Sustainability & Environmental Affairs

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Knoll Fall Family Weekend Open House

3:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Sustainability & Environmental Affairs

Enjoy a stroll out to the Knoll to see the gardens, meet interns and staff, walk the labyrinth, and enjoy light snacks from the garden.

The Knoll

Open to the Public

MCOG Screening: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

7:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: SNG (Sunday Night Group), Sustainability & Environmental Affairs, Campus Sustainability Coordinators, and SUNDAY NIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP

The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil: When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba’s economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half - and food by 80 percent - people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens.

MCOG Screening: The Real Dirt on Farmer John

7:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: SNG (Sunday Night Group), Sustainability & Environmental Affairs, Campus Sustainability Coordinators, and SUNDAY NIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP

The epic tale of a maverick Midwestern farmer. An outcast in his community, Farmer John bravely stands amidst a failing economy, vicious rumors, and violence. By melding the traditions of family farming with the power of art and free expression, this powerful story of transformation and renewal heralds a resurrection of farming in America. watch the trailer! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0egeHh1_Sb4 Sponsored by: the Middlebury College Organic Farm, Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest, the Residential Sustainability Coordinators, and SNG

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 219

MCOG Screening: Farmageddon

7:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: SNG (Sunday Night Group), Sustainability & Environmental Affairs, Campus Sustainability Coordinators, and SUNDAY NIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP

Filmmaker Kristin Canty’s quest to find healthy food for her four children turned into an educational journey to discover why access to these foods was being threatened. What she found were policies that favor agribusiness and factory farms over small family-operated farms selling fresh foods to their communities.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 219

MiddView Optional Event: Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours

9:00 AM ET

Sponsored by:: Sustainability & Environmental Affairs and Orientation

MiddView Orientation Optional Event: Welcome, new students! Join us for an introduction to Garden Volunteer Hours at the Knoll on Saturday, 9/11 and Sunday, 9/12. Meet at PROCTOR TERRACE: we will walk down to the garden together along the safe route (by the Ridgeline apartments). Learn more and signup at go/knollhours.

The Knoll

MiddView Optional Event: Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours

9:00 AM ET

Sponsored by:: Sustainability & Environmental Affairs and Orientation

Middlebury College

Student Perspectives

4:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Sustainability & Environmental Affairs and Environmental Studies

The 2021 Clifford Symposium
Radical Implications: Facing a Planetary Emergency

Visit the Clifford Symposium website for event details.

Due to continued caution with COVID, we are able to welcome only Middlebury College faculty, staff, and students to attend events in person. Most events will be livestreamed. Please visit the Clifford Symposium web site to register to attend online.

Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center