Footprint Magazine
Dispatches & Profiles
Tour of Columbia for National Geographic GeoBee
Missouri’s 2012 National Geographic Bee champion, Jack Langen, gives a tour of his home town of Columbia for the NatGeo YouTube channel. Double-fisting Sparky’s ice cream? Walking on the MKT? The kid couldn’t be more spot on. Jack will be competing against the other state champions in Washington, D.C., on May 22-24. The Bee finals … Continue reading
Students sell produce to Campus Dining
Tigers for Community Agriculture, Sustain Mizzou’s gardening group, have sold 324 pounds of lettuce, chard and broccoli to MU Campus Dining Services and the University Club in just one month. The journey from seed to students resulted entirely from student volunteer efforts. Continue reading
Micro-doc: Tracing Dining Hall Food Waste
How do you stump a college student? Ask them where their leftovers go. In this video that photojournalism student Han Cheung made for his micro-documentary class, we take a look inside the campus dining composting system at the Bradford Research Center, right here at Mizzou. To see more of Han’s work, please visit www.hancheung.com. Tracing … Continue reading
From dustbin to Mexico: a True/False sustainability story
By Echo Zhang The day after the legendary True/False film festival, I stood in front of the recycle bin and found my treasure: cardboard boxes for shipping the documentary files to another festival in Mexico. It was my big mission volunteering as Errand Runner that day to help T/F shipping go green! The idea came … Continue reading
One Week of Trash in Pictures
While people are told not to litter, a lot of people still end up doing it. Still, there are people who are good Samaritans who pick up trash and put it in a trashcan. But how much trash would add up if it were collected over the course of a week? While the end product … Continue reading
What it’s like to live at the Sustainahouse
They applied because they wanted a supportive community and a place to learn about sustainability. Now they’re close friends, city experts in sustainable living on a budget, and some of the best-fed college students you’ll find. Their out-of-the-box lifestyle is a point of fascination for media, including a sweet infographics. As the deadline for applying … Continue reading
Incorporating Sustainability and Environmental Education in Residential Life
Today I get the opportunity to present sustainability ideas to the MU Department of Residential Life student staffers. For two years I worked as a community advisor and treasurer in South Hall, and I lived in Mark Twain Hall as a freshman, so I know what residents enjoy in a dorm experience, what mentality many … Continue reading
Free Mizzou Event: See “The Work of 1000″ and meet Marion Stoddart, the film’s inspiration
By Steve Johnson, director of the Missouri River Communities Network The Work of 1000 is a 30-minute documentary film that tells the inspiring story of Marion Stoddart, a citizen leader committed to a lifetime of grassroots organizing and coalition building around her local Massachusetts river. The movie will be shown Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00PM … Continue reading
Get a job with urban agriculture!
Great news for job-seeking food lovers! The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture is currently accepting applications for three AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer positions in 2012. Two of CCUA’s partners also have a VISTA position available, making the total five. Below are links to the AmeriCorps VISTA website which has more information. Urban Farm Outreach (CCUA) Urban … Continue reading
“Cars are totally pointless:” envisioning better transit for Mizzou
This is an editorial comment by Ian Thomas, the executive director of the PedNet Coalition. It ran in the coalition’s newsletter and is republished here, with permission, because of its relevance to the Mizzou and Columbia community. Ames, Iowa is a city of 89,000 residents, which includes 30,000 students at Iowa State University – not … Continue reading
