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Four students crouch along a row of greens in the hoop house.

Madison House Volunteers go Big on Saturday

It was a big weekend at UVA. On Saturday, the same day the University celebrated the national champion men’s basketball team, hundreds of volunteers organized a day of service. Read More…

 
 

 
A crowd sits in the grass at the Morven Kitchen garden during the fall Gazpacho in the Garden event.

UVA Sustainability: Get Engaged. Be Bold.

UVA’s Bicentennial Sustainability Leadership Summit highlighted the University of Virginia’s progress toward its sustainability goals and its commitment to a sustainable future. MKG was featured in this video.

 

 
A student smiles in the Morven Kitchen Garden with a table of floral arrangements in front of her.

Perennials for Patients

Through MKG, Reanna Panagides, class of 2020 started Perennials for Patients, a group of UVA nursing students who make and deliver bouquets of MKG grown flowers to UVA Health patients in need of uplift.

Read about how Reanna started the program, and check out a recent UVAToday report about how the Morven Kitchen Garden marked her UVA experience.

 
 

 
A UVA football player raises his arms in celebration on the field at Scott Stadium as the crowd cheers in the background during a night game.

UVA Football: Gameday Behind the Scenes

During one Saturday Rootspective ran around the Charlottesville area to follow food waste from the UVA alumni tailgate to Black Bear Composting, which lead to the Morven Kitchen Garden.