ABOUT THE GARDEN

VOLUNTEER HOURS

  • Dates: Augest 28 - December 8
  • Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30am-11am & Saturdays 9am-11am
  • Garden Link: https://linktr.ee/SJSUGarden.
  • Open Hours: August 28 - December 8; Mondays 8am - 2pm

    • WHO THEY ARE

  • In 2014, the SJSU Campus Community Garden was established as a result of a student-led initiative. The garden was created to provide students a space to gain access to healthy food, learn about sustainable organic garden practices and earn service learning hours.
  • The garden is located at 372 E. San Salvador Street (across from the Dining Commons)

    • PURPOSE

  • The object of the Hydro Sense Project was to help out SJSU Community Garden to optimize its water usage
  • We wanted to achieve this by automating the process of recording the moisture and temperature data throughout the day for the garden to develop better watering practices and systems

    • SUSTAINABILITY AT THE GARDEN

  • The community garden is chemical free (organic) which means that we do not use any pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. Furthermore, our garden is designed around the principles of permaculture and regenerative agriculture, meaning that we try to imitate the natural process. In the garden we have over sixty different plant species from perennial fruit trees and flowers to annual vegetable crops. Our garden ecosystem is diverse with multiple pollinators and creatures.
  • We have our own composting and gray water system that allows us to reuse and reduce our organic waste. Everything is incorporated into our garden again using sustainable methods.

    • THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION

  • Matthew Mangoni [ Garden Coordinator ]
  • matthew.mangoni@sjsu.edu
  • Please contact Matthew at the soonest for any sign language interpreter or other accommodation requests.

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