For our fifth and final day celebrating #UNCEarthWeek we followed Compostmates on their kitchen waste compost pick up and then learned how Carolina Community Garden (CCG) turns the compost donations into black gold for their garden beds. youtu.be/n4DykIi1I8E

A southeastern native, semi-evergreen, shade-tolerant vine with fragrant flowers that pollinators love? Yes, please! This is climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea (aka Decumaria) barbara), which grows from Virginia down to Florida and west to Louisiana in moist, bottomland forests.

You've probably heard of the devastating blight that wiped out the American chestnut, once a dominant tree in eastern U.S. forests. But did you know we have another native chestnut in North Carolina, a smaller species that has proved relatively resistant to the fungus?

It’s called Allegheny chinquapin or dwarf chestnut (Castanea pumila), and this is it in bloom! It grows in dry, upland forests in the southeastern U.S. Like its larger cousin, it produces sweet, edible nuts that can be eaten raw, baked, or ground into flour.

Learn more about growing native fruit and nut trees this Thursday (6/10) at noon in our Virtual Lunchbox Talk: Pawpaws and Other Native Tree Fruits with Mary Jac Brennan. 🌳🌰 Register at reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page…!

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Updated location for tomorrow’s Harvest Moon Festival! Edible Campus UNC #harvestmoon2021

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Have items to donate? Edible Campus UNC is collecting items for the Carolina Cupboard, an on-campus food pantry that provides food at no cost to students who are facing food insecurity. A collection box is located at the entrance of Davis Library.

Join us this Thursday (1/27) at noon EST for a hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Saving the Wild South with author @GeorgannEuban12! Join us in person (masked and distanced) for the lecture and book signing, or watch the livestream via Zoom webinar. Register: bit.ly/3AuZWzd

Check out this awesome video about Sankofa Farms and all of the hard work they do to educate about food insecurity and inequity in the farming system. #BlackHistoryMonth m.youtube.com/watch?v=MMhUZ8…

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Looking for something to do? Check out one of the many Edible Campus gardens! Volunteer for a gardening day and connect with this awesome community! Garden plots are located all over campus, but our residential ones are at Hardin, Stacy, and Graham! Edible Campus UNC

Coming up on 4/20! Don't miss our outdoor film screening with Edible Campus UNC and @rha_unc FoodFilmFest will feature short films about food, plus free popcorn & our button-maker! Learn more: go.unc.edu/FoodFilmFest

We look forward to taking part in Carrboro, NC's #EarthDay celebration along with our friends at Edible Campus UNC and UNC Bee Campus! sierrapresident DTH City & State dailytarheel.com/article/2022/0…

Earth Week events by Edible Campus UNC: check them out (especially UNC College of Arts and Sciences students)! More details at instagram.com/ediblecampusun…

Happening today at 7:30 at the Edible Campus UNC gardens behind Davis Library!

🌎 Celebrate Earth Day with us and Edible Campus UNC! Join us on Friday, April 22 at 1 PM at the Edible Campus garden to learn how to make your own cyanotype prints! We will utilize materials from the garden to create stunning prints. 💠 Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The Earth without art is just “eh.” That’s why we’re celebrating Earth Day with some art! We teamed up with Edible Campus to make cyanotype prints using materials from their garden. Check out some of your neat creations! 💙 Edible Campus UNC