Yesterday when I was driving through Durham, NC with my sister-in-law, I saw a red bus that had “SOL FOOD MOBILE FARM” painted on the side of it. I got home and looked it up, and learned about a new mobile bus food project that is based out of Durham, North Carolina.
Sol Food Mobile Farm is a non-profit that aims to teach about square foot gardening, nutrition, composting, alternative fuels, and outdoor living. The project operates out of a 1996 International Blue Bird bus that was converted to run on waste vegetable oil. The bus also has a living green roof, a mobile greenhouse, solar panels, a compost setup, waste water collection tanks, a wood burning stove, and a livable classroom space made of recycled materials.
Sustainable? Yes. But that’s not all. The bus has a non-conventional classroom and also has some recreational outdoor activity gear. Canoes, bikes, camping equipment, skateboards, and kayaks will be used and demonstrated by the staff.
The mobile farm plans to hit the road in June, and will be stopping in ten cities to lead a series of workshops, each of which spans five days. The workshops focus on gardening, nutrition, composting and alternative fuels. The team hopes to foster a greater understanding of square foot gardening, composting, nutrition, alternative fuels, and outdoor living.
Currently, the group has a video on indiegogo.com, a crowd funding site, and is hoping to raise the rest of the funds needed for their trip by April. Want to learn more about gardening? If you see a red bus – you might just be getting closer.
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Sol Food Mobile Farm
Links:
Sol Food Mobile Farm – Video on indiegogo.com