The annual Sustainability Showcase was presented by the Office of Sustainability, The President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the...
Archive - October 2023
Katherine Johnson
The Food Connection publishes annual UK Dining report, showing strong local purchasing performance
The Food Connection, an applied food systems center in the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has recently published the FY23 dining report. The report’s analysis...
Stay sustainable this spooky season
Don’t let spooky season scare you away from celebrating sustainability. With the help of University of Kentucky Recycling, here are easy ideas for you to reduce your waste this Halloween. Compost your pumpkins...
UK oral history project documenting climate change, empowering Kentuckians
How important is word of mouth when understanding climate change? A new project, led by the Kentucky Climate Consortium (KYCC) research team at the University of Kentucky, is proving that oral...
UK Department of Theatre and Dance moves towards sustainability
Historically, the theater industry has been wasteful, and we need to do better. Many resources are used and often wasted to produce a theatrical play or dance concert. Productions rely on wooden sets, costumes, scripts...
A celebration of our environment, in film
The Solar Energy Solutions Wild and Scenic Film Festival is returning to Lexington, KY’s Lyric Theater on Friday, October 20th! The Kentucky Conservation Committee is excited to be bringing our 9th Annual Wild &...
Celebrate Tree Week 2023
Join us October 6-15, 2023 for our 6th annual Tree Week, a week-long celebration of the trees and greenspaces around us! Through a series of nature and tree-themed events, Tree Week strives to foster a deeper...
Nature Rx installed at Markey Cancer Center
Members of the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment’s Built Environment Faculty Working Group and UK HealthCare Sustainability Steering Committee’s Healthcare Greenspaces Taskforce have worked...
The not-so-secret garden
Audrey Wathen scampers between the yarn-covered “wishing tree” and the spot where giddy toddlers gleefully make billowing bubbles in large orange vats. She’s trailed closely by her younger sister, Eleanor, and her best...
Wildcat Market returns to South Lawn
The UK Student Activities Board and the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program partnered to bring the Wildcat Market back to campus! Sponsored by Student...
