Breaking Ground: A Spring Festival
The Breaking Ground Festival is a celebration of spring that brings together the Georgetown community to “break ground” on Georgetown’s newest environment and sustainability initiative, the Hoya Harvest Garden.
Festival-goers can enjoy free food made and browse booths featuring local vendors offering environmentally-friendly products like thrifted clothing, handmade knits, used books and vegan desserts. Live reggae music will be followed by a special performance from the Circle of Indigenous Students Alliance (CISA).
The festival kicks off with a planting party, where participants are invited to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty by planting the vegetables and herbs that will feed the community and teach us about sustainable growing practices.
You should bring:
- a recycled container—such as a used single-use cup—to plant your own seedlings!
- e-Waste to recycle at a station provided by Office of Sustainability and University Information Services
Additional activities:
- Community vendors include VegHeaven, MisfitsKnitz, Kahini Books, Rose’s Thingies, Henna by Blu and Bushboy
- T-shirts to tote bags station with Georgetown Renewable Energy and Environmental Network (GREEN)
- Tabling with Georgetown Undergraduate Environmental Health Collaborative (GUEHC), Earth Week Collaborative, University Information Services UIS, Office of Sustainability, Rachel Carson Council, Aramark
Breaking ground together will serve as a powerful symbol of community unity and our shared commitment to the environment and to nourishing one another sustainably.
Join us as we break ground on a sustainable future for the University—and one another.