GEOG 300
Make-up Work/Extra Credit
--Make-up Work/Extra credit this term will usually consist of
attending presentations related to Environmental and/or sustainability issues, as well as some volunteer work I will identify
appropriate options as I become aware of them. If you know of something coming up, let me know and I will consider including it.
Unless otherwise noted, each Makeup Work/Extra Credit option is worth 10 points. The options are available to anyone. There is a class limit of 40 extra
credit points (excluding points for reusing paper for assignments). To receive the extra credit points, you must follow the instructions
noted with each one.
Also, all volunteer work is on a first come/first served basis. There are no guarantees that volunteer opportunities are available.
Contact the person noted.
The speaker's name, topic, time, and signature of organizer and place of the presentation must be clearly written on the notes. It is also necessary to have a
signature for volunteer work, indicating the number of hours you worked. Turn ALL MU/EC work into Steve Cook--in lecture Quiz Fodders is best or in the box outside my office, WLKN 140.
All Extra Credit write-ups must be turned in within ten days of the event.
Everything for credit in Geog 300 MUST have: Your Name; TA Name; Recitation Time and Date and Title of Event or it will not be recorded
Monday January 8, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date. NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday January 8, 7:30 p.m. to ???.; Cordley Hall (I'm sorry the room is not noted in the announcement)
"Collecting Seeds from Native Plants"
Jon Anderson, former owner of Seven Oaks Native Plant Nursery, and current director of Jonny Native Seed, will talk about collecting seeds from native plants--when, where, how, cleaning techniques, and the dos and don'ts at this free event.
For Information (like where it is!) contact Louise at 5417530012 or email Judi at judi.sanders@gmail.com
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour.
To receive credit requires: 1) notes signed by an organizer; 2) a 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Wednesday January 10, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Corvallis Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe, Corvallis
"Bringing Prairies Home: Providing for Pollinators"
Prairie experts will delight us with prairie ecology and images, explain how their efforts support prairie habitats, and how the rest of us can enjoy prairies and the pollinators who visit them. Presenters: Rebecca Currin of Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE), Al Shay of OSU Department of Horticulture, and IAE Board Member Bob Hansen.
Panel Topics:
Plants and animals of Willamette Valley's prairies
Local prairie conservation efforts
Benefits of native plants in the landscape
Challenges to managing prairie habitats, real and perceived
Useful resources
Join us for an engaging discussion and be rewarded! The first 50 people to come will receive a complimentary packet of native flower seeds to get you started on your meadowscaping effort!
This activity "pays" 15 points.
To receive credit requires: 1) notes signed by an organizer; 2) a 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday January 13 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Farmer's Market
Yummy food, fresh and local. Music. All kinds of cool stuff. The Corvallis Farmers Market is the envy of all other farmers markets in the Willamette Valley
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
2) Ask some intelligent questions, like "is your produce organic? Why or Why not? How big is this farm? What do you grow? how long have you been farming? What is the most difficult about being a farmer? etc. etc. There are no required questions, but these examples are fine if you like.
3) Take notes and get a signature at EACH BOOTH;
4) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
You can visit the Farmers Market more than once. Other Farmers Markets qualify for this credit.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday January 15, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date. NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday January 20 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Farmer's Market
Yummy food, fresh and local. Music. All kinds of cool stuff. The Corvallis Farmers Market is the envy of all other farmers markets in the Willamette Valley
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Visit 5 Booths; BUY SOMETHING, You must do more than just gather signatures for the credit.
2) Ask some intelligent questions, like "is your produce organic? Why or Why not? How big is this farm? What do you grow? how long have you been farming? What is the most difficult about being a farmer? etc. etc. There are no required questions, but these examples are fine if you like. Take notes on what you learn.
3) Take notes and get a signature at EACH BOOTH;
4) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
You can visit the Farmers Market more than once. Other Farmers Markets qualify for this credit.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Wednesday January 20, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.; Wild Birds Unlimited, 1935 NW 9th St, Corvallis
"Mason Bees and Meadowscaping"
All you need to know about mason bees from life cycle and nest maintenance to plants that they pollinate.
Presentation by BSWCD Director Jerry Paul.
This activity "pays" 10 points.
To receive credit requires: 1) notes signed by an organizer; 2) a 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday January 22, 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.; Burt Hall, Room 193
Geography Seminar
"Water and Climate: Scaling Global and Local Policy and Action" John Matthews, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday January 22, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date.
NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Thursday January 25, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Plan on meeting at the Peavy Arboretum business offices @ 1pm: 8692 Peavy Arboretum Rd, Corvallis OR 97330.
"Forest Habitat Restoration"
OSU College Forests needs to fight the scourge of the forest know as Himalayan blackberry, and restore the forest to its former glory! HBB readily invades riparian areas, forest edges, oak woodlands, meadows, roadsides, clear-cuts and any other relatively open area, including all open forest types. Once it becomes well established, HBB out competes low stature native vegetation and can prevent establishment of shade intolerant trees leading to the formation of permanent HBB thickets with little other vegetation present. The resulting dense thickets can limit movement of large animals from meadow to forest and vice versa, reducing the utility of small openings and meadows as foraging areas. Although the fruit is widely consumed by native animals, and some butterflies use HBB, it is a poor functional replacement for a diverse native forest understory, meadow or riparian floodplain.
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour.
To receive credit requires: 1) notes signed by an organizer; 2) a 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday January 27 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Farmer's Market
Yummy food, fresh and local. Music. All kinds of cool stuff. The Corvallis Farmers Market is the envy of all other farmers markets in the Willamette Valley
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Visit 5 Booths; BUY SOMETHING, You must do more than just gather signatures for the credit.
2) Ask some intelligent questions, like "is your produce organic? Why or Why not? How big is this farm? What do you grow? how long have you been farming? What is the most difficult about being a farmer? etc. etc. There are no required questions, but these examples are fine if you like. Take notes at each booth.
3) Take notes and get a signature at EACH BOOTH;
4) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
You can visit the Farmers Market more than once. Other Farmers Markets qualify for this credit.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday January 27 , 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; Bald Hill Farm, 5700 SW Reservoir Ave, Corvallis
Citizen Science Turkey Count
Interested in being a citizen scientist? Join the Greenbelt Land Trust and the Oregon Department of Fish and WIlelife to monitor turkeys and see how these non-native birds may impact rare plant species. No experience necessary. Free. To sign up or for information contact rebecca@greenbeltlandtrust.org or 541-752-9609
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. To get credit requires: notes signed by an organizer including how long you were there and a 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday January 29, 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.; Burt Hall, Room 193
Geography Seminar
"A Practitioner's Guide to Identifying Advocacy Masquerading as Science" Robert Lackey, OSU and US EPA retired
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday January 29, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date. NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Friday February 2 , Doors open 6:30 pm, Film at 7:00pm. to ??; Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW Second, Corvallis It's upstairs, 223 SW Second is just a door.
Eco-film Festival sponsored by the Corvallis Environmental Center
Catching the Sun--clean energy social justice Do a google search on the title for a trailer.
An unemployed American worker, a Tea Party activist, and a Chinese solar entrepreneur race to lead the clean energy future. But who wins and who loses the battle for power in the 21st century?
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Get a signature or ticket to the event (there is a $5 donation suggested)
4) do a 250 word write-up of the film. Please don't insult me by giving me a write-up you copied from the internet. It'll cost you 15 points
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday February 3 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Farmer's Market
Yummy food, fresh and local. Music. All kinds of cool stuff. The Corvallis Farmers Market is the envy of all other farmers markets in the Willamette Valley
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Visit 5 Booths; BUY SOMETHING, You must do more than just gather signatures for the credit.
2) Ask some intelligent questions, like "is your produce organic? Why or Why not? How big is this farm? What do you grow? how long have you been farming? What is the most difficult about being a farmer? etc. etc. There are no required questions, but these examples are fine if you like. Take notes at each booth.
3) Take notes and get a signature at EACH BOOTH;
4) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
You can visit the Farmers Market more than once. Other Farmers Markets qualify for this credit.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 5, 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.; Burt Hall, Room 193
Geography Seminar
"Scientific Mediation Through Serious Gaming: The Role of teh Geographer" W. Todd Jarvis, Institute for Water and Watersheds, OSU
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 5, 6:45pm to 8:00 p.m.; At Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 2650 NW Highland Drive
"FIVE REMARKABLE WOMEN, FOUR PACIFIC NORTHWEST GARDENS
Presentation by Donald Olsen, Timber Press author of two garden touring books, The Pacific Northwest Garden Tour and The California Garden Tour. Donation suggested.
Contact: irubymoon@gmail.com; Sponsor: Corvallis Evening Garden Club
This activity "pays" 15 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 5, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date. NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Wednesday February 7, 4:00 pm to ?? p.m.; Room 228 LiNC OSU
"A Wild Solution for Climate Change: How Ecosystem Restoration Can Help Sugnificantly"
Thomas Lovejoy, a founder of conservation biology who coined the term "biological diversity," will speak. He founded the PBS series "Nature" and is known as the "Godfather of Biodiversity." He is a university professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University, and a senior fellow at the UN Foundation.
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Friday February 9 , Doors open 6:30 pm, Film at 7:00pm. to ??; Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW Second, Corvallis It's upstairs, 223 SW Second is just a door.
Eco-film Festival sponsored by the Corvallis Environmental Center
STINK--removing hidden chemicals from your life Do a google search on the title for a trailer.
The foul odor of Jon Whelan’s son’s pajamas sends the filmmaker on a Michael Moore-like investigation into the source. He follows the scent from the retailer, to various laboratories, to corporate offices and finally to the US Congress. That’s a lot of stink. Whelan’s premise might be the stuff of farce, but what he uncovers is more than just a bad smell.
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Get a signature or ticket to the event (there is a $5 donation suggested)
4) do a 250 word write-up of the film. Please don't insult me by giving me a write-up you copied from the internet. It'll cost you 15 points
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday February 10 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Farmer's Market
Yummy food, fresh and local. Music. All kinds of cool stuff. The Corvallis Farmers Market is the envy of all other farmers markets in the Willamette Valley
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Visit 5 Booths; BUY SOMETHING, You must do more than just gather signatures for the credit.
2) Ask some intelligent questions, like "is your produce organic? Why or Why not? How big is this farm? What do you grow? how long have you been farming? What is the most difficult about being a farmer? etc. etc. There are no required questions, but these examples are fine if you like. Take notes on the answers at each booth.
3) Take notes and get a signature at EACH BOOTH;
4) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
You can visit the Farmers Market more than once. Other Farmers Markets qualify for this credit.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday February 10 , 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; At Republic Services, 110 NE Walnut Blvd. (enter from Belvue St.)
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE TAKE-BACK AND REUSE TABLE
Safely dispose of household quantities of material and visit the Reuse Table for usable products sorted from the event.
This activity "pays" 10 points. To get credit requires:
1) Take notes and get a signature of an organizer;
2) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 12, 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.; Burt Hall, Room 193
Geography Seminar
"Sacred River, Sacred Landscapes--Saving Nepal's Last and Most Pristine Free-flowing River" by Karen Bennett, US Forest Service, retired
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 12,Read below for time and place
Clean Energy Jobs Lobby Day! in Salem This is a carbon cap and trade bill.
Take advantage of an excellent opportunity to advocate for the environment directly to your elected officials! On Monday, February 12, ASOSU Environmental Affairs will be leading a group of students to Salem to lobby for the Clean Energy Jobs Bill. This bill will institute a cap and trade carbon permit system throughout the state of Oregon and lower the state’s total emissions limit in the future. Needless to say, it is one of the most important and consequential pieces of environmental legislation Oregon has ever had, and that’s why we need OSU students to be a part of it!!!
Transportation to the capitol and lunch will be provided for this event. You may drive yourself if you prefer, but transportation costs will not be reimbursed. Check in will be on the 2nd floor of the MICAH Building at 680 State Street (across from the First United Methodist Church) in Salem at 9:00 am. After lunch and a rally, students will begin meetings with elected representatives about why they care about the Clean Energy Jobs Bill and how it will impact them.
Want to participate but haven’t lobbied before? Not to worry! Lobby training will be provided by Renew Oregon prior to the lobby day on February 7th in the Student Involvement Lounge (SEC 112), and February 8th in STAG 111, both at 5:00pm. We recommend taking this opportunity to learn to be effective talking to your legislators, and both sessions cover the same things, so you only need to attend one. Additionally, an info session about carbon pricing in general and this bill in particular will be hosted by Coral Avery and Zac Pinard on February 5th at 5:00 pm in the Student Involvement Lounge (SEC 112).
Please email asosu.environmental@oregonstate.edu if you are interested, to receive updates about the trip, and sign up on Facebook and the Renew Oregon website. Any questions can be directed to Zac Pinard at asosu.environmental@oregonstate.edu.
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour (including travel). Recall that there is a course total 40EC points max.
Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 12, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date. NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Tuesday February 13, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; ALS 4000, OSU
OSU Organic Growers Winter Wake-up & Onion Germplasm Festival!
FREE FOOD!!! – Bring your hunger for truth Babe!
· STARTING 20,000 onion seeds (the little buggers need you!)
· All About Onions! – put seeds in soils and call it REAL babe!!!
· We’re starting the 18th season of YOUR student farm on Tuesday, what are ya gonna do about it? WELL??????????
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Wednesday February 14 , 12PM, Benton County Courthouse--downtown Corvallis
"One Billion Rising" Revolution 2018. Rise! Resist! Unite!
This is a free high energy " flash" event over the lunch hour , organized by a smal l group of local women. Local organizat ions wi l l be present & able to share the wor k that they do that as sists or empowers women & girls. We hope to provide an avenue for attendees to get fired up, & have a clear path to take action with organizations in which they can continue to rise, resist & unite for women & girls!
RALLY SPEAKERS:JENNIFER MORRIS, CARDV; JANE WAITE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE FOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT;
AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY: PERFORMANCES BY:RAGING GRANNIES; RISE! DANCE! RESIST! FLASH MOB; FOLLOWED BY A SHORT 15 MINUTE MARCH
SPONSORS: oonebillionrisingcorvallis;
PLEASE RSVP ON OUR FB PAGE OR EMAIL US AT 1BRCORVALLIS@GMAIL.COM
This activity "pays" 10 points. To get credit requires:
1) Take some notes. Get them signed by an organizer.
4) do a 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Thursday February 15 , 5:30 - 6:30 PM, OSUed Store, 644 SW 13th
Repair Fair
The OSU Waste Watchers are hosting a repair fair on February 15th between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. They will be repairing appliances, electronics, bicycles, clothing, computer diagnostics, housewares, lamps & more, in an effort to reduce waste on campus. However, they still need several support shifts filled. You can sign up for those shifts
Sign up Here to work a shift. OR, For more info, contact butlerco@oregonstate.edu.
This activity "pays" 10 points. To get credit requires:
1) Take some notes. Get them signed by an organizer.
4) do a 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Thursday February 15 , 6:00 - 7:30 PM, MU Horizon Room 49
Winter Dialog "Climate Choices"
How should we address the challenges of a warming planet? Explore multiple perspectives on the possible solutions to our changing climate. Open to the entire OSU and Corvallis community.
Registration encouraged, walk-ins welcome: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/osucce?key=F3T9-25VWY_K9KH-5PTF_43c28d8c
Please bring a reusable mug or water bottle if possible.
Sponsored by Diversity & Cultural Engagement and Student Leadership & Involvement
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Take some notes. Get them signed by an organizer.
4) do a 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Friday February 16 , Doors open 6:30 - Program begins at 7; Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd Street-Second Floor
"WASTED! The Story of Food Waste"
“Taking a lively approach to an increasingly serious 21st century issue, the skillfully assembled documentary ‘Wasted! The Story of Food Waste’ proves as eye-opening as it is mouth-watering.” – Los Angeles Times
Don’t miss this entertaining and informative film that addresses the global food waste problem and features a veritable “who's who” of modern culinary stars!
Immediately following the film showing, we have an amazing panel of local experts to help us explore the issue of wasted food:
· Jeanette Hardison, Co-leader of the Coalition’s Waste Prevention Action Team and Project Manager of “No Food Left Behind – Corvallis”
· Jeanne Brandt, OSU Extension Service Master Food Preserver
· Chris Anderson, Assistant Manager, Dining Center, OSU Housing and Dining Services
The venue will fill with people, so get there early! Food and beverage available for sale by New Morning Bakery and Oregon Trail Brewery.
Film Sponsor: Republic Services
Festival Organizers: Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, Corvallis Environmental Center, and Corvallis Odd Fellows
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Take some notes. Get them signed by an organizer.
4) do a 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday February 17 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Farmer's Market
Yummy food, fresh and local. Music. All kinds of cool stuff. The Corvallis Farmers Market is the envy of all other farmers markets in the Willamette Valley
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Visit 5 Booths; BUY SOMETHING, You must do more than just gather signatures for the credit.
2) Ask some intelligent questions, like "is your produce organic? Why or Why not? How big is this farm? What do you grow? how long have you been farming? What is the most difficult about being a farmer? etc. etc. There are no required questions, but these examples are fine if you like. Take notes and get a signature at each booth.
3) Take notes and get a signature at EACH BOOTH;
4) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
You can visit the Farmers Market more than once. Other Farmers Markets qualify for this credit.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 19, 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.; Burt Hall, Room 193
Geography Seminar
"Living Islands: Coping with Sea Level Rise in Kiribati and the Pacific Islands" Simon Donner, University of British Columbia
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 19, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date. NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 19, 1:30 p.m. to ???; BURT 193, OSU
"Effects of hypoxia on marine biodiversity"
Abstract:
Coastal hypoxia is a mounting problem worldwide that has been recognised as a major threat to marine coastal biota. The decline in dissolved oxygen can affect the structure and functioning of ecosystems, causing death and catastrophic changes. Hypoxia is forecast to increase owing to the combined effects of the continued spread of coastal eutrophication and global warming. Global warming will contribute to decrease the global average dissolved oxygen in the oceans worldwide, and may also affect the oxygen requirements of marine benthic macrofauna. A broad comparative analysis across a range of contrasting marine benthic organisms showed that hypoxia thresholds vary greatly across marine organisms and that the conventional definition of 2 mg O2/L to designate waters as hypoxic is below the empirical sub-lethal and lethal oxygen thresholds for half of the species tested. Environmental factors can aggravate the negative consequences of oxygen depletion for marine organisms. Particularly, the presence of sulphide and warming can further reduce oxygen thresholds for marine organisms. Both environmental factors show a negative impact on survival of marine benthic communities under hypoxia and suggest that the threats derived from hypoxia to marine biodiversity are greater than anticipated on the basis of the direct effects of low oxygen concentration alone. These results imply that the number and area of coastal ecosystems affected by hypoxia and the future extent of hypoxia impacts on marine life have been generally underestimated.
Keywords: Hypoxia, marine biodiversity, global warming, eutrophication
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 19, 6:00 p.m. to ???; Old Word Deli, 341 SW Second, Corvallis
Ocean forecasting: Connecting data providers and end users
Marine scientists and commercial fishermen both have specialized areas of expertise in their understanding about, and connection to, the sea. Find out what happens when these two communities work together to create an easy-to-use interface that displays ocean condition forecast information, and how perceptions of risk and uncertainty influence how forecast information is communicated and interpreted.
This activity "pays" 15 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Tuesday February 20, 5:30 p.m. to ???; Location details given with RSVP.: Contact: clemm12@comcast.net
"CIVIL LIBERTIES DEFENSE CENTER HOUSE PARTY"
Saving Atlantis is a documentary about one of the most consequential issues of our time: the dramatic decline of global coral reef ecosystems and the impact on human populations that depend on them.
Produced by a team of award-winning OSU filmmakers and researchers, the film follows those who are fighting to uncover the causes of coral decline and find solutions before it’s too late. It is an emotional exploration of some of our planet's greatest natural wonders at a tipping point in their ecological history.
Meet the CLDC team and find out what they do to protect the rights of those working for environmental and social justice, including the Valve Turners and Corvallis' own Leonard Higgins. Fundraiser with finger foods and beverages.
Contact: clemm12@comcast.net
Sponsor: 350 Corvallis
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Tuesday February 20, 7:00 p.m. to ???; LaSells Stewart Center
Movie: "Saving Atlantis"
Saving Atlantis is a documentary about one of the most consequential issues of our time: the dramatic decline of global coral reef ecosystems and the impact on human populations that depend on them.
Produced by a team of award-winning OSU filmmakers and researchers, the film follows those who are fighting to uncover the causes of coral decline and find solutions before it’s too late. It is an emotional exploration of some of our planet's greatest natural wonders at a tipping point in their ecological history.
Click Here to get required free tickets
This activity "pays" 15 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Wednesday February 21, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Strand 260
Water Resources Engineering Seminar
"Are biofuels sustainable? If so, under what conditions?" Ganti Murthy, OSU Biological and & Ecological Engineering
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday February 24, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; Learning Innnovation Center 100, OSU
Stories from 60 Years of Ocean Science
We used to think that the oceans are unchanging and inexhaustible. After all, they are vast, covering 70 percent of the Earth, and the forces that drive them dwarf human endeavor. But today, in the course of a single human lifetime, our view has fundamentally changed, thanks largely to scientists who have explored oceanographic realms. Researchers at Oregon State University have documented life forms, invented new ways to the see below the surface of the sea and found ways to protect ocean ecosystems and to serve human well-being. OSU scientists are using this knowledge to fashion a new relationship to the ocean, one that values its bounty and beauty. On February 24, hear from some of those who led the way and others who are still on the front lines of this urgent work. Sponsored by the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Featured panelists: John Byrne; Bob Collier; Burke Hales; Bob Jacobson; Laurie Juranek; Alejandra Sanchez; Bob Smith;
Moderator: Roberta Marinelli
Info: tinyurl.com/ycu8t6ld
This activity "pays" 20 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday February 24 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Farmer's Market
Yummy food, fresh and local. Music. All kinds of cool stuff. The Corvallis Farmers Market is the envy of all other farmers markets in the Willamette Valley
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Visit 5 Booths; BUY SOMETHING, You must do more than just gather signatures for the credit.
2) Ask some intelligent questions, like "is your produce organic? Why or Why not? How big is this farm? What do you grow? how long have you been farming? What is the most difficult about being a farmer? etc. etc. There are no required questions, but these examples are fine if you like. Take notes and get a signature at each booth.
3) Take notes and get a signature at EACH BOOTH;
4) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
You can visit the Farmers Market more than once. Other Farmers Markets qualify for this credit.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 26, 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.; Burt Hall, Room 193
Geography Seminar
"Navitating the Space between Science and Policy" Kathie Dello, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday February 26, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date. NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Thursday March 1, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Native American Longhouse-OSU
"River of Renewal"
Carlos Bolado’s film adaptation of “River of Renewal” written by Stephen Most. “River of Renewal” focuses on the conflict for water, food, and energy along the Klamath River as well as the environmental issues.
Friday March 2, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Strand 260
Water Resources Engineering Seminar
"Quantifying the effects of beavers on urban streams in the Tualatin River basin" Krista Jones, USGS Hydrologist with Oregon Water Science Center
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Saturday March 3 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Farmer's Market
Yummy food, fresh and local. Music. All kinds of cool stuff. The Corvallis Farmers Market is the envy of all other farmers markets in the Willamette Valley
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Visit 5 Booths; BUY SOMETHING, You must do more than just gather signatures for the credit.
2) Ask some intelligent questions, like "is your produce organic? Why or Why not? How big is this farm? What do you grow? how long have you been farming? What is the most difficult about being a farmer? etc. etc. There are no required questions, but these examples are fine if you like. Take notes and get a signature at each booth.
3) Take notes and get a signature at EACH BOOTH;
4) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
You can visit the Farmers Market more than once. Other Farmers Markets qualify for this credit.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday March 5, 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.; Burt Hall, Room 193
Geography Seminar
"Science and Policy-making: Where Rubber Meets the Road?" Betsy Cody, Congressional Research Service, retired
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders within 10 days of the event
Monday March 5, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date. NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders By 5PM March 16
Saturday March 10 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Farmer's Market
Yummy food, fresh and local. Music. All kinds of cool stuff. The Corvallis Farmers Market is the envy of all other farmers markets in the Willamette Valley
This activity "pays" 15 points. To get credit requires:
1) Visit 5 Booths; BUY SOMETHING, You must do more than just gather signatures for the credit.
2) Ask some intelligent questions, like "is your produce organic? Why or Why not? How big is this farm? What do you grow? how long have you been farming? What is the most difficult about being a farmer? etc. etc. There are no required questions, but these examples are fine if you like. Take notes and get a signature at each booth.
3) Take notes and get a signature at EACH BOOTH;
4) do a 250 word write-up on the experience
You can visit the Farmers Market more than once. Other Farmers Markets qualify for this credit.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders By 5PM March 16
Saturday March 10, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis
"Second Saturday Free Art Event - Bee Bundles"
Join us for a crafty afternoon. Decorate teasel bundles to hang in your yard for solitary-nesting mason bees- the gentle, native super-pollinators!
This activity "pays" 10 points.
To receive credit requires: 1) notes signed by an organizer; 2) a 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders By 5PM March 16
Saturday March 10, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. McNary Dining Hall, 1300 SW Jefferson, OSU
EMPTY BOWLS: A FUNDRAISER TO COMBAT HUNGER
Enjoy food, art and music. Learn about food insecurity and sustainable food systems. $5-20 sliding scale. No one turned away due to an inability to pay.
At McNary Dining Hall, 1300 SW Jefferson Ave.
Contact and advance tickets: Snellann@oregonstate.edu
Sponsors: OSU Anthropology, OSU Center for Civic Engagement, and others
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: Signed Notes and a 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders By 5PM March 16
Sunday March 11, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. OR 1:00p.m. - 2:30p.m.; Cook's Oasis, 8600 NW Oak Creek Drive. (go out Harrison which becomes NW Oak Creek Drive at the 53rd Street intersection. Go through the intersection for about 2 miles; Oak Creek Drive goes right just after the creek crossing; go about a mile, "8600" on white stake and black mailbox on left. If you end up at the dead end trailhead, come back 600 feet. Come on down the driveway, there is lots of parking available
Cook's Oasis Field Trip
Come see: The Raised Bed Garden; drip tape irrigation; simple winter vegetable covers; Green house; Solar PV System; Pet the goats; Laugh at the alpacas; See a small egg production operation; Hold the baby chicks; Sample homemade salsa, bread, and jam.
This activity "pays" 15 points. Required: Signed Notes and a 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders By 5PM March 16
Monday March 12, 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.; Burt Hall, Room 193
Geography Seminar
"Crowdsourcing and Wicked Water Quality Problems" Alan Kolok, Idaho Water Resources Research Institute
This activity "pays" 10 points. Required: 1)Notes; 2) Signature of an organizer on those notes; 3) 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders By 5PM March 16
Monday March 12, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.--Sustainability Fair; 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM-- Town Hall Meeting, both at the CH2MHill Alumni Center, OSU
Sustainability Fair & Town Hall Meeting
Click Here For more information and to register for the Town Hall Meeting
This activity "pays" 15 points for the Sustainability Fair; Required: Visit 5 booths, 1)Notes and a signature at each booth; 2) 250 word write-up. 20 additional 20 points for the Town Hall Meeting. Requires a 250 word write-up.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work In the Quiz Folders By 5PM March 16
Monday March 12, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, 12th & Jackson, Corvallis
Jammin' for the Hungry
Volunteers meet weekly to make jam for local food banks.
Jammin' for the Hungry provides an extra "treat" to food bank customers to go with the USDA peanut butter provided. Each week, we make jams and jellies for Corvallis-area food banks in our commercial kitchen. We make both low-sugar and sugar free jams – a healthy alternative to traditional sugar-laden fruit spreads. Fruit and all ingredients are provided by local donations and from Linn Benton Food Share. Volunteers from the church, the larger Corvallis community and from an OSU class on sustainability make this possible. Since September 2008, we have made over 9500 jars of jams and jellies.
We meet most Monday nights between 5 and 8 in the FUMC Community Center Kitchen on the corner of 12th and Jackson in Corvallis. No experience necessary and volunteers get free samples and make new friends! Email saragpower@gmail.com to check that we are not on vacation the night you want to come.
Sara has set up a site for first time volunteers to "Jammin' for the Hungry." Click Here to sign up for a date. NOTE. Anyone who signs up and doesn't show up will receive 20 NEGATIVE EC points (-20 with a maximum possible of 20 instead of 40)
This activity "pays" 10 points/hour. Typically it lasts a couple of hours--seldom the full 2.5 hours advertised. Get a signature from Sara including time worked, and do 250 word write-up of the experience.
Turn in ALL MU/EC work To Steve by 5PM March 16.
All EC work must be turned in to Steve by 5PM March 16.