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Chesar Chavez Garden

The garden is located at 372 E. San Salvador Street (across from the Dining Commons)

Volunteer at the garden

You can volunteer at the garden on Mondays 1:15pm-3:15pm, Tuesdays 9am-11am, and Fridays 10am-12pm. Volunteers are welcome on a first come first serve basis.

Students can register at https://linktr.ee/SJSUGarden

We encourage students to bring a water bottle and a grocery bag or container to help transport harvest from the garden.

 

Climate Reality Campus Corps

Join the SJSU Climate Reality Campus Corps, a community where you can collaborate with fellow sustainably focused SJSU students. The Campus Corps program offers a chance to make a difference in climate reality, starting in the college dormitories, classrooms, and campus quads.

Contact jayinder.singh@sjsu.edu for more info!

 

Ideas to Live More Sustainably!

  • When you shop
    • B4 U buy, look for products that you can Reuse, Repurpose or recycle
    • Bring reusable bags when shopping.  Avoid plastic!
    • Buy fair trade products (means sustainably produced), look for label
    • Buy sustainable clothing
    • Don’t buy more than you really need
  • Use more
    • clean, renewable energy (visit SJCE)
    • public transportation
    • eco-friendly cleaning products – 7th Generation
    • washable rags vs paper towels
  • Be more efficient
    • Save energy – turn off lights, use smart power strips
    • Save water – lo-flow toilets & shower heads, shorter showers, fill dishwasher, etc.
    • Save food – bring reusable containers for left-overs
    • Get a clean energy audit in your home or apartment; free!
    • Change light bulbs to LED
    • Go paperless – email receipts, statements, checks, publications
  • Transportation
    • Drive less, carpool
    • If you must drive, Electric car or hybrid
    • Walk, skateboard, scooter
    • Minimize air travel 
  • Lifestyle
    • Eat less red meat
    • Switch to reusable water bottles
    • Eliminate single use plastics
    • Compost food and yard waste
    • Turn off power to things that always draw power, like TV, computers, printers, etc.  Use power strips
    • Recycle, recycle, recycle