http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php description here. Wed, 16 May 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=198 Today is the first UMD Market in the Plaza for 2012.It's a gorgeous, sunny day at the Kirby Bus Hub with a temperature in the upper 60's.Goods being offered at today's market includeLocal meatsEggsHoney and beeswax candlesBaked goodsAsparagusPlants, including a variety of herbs, flowers, tomatoes, and peppersLocally roasted coffeeJelliesBalms and tincturesYou can also relax with a massage or listening tomusic from today's local artist, Val Turcotte. Tue, 15 May 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=197 [Duluth, MN] - In an joint announcement made today by the City of Duluth and the DTA, it was revealed that the proposed DTA Multimodal Transportation Center has received all funding required to complete the $27.5 million project. The project received an initial $16 million from an appropriation by former Congressman James Oberstar in 2010.  The DTA had requested $6 million in state funding as part of this year's capital bonding bill from the State Legislature, with the additional f Tue, 15 May 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=196 The 2012 season will begin May 16 and run every Wednesday through September 26, rain or shine.All market vendors are local, sustainable growers, and many are organic. Depending on availability, vendors from the Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association offer fresh fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, farm fresh pasture raised eggs, culinary herbs, bedding plants, hanging baskets, perennials, annuals, vegetable transplants, honey, jams, baked goods, canned goods, lotions, balms, cold relief teas Wed, 9 May 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=195 It's not too late to enroll in summer Sustainable Agriculture courses. These courses are about hands-on, Experiential Learning in Sustainable and Organic food production on (and for) the UMD campus.The new Summer courses ES 2095-1 and 2095-2 will give students the opportunity to help grow food for use in the UMD Dining Services in our organic-transition Sustainable Agriculture Project farm at the UMD Field and Research Studies Center. Learn about soils, plants and organic agriculture; how th Wed, 9 May 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=194 Strategic Initiative Grants were recently awarded (April 2012) to nine UMD faculty and staff members to help integrate sustainability into courses and curriculum at UMD.  See grant descriptions on the Strategic Planning Home Page. The nine small grants of $500-$3,000 focus on implementing specific action steps that move UMD toward achieving campus strategic goals, for sustainability the goal is: "Infuse the concept and application of sustainability into our curriculum and c Mon, 7 May 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=193 Last summer, Duluthian's rallied to win a 50+ tree heritage apple orchard for their community from the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, sponsored by Edy's Fruit Bars. The UMD Sustainable Agriculture Project is pleased to be the site for this orchard. Come one, come all to help us plant the orchard! Dress for the weather and plan on day of fun, workshops, snacks provided by Eddy's fruit bars!When: Saturday, May 12, 8:30am - 2pmSchedule for the day's events:8:30 am: Volunteer orient Mon, 7 May 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=192 Students living on campus will be out within a few days, and at the end of the month many students living off-campus will have to pack up and leave their homes as well. It's a lot of work boxing everything up, moving everything from one place to the next, taking out a ton of trash, and hauling unwanted furniture.But students at UMD have a few options to dispose of their unwanted furniture (whether it's in good condition or on its last leg). They're all great ways to reduce waste and Tue, 1 May 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=191 Seeds of Success is a transitional green jobs program that puts un- and underemployed Duluthians to work growing vegetables in the city. We give CAD participants who are pursuing employment goals the chance to build job skills and work history while revitalizing neighborhoods and improving healthy food access at more than ten garden sites. We work closely with CAD's employment coaches to make sure that our participant-employees are given the support they need to find employment after they le Tue, 1 May 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=190 Don't miss the final spring seminar, brought to you by the Department of Geological Sciences at UMD: "Water Sustainability and Food Security:  Win-Win Solutions for a Thirsty Planet" Speaker:  Kate Brauman, Global Landscapes Initiative, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Date:  Thursday, May 3rd Time:  3:30 Place Life Science Wed, 25 Apr 2012 http://www.addinguptozero.com/news.php?id=189 From 10 am to 3 pm, students from the Renewable Resources, Power Systems, and Power Electronics classes will be presenting their class projects on energy and power. In the last few decades, world electrical energy consumption has increased exponentially and is continually growing. As a result, there is a growing demand for efficient and reliable power generation, power management, and sources of green energy. Students in these courses have spent the semester researching various aspects of the po