{"id":25,"date":"2018-08-22T04:01:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T04:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/sslug-garden\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T17:58:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:58:42","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/sslug-garden\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>About Us<\/h1>\n<!-- shortcode-image-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-image-block\">\n                <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <img src='\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/PHOTO-11-E-ek.jpg' srcset='' sizes='' \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n<h2>Our Mission and Vision<\/h2>\n<p>Here at SSLUG Garden, our garden coordinator, volunteers, interns, and community are dedicated to being part of the solution for a sustainable future. We have changed the way our current food system is by working with local ecosystems, instead of depending on methods that are not ecologically or socially sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of SSLUG Garden program is to create a welcoming environment for people from all backgrounds to gather and learn about sustainable food methods through hands-on experiences. In addition to shaping bright minds, SSLUG is committed to innovation techniques of a sustainable future.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>In 2008, a small band of dedicated students (SSLUG: Students for Sustainable Living and Urban Gardening) in the Sustainable Communities program, led by graduate student Ian Dixon-McDonald, established the &#8220;SSLUG Garden.&#8221; With the blessings of Dean Stevenson (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and Facility Services, a formerly neglected site was transformed into a thriving vegetable garden and community gathering place.<\/p>\n<p>The SSLUG Garden is currently overseen and maintained by SSLUG Graduate Student Gardener Sarah Tabak, a student in the Sustainable Communities Program; by members of the student SSLUG Club; by a faculty\/student committee; and by an large array of volunteers! Any student interested in gardening, as well as students in other programs with a service-learning component, are invited to participate. The garden serves as an outdoor classroom that provides students a unique opportunity to work as a team applying the principles of sustainability in a real-world setting.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Sustainable Gardening Practices<\/h2>\n<p>SSLUG Garden\u2019s gardening practices include the use of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rainwater harvesting<\/li>\n<li>Sunken and raised beds<\/li>\n<li>Cold frames<\/li>\n<li>Composting<\/li>\n<li>Intercropping and companion planting techniques<\/li>\n<li>Open pollinated heirloom crop varieties<\/li>\n<li>Locally adapted seed saved and shared with community gardeners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Connect With Us...<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/SSLUG-Garden\/149575751735178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/facebook-ek.png\" alt=\"Facebook\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Our Mission and Vision Here at SSLUG Garden, our garden coordinator, volunteers, interns, and community are dedicated to being part of the solution for a sustainable future. 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