Source: Megan Bindel, mbindel@k-state.edu
http://consider.k-state.edu/openhouse/
Podcast available: http://www.k-state.edu/media/audio/podcastopenhouse.mov
News release prepared by: Andy Badeker, 785-532-6415, abadeker@k-state.edu
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
SIDEBAR: K-STATE OPEN HOUSE HELPS SATISFY CURIOSITY ABOUT ALL THINGS GREEN
MANHATTAN -- The lawn of the quad at Kansas State University will be a little bit greener this spring when it becomes the site for environmentally conscious displays and events at the All-University Open House Saturday, April 19.
K-State's "Carnival of Conservation and Culture," from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the quad north of Hale Library, will offer green-themed happenings such as a "sort the recyclables" game, a challenge to choose the most environmentally sound products, and information on fairly traded goods.
Student groups also will be erecting a 10-foot by 30-foot "hoop house" to demonstrate extended-season gardening, and a model of a sustainable home, complete with wind-generated electricity and solar cells.
Manhattan's UFM Community Learning Center will have information on its greenhouse and its many classes focused on sustainable living. A Toyota Prius hybrid car also will be on display.