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Edible Campus reports thousands engaged, requests $35,000 for 2025–26 garden operations
Summary
Campus Edible Program presented an annual report to the Isla Vista CSD: program staff said they connected with thousands of students and community members, mobilized volunteers and asked the district to increase funding from $30,000 to $35,000 for the 2025–26 season to cover higher wages and utility costs.
Katie Maynard, director of student sustainability initiatives and advisor for the Edible Campus Program, presented the Isla Vista Community Garden annual report and a budget request to the board.
Maynard told the board the program works in partnership with the United Methodist Community Church, the Ivy Community Center and the Isla Vista Community Services District to operate two funded garden sites in Isla Vista (Methodist and Ivy Community Center) and to support other gardens on campus and in the neighborhood. "I feel very grateful to hold my current internship position because I feel like it has very meaningful impact on the community," intern Lucinda Zhang said during introductions.
Maynard reported the program’s metrics for the year: 6,949 students were reached through…
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