Sinclair Community College has provided a piece of undeveloped land to the Green Machine, which the club plans to use as a campus garden as soon as this spring.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019ll let us grow food, which we can then give back to the community,\u201d Jayne O\u2019Zenko, vice president of the Green Machine Club, said.<\/p>\n
Located off of Edwin C. Moses Boulevard next to the Dayton Cultural and RTA Transit Center, the land is currently used as a storage space for the city of Dayton. Although it\u2019s not directly located on campus, the area is a part of Sinclair\u2019s ongoing master plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe plan on seeding as soon as this spring,\u201d O\u2019Zenko said. \u201cPrimarily vegetables, peppers, tomatoes, rosemary, mint, eventually lettuce or cabbage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two-thirds of the plot is reserved for the Green Machine, with the remaining third reserved for Sinclair\u2019s Culinary Arts program, which will also grow produce on the property.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe plan to donate a lot of what we grow on our two-thirds to local food banks,\u201d O\u2019Zenko said. \u201cMaybe eventually we can even provide some of what we grow to Sinclair and to the students.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Green Machine has already begun composting on campus, but according to O\u2019Zenko, the garden provides a great location to continue the project.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d like to eventually have industrial sized spinning composters, and we\u2019re going to take the scraps from the Sinclair marketplace, which is already happening,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The leftover waste from Sinclair\u2019s marketplace will eventually help provide the nutrient-rich soil needed to grow produce, which, according to O\u2019Zenko, helps Sinclair while also supporting the club\u2019s goal of sustainability.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we really need is manpower,\u201d O\u2019Zenko said. \u201cWe need people who are interested in\u00a0 growing food, who are interested in building things, even if they have no experience, anyone is welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n
O\u2019Zenko said anyone who wants to help can do so by getting involved in the Green Machine. The club will have a large presence and more information on the garden available at the Earth Day celebration, which takes place on campus April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the basement of Building 8.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want people to drive by the garden and look and see that the space is being used. We want to promote Sinclair\u2019s commitment to sustainability, because there is a presence of sustainability here on campus, but it\u2019s underdeveloped and there\u2019s a lot of room growth,\u201d O\u2019Zenko said. \u201cThis is definitely part of that growing process.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information on the Green Machine or on the future campus garden, contact club advisor Robert Gilbert at Robert.gilbert@my.sinclair.edu, or Jayne O\u2019Zenko at\u00a0 Jayne.ozenko@my.sinclair.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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