Edible Campus
Creating a landscape you can eat.
Illinois is full of farms. Yet most of the food consumed in the state isn’t locally grown. By installing gardens throughout the NIU campus, we strive to improve our community’s access to sustainably-grown hyper-local produce.
We bring NIU students, faculty and staff together with local residents and businesses to learn, practice and benefit from food system innovation. In addition to fresh food, our gardens provide opportunities to volunteer, engage in hands-on learning and conduct research.
Volunteer
In order to thrive, we need the support of campus and the community. Whoever you are, there’s a way to get involved.
To get started volunteering, please contact us at ediblecampus@niu.edu.
Students
Assist with tasks like planting, weeding, watering and harvesting.
Student groups
Help us on scheduled workdays in the fall and spring.
Faculty and Staff
Volunteer your time and get paid with Huskies Give Back.
Community
Join us, whether you’re a new gardener or an accomplished master.
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Pounds of Produce Harvested from Market Garden
108
Volunteer Workers
254K
Donations
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