Send your Plastic Bags through Interoffice Mail to be recycled!
We know...some of you already know this. But good things bear repeating..plastic bags CAN be recycled at MIT! No more taking them home from the office or shleping them back to the grocery store! Plastic Bags do not go in the commingles bins with the rest of the plastics, but the process is just as simple. Stuff them into an interoffice envelope or small box and mail them to "Recycling, NW62." And you can even include bubble wrap, journal wrap, air pockets and plastic wrap - as long as it's clean.
Red Fire Farm brings Community Supported Agriculture to MIT!
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Red Fire Farm and MIT employees, there will be fresh, organic veggies delivered to MIT for CSA members starting this summer. Ryan Voiland, from Red Fire Farm, visited MIT during IAP 2007 and IAP 2008 and piqued the interest of many MIT community members. WGR members and friends, Ryan Gray, Meg Himmel, and Ruth Davis, worked to get the word out to the MIT Community and got over 75 members signed up for the CSA. Recently, they confirmed that a space on campus has been found for Red Fire to set up their produce stand each week for MIT CSA members.
Produce will not be sold to non-members, and shares at the MIT distribution site are limited and filling up fast. Email Red Fire Farm with questions.
Community Supported Agriculture is a partnership between a local farm and its shareholders. Members pay an upfront fee for the season, and each week are given a share of the yield of the farm in the form of fresh, seasonal produce. CSAs have become more popular across the state and across the country, as more people take an active interest in what they are eating and where their food is coming from. There may be a CSA that delivers to a location near you! For a list of CSAs in Massachusetts, check out the following sites: http://www.umassvegetable.org/food_farming_systems/csa/farms_ma.html or http://www.nofamass.org/programs/csa.php
