The Benefits of Building a Green House on Westerns La...

Presenting the benefits of building a green house facility on Western’s La Crosse campus. First student benefits will be explored ,second the campus’s benefits, and third the environmental benefits will be discussed. Images of the recommended design and a map outlining the proposed location are presented, and the estimated costs of the proposed kit are included as well. This project will have a positive impact including supporting Western’s efforts toward meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations or in other words being sustainable (Western, Web). Introduction . Sustainability and environmental awareness have become topics of increasing importance†¦show more content†¦This project will also enhance our competitive advantage against other campuses that are going green. In addition a green house would expand our growing season being able to grow some of our own produce will give us access to fresh, nutritious, and seasonal produce, as well as plants and flowers during the cold winter months. A study from a top market research company called Heartman Group shows that over Two thirds of all consumers favor locally grown foods and almost 75 percent expressed the desire for wider selection of these products to be more readily available. http://green.nau.edu/docs/Sodexo_Sustainability_Brochure.pdf What is grown could be incorporated into cafeteria, Lunda center, and Western Corner Bistro menu items, used in food labs, and sold at fundraisers. By growing some of our own vegetables and herbs we are able t o reduce the distance our food travels to get to our plate. Rich Pirog of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture reports that the average fresh food item on our dinner table travels 1,500 miles to get there. Buying locally produced food eliminates the need for all that fuel-guzzling transportation http://environment.about.com/od/greenlivingdesign/a/locally_grown.htm. This means that growing some of