New quarter, new content! Check out what Sustainability events are coming up for this quarter.

We want to welcome all our residents back to campus. We hope you all had an amazing break and got time to relax and enjoy the longer and warmer days. The Sustainability team has great activities planned for everyone this quarter.

Take a sneak peek of the activities coming up:

• Earth Day Art Contest (more details below)
• Earth Day Celebration in the Resident Gardens
• Zero Waste Shopping Workshop
• Weekly tabling events & Resident Garden volunteer hours
• And more!

Sign up for the weekly Student Housing and Dining Services Sustainability Newsletter at housing.ucdavis.edu/sustainability/newsletter to stay on top of upcoming events and current information!

Upcoming event:

Rosemary Bread, Tea, and Games

Join the Resident Garden Coordinators and the Sustainability Team to learn how to make rosemary bread, make tea with herbs from the garden and spend time with friends as we enjoy refreshments and play games.

Tuesday, April 9

6:00-7:30pm

Regan Main

You can RSVP for the event here.

2024 Earth Day Art Contest

Earth Day is a celebration of everything wonderful about the planet that sustains us, and a call for action to preserve and protect it. To mark the occasion, we are inviting you to get inspired and create a work of art on Earth Day 2024 based on the theme “Planet vs. Plastics”.

Your creation can take different forms, including painting, drawing, embroidery, crochet, knitting, poetry, fashion, photography, digital art. 2024 Contest Timeline:

• Submissions Accepted: Monday, April 1 until Friday, April 12 at 11:59 pm
• Submissions displayed online: Starting on Monday, April 15
• Voting Opens: Monday, April 15 until Friday, April 26 at 11:59 pm
• Winners Announced: Monday, April 29 on the Sustainability Newsletter

The three most-voted art pieces will win the first, second and third place.

Find more & join the contest here.

Learn more about the 2024 Earth Day here.

Join us at the Resident Gardens!

We are so excited to welcome our residents back in our gardens! Look at the volunteer hours below for the Winter Quarter schedule. In the meantime, Join the Resident Garden Discord to stay up on the latest happenings in the resident garden.

Resident Garden @ Segundo – located between Bixby Hall and the Segundo Dining Commons

• Mondays: 12:00-2:00 pm
• Wednesdays: 12:00-2:00 pm
• Fridays: 10:00-12:00 pm

Resident Garden @ Tercero located near the main entrance to Latitude.

• Mondays: 10:00-12:00 pm
• Tuesdays: 1:00-3:00 pm
• Thursdays: 1:00-3:00 pm

Adopt-A-Plot Residents can also adopt a plot in the Segundo or Tercero garden for one quarter or longer to steward their own garden space. Adopt-a-plotters will have access to garden materials and mentorship.

If you are interested in adopting a plot, please fill out the Adopt-A-Plot application or visit us during open volunteer hours and speak to one of our Resident Garden Coordinators. Visit housing.ucdavis.edu/sustainability/resident-garden for more information about the resident gardens.