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How You Can Support Earth Week with the WUSTL Office of Sustainability

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Wash U chapter.

This week, April 18-24, is Earth Week – a celebration by the Office of Sustainability and various other students groups in honor of Earth Day on Friday, April 22nd. Here’s your guide to some of the food-related highlights:

Monday, April 18th
Green Monday, DUC 11am-1pm
Green Monday, an initiative to have students pledge to eat vegetarian on Mondays, involves a special Green Monday meal in the DUC. If everyone at WUSTL ate vegetarian one day per week, we would reduce carbon emissions by 5,000 metric tons each year. Take the pledge in honor of Earth Week!

Earth Week

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Tuesday, April 19th
Tree Planting, Snow Drive Hill, 1-2:30pm
Tuesday Tea, DUC, 3-5pm

Earth Week

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Wednesday, April 20th
Green Events Commission, DUC, 11am-2pm
This event features a smoothie bike which is definitely as much fun as it looks.

Earth Week

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Thursday, April 21st
Green Events Commission, DUC, 11am-2pm
Vegetarian Cooking Demo, School of Medicine, 11:30am-1pm
Want to learn what food you can make on Green Mondays? This is the perfect opportunity to trek out to the med school for all your vegetarian-cooking needs.
SPB Happy Hour, Gargoyle, 5:30-6:30pm
There’s nothing better than free food and drinks.

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Friday (Earth Day!), April 22nd
Earth Day Celebration, Edison Courtyard, 11am-2pm
Featuring a DUC BBQ, smoothie bike (again!), student groups, music, and plenty of food.

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Saturday, April 23rd
Bike Trip to Tower Grove Park, 10:30am-1:30pm
This Outing Club event meets at the Brookings steps, includes a free lunch, and a ride by the Farmers Market! The perfect opportunity to pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables in celebration of Earth Week.

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Sunday, April 24th
St. Louis Earth Day Festival, Forest Park, 10am-6pm
End Earth Week with a yoga class, performance art, good music, and a variety of diverse foods in Forest Park.
Burning Kumquat Work Day, Burning Kumquat Farm, 10am-12pm

Earth Week

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Serena Mani

Wash U '18

Serena is a current senior at Washington University in St. Louis majoring in Healthcare Management and Psychology-Neuroscience-Philosophy. She is a lover of all things cheese: string cheese, goat cheese, chuck e cheese. Her goal in life is to move to Spain and eat tapas for the rest of her life.