Macalester College

Urban Chickens!Suzanne Savanick

HansenSustainability

ManagerStand in for student

Tessa Ganser UMACS 2015

MULCH Student Group Proposal

• Small Project Fund for start up

• Supportive Facilities Director

How is it done?

• Volunteer Chicken Captain

• Mandatory Orientation

• Chickens let out/in every day

• Clean coop once/wk• Eggs taken by

volunteers

Facilities

Benefits

• Students love it• Urban food shed• Educational

opportunities

Challenges

• Winter break/Xmas• Student org leadership

turnover• Cleanliness • Need a staff supporter

Macalester College MULCH Garden

Suzanne Savanick HansenSustainability Manager

shansen2@macalester.edu651-696-6019

http://www.macalester.edu/MULCH