VCU Strawberry Festival
1-4pm
Tuesday, April 24th
VCU Community Garden, 900 Turpin St.
Next to Larrick Student Center (1 block North of 10th & Leigh)
MPC folks: Get off the #84 Campus Connector at the MCV Campus Bookstore, first stop on Leigh St.
This is a zero waste event, which means than all dinnerware will be biodegradable and collected along with food waste for composting.
We have many exciting things planned!
- Recycling of electronics and other hard to recycle waste
- 1-6pm (extended hours) at VCU Community Garden
- For a full list of items you can drop off, see our recycling page
- Yes, we accept VCU Surplus!
- Free food from House of Homemade
- Strawberry pound cake slices
- Mini Strawberry cupcakes
- Strawberry Iced Tea
- Strawberry shortcake cookies
- Fresh strawberry & pineapple kabobs
- Free Ice Cream from Bev's Homemade Ice Cream in Carytown
- Strawberry
- Chocolate
- Vanilla
- Take the VCU Sustainability Pledge and join the Green Unity newsletter for a chance to win prizes!
- Newspaper pot makers - make your own biodegradable pots!
- Mason bee house - attract native pollinators to your garden
- Fiskars 3-piece garden tool set
- Window bird feeder - attract birds to your dorm, apartment or home window
- Bat house - they can eat 1000 mosquitos/hour to save you from bites!
- 2.5 gallon compost bin - collect kitchen compost with a no-smell carbon filter container
- Strawberry plants from Stranges Garden Center
- Composting display and information from Natural Organic Process Enterprises
- NOPE has partnered with VCU to compost food waste from Shafer Dining Hall and will be expanding to collect from 7 locations on both campuses next year!
- Learn how we constructed the water-saving wicking and hugelkultur beds, and how you can make your own at home
- Free bike repair from VCU Outdoor adventure program
- RamBikes - VCU's new bike share - will have info on how you can rent bikes for free!
- Free bike safety info, free bike & laptop registration with VCU Police
- Zipcar information and on-site registration with VCU Parking and Transportation
- Slow Food RVA will be there to show you healthy & delicious eating options
- Fresh produce, farm products, and plants for sale
- Faith Farms
- Pasture-raised eggs
- Local honey
- Homemade egg noodles (plain, tomato-basil, other flavors!)
- Their famous Blackberry Jam!
- Possibly Amish Roll Butter as well
- Agriberry
- Fresh local strawberry
- Possibly fresh asparagus and strawberry jam!
- Green Unity Plant & Sustainable Merchandise Sale
- Help us raise funds for our Community Outreach Efforts!
- Recycled cotton Green Unity T-shirts (XS-XL $10, 2XL-3XL $15)
- Green Unity Water Bottles - on sale for $8 each
- Chico bag 100% recycled PET Earth bags - on sale for $8 each (below retail price!)
- Rain Barrels, 60 gallon capacity, brass fittings - $55
- Upcycled T-shirt bags - $1 each
- Tomatoes
- Heirloom (many types)
- Container-type (determinate)
- Peppers
- Various Mild
- Various Spicy
- Cucumbers
- Compact bush (container-type)
- Vining
- Herbs - tasty & great for pest protection!
- Chives
- Thyme
- Oregano
- Flowers - beautiful & great for pest protection!
- Marigolds
- Petunias
- Nasturtiums
- Rachel's Farmstand
- Grown hyper-local, less than 2 min. drive from VCU's garden (22nd & Carrington, Sundays 12-3pm)
- Carrots
- Romaine Lettuce
- Mustard Greens
- Rainbow Chard
- Spinach
- Joi Choi (Bok Choi)
- Radishes
- Spring Onions
- Fresh Herbs
- Cilantro
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Oregano
- Limited quantities of basil
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