Rice University's Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden Blossoms With Sustainability and Solar Upgrades
Rice University's Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden Blossoms With Sustainability and Solar Upgrades
Thanks to Green Mountain Energy Sun Club, the holistic garden at Rice University flips the switch on a new off-grid solar solution, greenhouse, rainwater collection system and more
Published 05-04-21
Submitted by Green Mountain Energy
HOUSTON, May 4, 2021 /CSRwire/ - Today, Rice University’s gardening community celebrates a solar upgrade and improvements at the Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden, a place where anyone can learn how to improve their quality of life and neighborhoods through gardening. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club, a program created by renewable electricity provider Green Mountain Energy to advance sustainability in the community, awarded a $77,000 sustainability grant to make the garden self-powered with an on-site solar array, greenhouse, rainwater harvesting and composting systems. The grant also provided funds for a butterfly garden, an apiary, and a chicken house project. These elements enhance the contributions of the garden to the community and demonstrate the positive impacts of gardening on the ecosystem at large.