Organic Gardening

UGArden       UGA is dedicated to having an environmentally-friendly campus, showing their commitment through their energy-saving developments with solar panels and their elaborate recycling systems. But UGA isn’t only allowing the campus to be in the environment, it’s bringing the environment to campus. UGArden, established in 2010 by a group of students, partners with Campus Kitchen to provide fresh produce for Athens families in need. Growing healthy crops year-round and even including an herb garden for medicine and tea, it has grown immensely from its beginning plot of land seven years ago. But that’s not the only organic garden on campus. Green Roof Garden, located on top of the Geography/Geology building, is also working to provide organic products to local food markets and even the dining halls on campus.       UGArden is still largely run by students and volunteers at UGA, and with the community’s help they are producing fresh vegetables like peppers, ocra, kale, an