Category Archives: Gardening

Still Time To Claim a Plot in the Schaumburg Campus Garden!

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Suburban Sustainability

Roosevelt’s Schaumburg Campus Community Garden is one of the origin sites for our university’s sustainability movement, and is a thriving hub of gardening innovation and community building. Right now, three 5×5 plots are still available for this year’s growing season. … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Roosevelt’s Schaumburg Campus: SUST Senior Sarah Tag Reports on Her Summer Internship at RU

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Suburban Sustainability

During the summer of 2015, several Roosevelt University students majoring in Sustainability Studies have been doing internships or pursuing study abroad opportunities in various locales around the world, from Chicago to Hawaii and from Schaumburg to Scandinavia. We’ve invited them to write up reports from … Continue reading →

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Plots Still Available for the RU Community Garden at the Schaumburg Campus!

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Suburban Sustainability

Roosevelt University’s Physical Resources Department is coordinating the Schaumburg campus’ RUrbanPioneer Community Garden for the 2015 growing season. This is the garden’s fourth year and its leadership team, led by senior SUST major and Environmental Sustainability Associate Mary Rasic, is excited to get … Continue reading →

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Plots Available for the RU Community Garden at the Schaumburg Campus!

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Suburban Sustainability

Roosevelt University’s Physical Resources Department is coordinating the Schaumburg campus’ RUrbanPioneer Community Garden for the 2015 growing season. This is the garden’s fourth year and its leadership team, led by senior SUST major and Environmental Sustainability Associate Mary Rasic, is excited to get … Continue reading →

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Go from Farm to Table at Volkening Heritage Farm in Schaumburg

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Suburban Sustainability

A new Farm to Table Cooking Series from the Schaumburg Park District teaches participants new recipes. The first in a series of four classes will be from 10 a.m. to noon, Feb. 21 at Volkening Heritage Farm at Spring Valley, 201 … Continue reading →

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SUST Senior Is First RU Intern at Spring Valley Nature Center

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Suburban Sustainability

Senior Sustainability Studies major Melanie Blume is  working as an intern with conservation and education staff at the Spring Valley Nature Center and the Volkening Heritage Farm near Roosevelt’s campus in Schaumburg IL. These excellent facilities are part of the … Continue reading →

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Urban Farming and Community Gardening in the Chicago Region

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Suburban Sustainability

by Randi Howry for SUST 210 Now more than ever, it is important for people to understand the origin of their food. We read labels, conduct research, meet farmers and ultimately gain a greater understanding of where some of our produce … Continue reading →

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Untapped Urban Land Resource: the Chicago Transit Authority

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Suburban Sustainability

by Katie Budney for SUST 240 Most of us are familiar with the CTA as a method of transportation. Fewer of us are aware that the agency also operates in a landlord capacity. The CTA rents parking spaces, offices, and … Continue reading →

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RU Student/Faculty Team Give Presentation to the Schaumburg Community Garden Club

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Suburban Sustainability

This past Wednesday at the monthly meeting of the 25-year-old Schaumburg Community Garden Club, SUST undergrad MaryBeth Radeck and professor Mike Bryson teamed up to give a presentation at the Spring Valley Nature Center about the sustainable landscape transformation at … Continue reading →

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RU Installs Drip Irrigation System for Community Garden at Schaumburg Campus

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Suburban Sustainability

by Mary Beth Radeck The Environmental Sustainability team at Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg campus teamed up in late June to install the first-ever drip irrigation into the community garden, now in it third growing season in 2014. Previously, water barrels were … Continue reading →

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