UNBC Sustainability

Gleaning in a (clean & green) style with the UNBC Ford Lightning electric truck on Sunday ! We went to 5 houses and picked up 87 kgs of apples that will be made into wine/cider or given to pigs to eat, saving bears from being killed while feeding people!
Have a tree to be picked or want to volunteer to pick fruit up until the Fall Fruit Fest/join our workshops (Sept 6 - Sept 8 ) (Recycling & Environmental Action Planning Society)?
For more info or to sign up: https://www.letseatlocalpg.com/gap.

Notice a drop in garbage bins around campus? We're expanding our recycling to include flexible plastics and launching compost collection in September! 🍂♻️ To support this, we're repurposing some bins into office recycling containers. There will still be garbage bins, just fewer of them. Need a compost or recycling bin for your department? Let us know and we'll get you set up!

🥫 Food Preserving 101 🥫

Join us on Friday, August 23rd, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Growing Knowledge Community Compost Garden, Campus Ring Road, UNBC. Learn different ways to preserve your summer and fall harvests!

Don't miss this opportunity to make the most of your garden bounty. See you there!

Monday, August 19th, show your support for the PG Urban Farmscape | 5 Acres society as they present to city council! 6pm at City Hall.

Find the agenda and all details (including their presentation) submitted to council.

In the words of the PG Urban Farmscape society
"When we collectively as a united community want something, we have to make that visible to our City Council. So, if like us, you believe an Urban Farm close to downtown to grow and teach how to grow would significantly improve our local food security and food sovereignty, please, join us on Monday at City Hall or write your council."

City of Prince George

🍏 FALL FRUIT FEST 🍎

📅 September 6-8

Join us in gathering 50,000 lbs of fruit from around Prince George to reduce bear attractants as they prepare for winter. Your help is vital to keeping our community safe!

We’re excited to collaborate with amazing partners like UNBC Sustainability, Northern Bear Awareness Society, Canning Circle Prince George, GAP Gleaning Abundance Program, Hobby Brews, Slaughter House Cidery, Northern Lights Winery, Cold Front Cidery, and Eat Everyone at the Table.

Scan the QR code for event details! For more information, to volunteer, or to arrange fruit drop-off or pick-up, contact us at:
📞 (250) 561-7327
✉️ [email protected]

Let’s work together to ensure bears simply pass through our neighborhoods without reasons to stay.

Free food at Bentley Centre grab some before 8:15 pm!

Are you considering purchasing new binders for September? Before spending your hard-earned money, visit the NUSC Building and stop by the Free Store or Textbook Shelf at 6-348. Pick up as many binders as you need.

We have loads of sizes and types, and it is absolutely free! Additionally, we may have some other items you need for your classes or personal needs. Save some money, reuse items, and help reduce waste at the same time.

Announcing the release of the Music Video for the catchy rap "Compost is Hot" by talented Rapper Freak Boy T! See how composting with our new In-Vessel Composter is changing the game at UNBC and how you can be part of the action 🙂

Compost is Hot Coinciding with the re-launch of UNBC's composting program with a new in-vessel composter, learn all about the magic of composting with "Compost is Hot", a r...

🌿 U-Pick Harvest - By Donation!🌿

Hey everyone! We're excited to announce our U-Pick Harvest happening every Wednesday and Friday from 12 to 2 pm during our coordinator’s time. It's a fantastic opportunity to get some fresh produce by donation (and it's free for students!).

Right now, we have:
🍓 Zucchini
🍓 Strawberries
🍓 Raspberries
🍓 Mint
🍓 Some tomatoes
🍓 Kale (by the leaf, not the whole head)

Bring your own bags and enjoy the bounty of our garden! See you there!

📅 Wednesdays and Fridays
⏰ 12–2 pm
📍Location - DM us

Free food at Bentley centre!

On July 12 - 14, several faculty from UNBC made the trek to Dawson Creek (402 km) with their EVs for the Mile Zero Cruiser event with . As far as I know they all made it back alive and well :) and they saved 4x the fuel costs (e.g. an EV Kona uses 3c/km while a ICE Kona uses 12 c/km) while doing so!
Have a car on its last wheels and interested in getting an EV? Come to the next Energy Transition group/PGEVA meeting on August 13 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm to try them out/ask an Owner!

Thanks to everyone who donated (or returned :P) their mugs to us for the Borrow a Mug program! We had a fun arts and crafts day labelling them and creating items for the display case. If you have any more lying around please feel free to drop them off at the Sustainability Office 7-232. Have a great long weekend!

Last Saturday, the Group Bike Ride with Kyle Ross from PGSafeBiking went through the beautiful Heritage Trail and noted several improvements needed for :

- Crossing from the highway to the Cameron St. entrance to the trail was quite risky because of the curved road; a convex mirror there would help.
- The bridge linking the main path to Carrie Jane Grey Park and the Y has been damaged and unrepaired for years, forcing cyclists and pedestrians to travel an extra 500 m to reach their destination rather than a few metres

To support better bike infrastructure for safer roads, pedestrians, and drivers, sign the petition and join us for the next ride:
https://www.change.org/p/improve-bike-lane-infrastructure-in-the-city-of-prince-george-bc"

We wrapped up stenciling the T-shirts we got from the Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop for the UNBC G-force (Green Force)!

By choosing 21 pre-loved shirts over new ones, we’ve made a HUGE impact by:
💧 Saving 56,700 litres of water (That’s like 52.5 years of drinking water for one person!
🌍 Reducing 147 kg CO2 equivalent (That’s the same as driving 630 km in a car or from Prince George to Kelowna! 🚗)

Not to mention all the money we saved and the fun we had!
Join the G-force and may the force be with you: https://forms.office.com/r/fwmPBr709r

Feel like you’ve got the force within you? Join the Green Force (G-Force) and unleash your green energy! Your superpower? Turn gross into growth, trash into treasure, and shift to thrift (like what we did with the G-Force shirts) for a better future! Anyone in the UNBC Community (Faculty, Staff, students) can join.

Learn more and sign up: https://www.unbc.ca/sustainability/g-force

Come join us for a Group Bike Ride on Saturday July 27!

We'll be biking the Heritage River Trail at 3:30 pm to Ice Cream Express to grab some ice cream!

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.office.com/r/cJKk5T8KX4

Last Monday at Everyone At The Table PG 's Canning Circle, from 5:30 pm to 11 pm, we turned donated produce and fruit into soups, muffins, juice, applesauce, and jams for those facing food insecurity. Join every Monday for laughter, stories, fun, and delicious food—take some home too! All are welcome for as long as you can stay!
Join their fb group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/555016793070130/

🎉 Summer Sale Alert at The Good Store! 🌞

Enjoy 20% off everything in-store from July 15th to August 31st at our UNBC campus grocery store. Stock up on essentials like rice, pasta, nuts, snacks, fresh produce, teas, and more. Plus, check out our unique items like home decor, toys, and clothing. We're your go-to campus store with pleasant prices and friendly service.

🌟 Quality products
🌟 Friendly service
🌟 Unbeatable savings

🗓️ Sale: July 15 - Aug 31
📍 Location: UNBC Campus, NUSC building - room 6-342

Tag your shopping buddies and happy shopping! 🛍️✨

Free food at Bentley centre

Dive into Sustainable Food Production

What's this weird contraption doing in the Recycling Room? A giant cheese grinder? A rocket? Comment with your ideas!