Events
Sustainability events are happening year-round at UofL! Don't miss out!
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| April 15 - May 1, 2024 |
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| Every Sunday |
UofL Community Composting Volunteer Days Every Sunday, Noon-2pm (  Add to your Calendar)240 E. Bloom St. (block north of Cardinal Blvd. between Brook & Floyd Streets, map) Come help us turn “trash” into treasure as we manage UofL’s volunteer-powered community composting operation. Dress to get dirty. Tools provided. Learn about worm composting and becoming a UofL EcoRep! All participants are welcome to haul home some rich UofL compost for gardening projects in your own containers/vehicle. This is a weekly service opportunity throughout the year. Contact: Brian Barnes, 502-338-1338. |
| April 22, 2024 |
 Earth Day Paint, Picnic & PotluckMonday, April 22nd, 5:30pm, Stansbury Park UofL's Sustainability Council invites everyone outside for an Earth Day Celebration in Stansbury Park immediately adjacent campus, south of University Pointe. We'll supply the art supplies, and you are invited to bring snacks for yourself or to share, and you might want to bring a towel or blanket to sit on. |
| April 23, 2024 |
 Mental Health Walk & Yoga ClassTuesday, April 23rd, 1pm, SRC,  Add to your CalendarFinals can be a stressful time, so join us on Reading Day to get outside and clear your head! We'll meet at the SRC at 1 pm for a 45-minute walk around campus, and then we will be having a free yoga class at the SRC starting at 2 pm. Anyone affiliated with UofL is welcome! Sponsored by the Student Sustainability Coalition and Campus Recreation. RSVP on Engage. |
| Jan. 19 - April 30, 2024 |
Spring Garden Gatherings Tuesdays, 4pm at the Garden Commons (northeast of the Baptist Center) Fridays, 1pm at the Urban & Public Affairs Garden (426 W. Bloom St., behind Bettie Johnson Hall)  UofL’s organic campus gardens are great places to relax, reconnect, learn, and savor the sweet taste of sustainability! Students, faculty, staff, and the public are all welcome to come experience the thrill of turning tiny seeds into an abundance of hyper-local veggies, herbs, fruit & flowers. Stop by anytime to sample the goodness and help us keep things watered and weeded. We will gather weekly at both of our campus food gardens throughout the spring semester to harvest, weed, water & plant. Monthly hands-on Garden Workshops will also be offered at these times. Tools and gloves provided, but bring bags to harvest into! Everyone who comes is welcome to share in the harvest! Connect with us and get all the details on Facebook or Instagram. |
| April 23, 2024 |
UofL Free Store FREE SALE! Last Tuesdays, August - April, 4:30-6:30pm, Red Barn ( Add to your Calendar)These pop-up Free Sales are offered by the student-run UofL Free Store,  located in SAC W303C. They will be offered on last Tuesdays of each month throughout the year from 4:30-6:30pm at the Red Barn (outside in good weather). The space is like a thrift store where no money is exchanged and is run by students who help process donations and keep the store tidy and organized in support of the project to help keep useful items out of the landfill while meeting the needs of their peers. The Free Store is a space for the free exchange of clean, functional, durable items like clothing, shoes, electronics, small appliances, household items, cleaning, bath & beauty supplies, books, school & art supplies, and more. Donations of stuff will be accepted and can be made any time in the small bin outside the Free Store or in the large red bins at the Garden Commons, next to the Baptist Center. Follow the Free Store on  or  .
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| April 23, 2024 |
 Sustainability on TapTuesday, April 23rd, 5:30pm, Pivot Brewing (1753 Bardstown Rd), Add to your CalendarCome tap into our green network! The UofL Student Sustainability Coalition invites you to an informal gathering aimed at fostering meaningful connections with UofL faculty, staff, students, and anyone passionate about sustainability! If you are interested in connecting with like minded folks this is the perfect place for you. We believe that by bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, we can collectively work towards a more sustainable future! |
| May 1-31, 2024 |
 Bike Month ChallengeMay 1st – 31st, 2024 May is perfect for pedaling! Saddle up and ride for Team UofL in the Bike Month Challenge! Reap the rewards of a healthy lifestyle, show your support for sustainable transportation, and help improve cycling in your community. Register for the Bike Month Challenge as an individual to be entered to win fabulous national prizes like:
 Join Team UofL on Strava to log your rides and encourage/compete against your peers. Simply log your trips by bicycle for fun, fitness, or transportation. Check out our online resources for UofL Bicyclists - with handy maps, videos, and tips for getting around town care-free and car-free! |
| May 11, 2024 | <Pop-Up Drop-Off Community Recycling Event Saturday, May 11th, 10am-2pm, UofL Shelby Campus (440 N Whittington Pkwy), Add to your CalendarPop-Up Drop-Offs are free recycling and large item disposal events for residents of Jefferson County.
Items must already be separated into categories for easy off-loading so as much can be recycled as possible.Not Accepted:
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| May 17, 2024 |
Bike To Work Day! Friday, May 17th  The UofL Sustainability Council urges everyone to celebrate National Bike to Work Day with Bike Louisville on Friday, May 17th! Grab your bike and join in the fun at any of our meet & ride locations where seasoned ride captains will lead group rides downtown, finishing at Fourth Street Live! for coffee, donuts, and raffle prizes. Rides headed to downtown will depart at 7:30am from:
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| May 21, 2024 |
Walkable Louisville: a conversation with urban planner and author Jeff Speck Tuesday, May 21st, 6pm, Main Public Library (301 York St.),  UofL's Urban Design Studio Sustainable City Series presents renowned urban planner and author Jeff Speck as he shares his insights on reimagining downtown Louisville through the lens of walkability and why fostering a pedestrian-friendly environment is imperative for a flourishing city. Jeff Speck is a city planner and author who advocates internationally for more walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 through 2007, he presided over the Mayors' Institute on City Design and created the Governors' Institute on Community Design. Prior to his federal appointment, Mr. Speck spent ten years as Director of Town Planning at DPZ & Co., the principal firm behind the New Urbanism movement. Since 2007, he has led Speck & Associates — now Speck Dempsey —an award-winning urban planning firm serving public and private clients around the world. With Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Mr. Speck is the co-author of Suburban Nation, which the Wall Street Journal calls "the urbanist's bible.” His 2012 book Walkable City was the best selling city planning title of the past decade and has been translated into eight languages. He is also the principal author of The Smart Growth Manual and Walkable City Rules. Jeff Speck has been named a fellow of both the American Institute of Certified Planners and theCongress for New Urbanism. In a recent Planetizen poll, he was voted one of the ten “most influential urbanists of all time.” Mr. Speck was the 2022 recipient of the Seaside Prize, whose former awardees include Jane Jacobs and Christopher Alexander. His TED talks and YouTube videos have been viewed more than six million times. A book signing will follow the talk, which is FREE, but registration is requested here.
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| May 28, 2024 |
Serviceberry Foraging Workshop Tuesday, May 28th, 4pm, Garden Commons (NE corner of Baptist Center) ( Add to your Calendar) Bring a pail or Tupperware and get ready to load up on the sweetest "secret" right under our noses! Serviceberries (aka Juneberries) are native to Kentucky (and 48 states!). They are planted all over the city as a common, low-maintenance street tree. The fruits are ripe for only two weeks around June 1st. They are similar to blueberries but a little bit nutty (the trees are in the almond family!). UofL's campus boasts many loaded serviceberries and during this special workshop, we will walk around to visit many of them! Pick and take home as many as you can. Enjoy them fresh or freeze them for pies and smoothies year-round! Meetup at the Garden Commons and we'll go from there. For inspiration, read Robin Wall Kimmerer's deeply insightful essay, The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance. Facebook Event. |
| June 6 – Sept. 26, 2024 |
 Gray Street Farmers’ MarketThursdays, June 6th – Sept 26th, 10:30am‒1:30pm Health Sciences Center, 400 E. Gray St. UofL's farmers' market is back to at our original location in 2024! With many unique local vendors and food trucks, you'll find the finest in farm-fresh products, including locally grown produce, coffee, desserts, crafts, grab-and-go lunch items, and more. Cash, debit cards, SNAP benefits, and Senior Vouchers accepted! Open rain or shine, lunch-time on Thursdays, June 6 - Sept. 26, 2024. The market is operated by UofL's School of Public Health and Information Sciences in partnership with Catholic Charities’ Common Earth Gardens. Access our collection of delicious recipes for local products. The GSFM operates the Kentucky Double Dollars program to make healthy food more affordable for individuals who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. We match spending by the SNAP customer up to $12 per week for fruits and vegetables. More info: GSFM website; contact Market Manager, Melissa Schreck, 502-852-8781, farmersmarket@louisville.edu; or follow on Facebook and Twitter. |
| Oct. 19, 2024 |
Pop-Up Drop-Off Community Recycling Event Saturday, October 19th, 10am-2pm, UofL Shelby Campus (440 N Whittington Pkwy), Add to your CalendarPop-Up Drop-Offs are free recycling and large item disposal events for residents of Jefferson County.
Items must already be separated into categories for easy off-loading so as much can be recycled as possible.Not Accepted:
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UofL Free Store Trash to Treasure Move-Out!
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