Indiana University Bloomington
Tier2-2: Organic Garden

Students Producing Organics under the Sun (SPROUTS) is a collaborative student and community project focused on teaching environmental education and self-sufficiency through gardening, whose purpose is to sustainably produce food for student consumption and education. The overall mission of SPROUTS is to promote a holistic, sustainable environment on the IU campus and within the Bloomington community. We strive to: produce organic food; encourage local autonomy with food resources; cut back on the environmentally degrading and economically unsound process of shipping in food from outside the local community; invigorate waste and consumption reduction; implement composting of non-toxic, organic wastes on campus; educate the campus and local community about sustainable lifestyles, the interconnectedness of all of Life, and the wonder of the natural world; encourage hands-on learning outside of the classroom; promote community and trust without boundaries; create an environment conducive to health, knowledge, wisdom, prosperity, happiness, and compassion.