GW GroW Garden

My submission focuses on the GroW Garden, a community composting and gardening center run by GW students in conjunction with the Office of Sustainability.

Tags:

urban garden, community gardens, education

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An illustration of three people bending down near a stream to pick up trash.

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Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Astry Rodriguez

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The author stands a on surfboard while riding a wave.

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Alyssa Milstead

University of Georgia

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A feral hog searches for food among some rocks.

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"Go With the Flow," original video/music by Ron Cohen

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Northwestern University