faster than you can say "conventional
agriculture."  Then learn how to make rich soil quickly in your own
backyard or even your own kitchen!  We'll be building a compost pile
beside the Green Quad Community Garden, demonstrating how to build soil
structure fast through sheet composting, and setting up an indoor worm
composting bin.  Find out how to get an army of invertebrates to work
for you around the clock, 365 days a year, with no vacation time.  This
workshop is free, and we'll also have some snacks prepared from
vegetables grown on site.

Upcoming events in the series include a screening and discussion of
"The Real Dirt on Farmer John" (tentatively on November 12th) and
roundtable on local foods.

The Learning Center for Sustainable Futures is a one-story building in
the middle of the Green Quad, which is located south of Wheat St between
Main and Sumter.  If you are traveling south down Sumter, away from the
State House, you will cross Blossom and then Wheat.  Continue on Sumter
and look to the right to find the four yellow-tan buildings comprising
the Green Quad.  A walkway connects Sumter and Main Streets right before
the last building.  The Learning Center is the one-story building along
this walkway, and the entrance is to your right between four palmetto
trees.

Parking is most easily available on the top level of the Sumter Street
Parking Garage (as you drive down the hill on Sumter, from Blossom
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also available along Sumter & Main Streets.  There are also two
university parking lots nearby, one on Main Street between Blossom &
Wheat and the other off Sumter Street, further down the hill (south)
across the creek.

The mission of the USC's Green (West) Quad is to create a living and
learning community which integrates sustainability into all aspects of
its operations and which serves as a model and advocate for
sustainability on campus and in the larger community.  The Learning
Center for Sustainable Futures promotes collaborative relationships
among students, faculty, staff, and community members for exploring the
changes required to create a sustainable society.

CONTACT:  Jason Craig, Program Coordinator, 777-1994,
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Hope to see you there!

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