Students for Organic Solutions update!

Here is some information on Jessica's campaign:

"Students for Organic Solutions Campaign

This campaign focuses on collaborating with dining services to
continue to increase the purchasing of organic and local produce in
the dining halls. Now, all the dining halls are at least 35% organic,
from just five years ago there was none! Not only do we collaborate
with dining services, but we help outreach to students to let them
know that they have a voice and dining services wants to know what
students want. Throughout the quarter we visit ALBA farms, one of the
suppliers to our dining halls, have potlucks, and host guest speakers
that talk about food-related issues.

This quarter we will be hearing Sandor Katz talk about fermentation,
probiotic diets, and the benefits of bacteria, as opposed to
microwaves, preservatives in our food, and antibiotics. He will be
talking about our industrial food system, and how this system
conflicts in more ways than one with our own human anatomy and
immunity systems. He will give a demonstration on how to ferment
vegetables, so bring your veggies and join in!
Email jessicawonyee@gmail.com for questions.

Also, as a human being consuming resources, I've been greatly affected
by the worldwide depleting resource of WATER! This natural resource is
essential to our food systems, as well as our own existence (we are
70% water). As to practice the phrase "Think Global, Act Local," I
feel that UCSC could be doing a better job to conserve this sacred and
natural resource. I've been drawing up a proposal of a greywater
catchment system to be used at the Trailor Park. This recycled water
will then be used hopefully next quarter in the nearby gardens where
we harvest and eat from, thus completing the cycle. If you are
interested and would like to help out in any way (research, building,
etc), please email me at jessicawonyee@gmail.com."