Going Green @ Haverford

Yum!!

Finally there is some action in the garden. We’ve been picking pounds of green beans and the tomatoes are just starting to ripen. Potatoes have been ready for awhile now and we’ve been enjoying lots of potato salad and french fries. We’re still harvesting beets and the green peppers are almost ready.

We’ve been working the soil continually adding compost collected from the dining center, it’s really making a difference.

Many thanks to my summer volunteers who have been watering and weeding.

Have a great summer!

We’ve updated the Going Green @ Haverford site to include a new Initiatives section, an updated Resources page, and new photo galleries relating to a number of on-going projects. Check out all of the new photos!

Also, visitors might be interested the following slideshow. This sustainability presentation was presented to staff last winter by Claudia Kent, John Francone and Ron Tola.

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Bob Harper

Bob Harper, the  Manager of Central Heating plant and HVAC Services, just clued me in on a great energy web site. I had been attempting to convert oil and natural gas into BTU’s and provide greenhouse gas emissions per-thousand square feet (yeah, I know!!) for the college. He told me not to be insulted but directed me to www.eia.doe.gov/kids/index.html .  What a great site for explaining energy in simple and easy terms.

So the next time you need to know where natural gas comes from, what states produce oil or if you’re just in the mood for energy sudoku, check out this site.