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Seminary Prof Also Teaches Bee Keeping

January 15, 2013Last updated January 30, 2013 by Laura Amstutz

Kenton Derstine, director of field education at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, is not just mentoring future pastors, he is also mentoring future beekeepers. Contributing to the university’s efforts at sustainability, Derstine

A Mennonite Campus Delicious Enough To Eat

December 28, 2012Last updated January 15, 2013 by Bonnie Price Lofton

The fruit trees aren’t budding on the hill and the bees aren’t buzzing around their hives as Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) settles into winter 2013 in the Shenandoah Valley of

EMU Grad Works With Nobel Laureate on Getting Sustainability Into Schools

November 29, 2012Last updated August 18, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

Preparing teachers to weave sustainability concepts into their elementary, middle and high school classrooms has led Jared Stoltzfus to combine his doctoral studies at Arizona State University (ASU) with part-time

EMU Grad Grows Hope in the Desert

November 7, 2012Last updated December 10, 2012 by Ariel Ropp

Emma Stahl-Wert is growing hope, one vegetable at a time. As garden coordinator for the Primavera Foundation, Stahl-Wert plans and manages community gardens at transitional housing properties in Tucson, Ariz., where

Community Flocks to EMU for Annual Fall Harvest Dinner

October 10, 2012Last updated October 25, 2012 by Candace Sipos

Ranita Shenk’s favorite part of the Fall Harvest dinner was squash picked straight out of one of Eastern Mennonite University’s five campus gardens. The 20-year-old sophomore made sure she attended

Local Agriculture, Sustainability Highlight Food and Farming Week

October 1, 2012Last updated October 8, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Baking bread, a fall harvest and a farm tour are just some of the topics to be covered during the annual Food and Farming Week, Oct. 1-5, at Eastern Mennonite

EMU Alum Linking Kids to the Bay

September 7, 2012Last updated September 27, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Laura Cattell Noll, a 2009 Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alum, is engaging students in restoration projects to build community awareness for the Chesapeake Bay. Cattell Noll, a conservation technician, works

Alum Takes Lead in Sustainable Homebuilding

July 20, 2012Last updated August 9, 2012 by Bonnie Price Lofton

A construction company owned by Aaron and Melinda Yoder, both ’01 grads, took a top award in 2012 for building a single-family home in an environmentally friendly manner in Virginia.

Speech-Winner Ties Conflict to Systemic Injustice

April 17, 2012Last updated September 22, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

A call for peace echoed throughout the University Commons as eight Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students raised their voices for peacemaking in the annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratory contest.

Watershed Models to Boost EMU Museum and Bay Education

March 2, 2012Last updated March 16, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

How does a watershed work and why does it matter in small towns hundreds of miles from the Chesapeake Bay? New models and workshops funded by a $5,300 grant will

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