by the Saint Francis Environmental Club

We highlight the approaches being taken to address sustainability issues both on campus and in the broader local community.

Bay Area Environmental Spotlight: Art Hall, Bay Area’s Beeman

by Aiden Olsen (’24) | March 22, 2024 A figure covered in a sealed canvas suit with thick gloves stands over a large box. Smoke fogs through his screened peripheral vision. Hundreds of creatures swirl around him. For over twenty years, Art Hall has been participating in a practice that originated in Ancient Egypt and…

Bay Area Environmental Spotlight: veganism offers variety

by Aiden Olsen (’24) | March 1, 2024 While the Bay Area may be stereotyped by ten-dollar overpriced organic superfood smoothies, it is continuing to emerge as a hotspot for plant-based food of all cuisines. Silicon Valley is witnessing more plant-based foods in cafeterias, the workplace, and even schools because of rising health and environmental…

Bay Area Environmental Spotlight: Silicon Valley Clean Energy

by Aiden Olsen (’24) | February 2, 2024 Silicon Valley is renowned for its nonstop technological innovations; however, there are also currently many efforts in the valley to promote clean energy. Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) is spearheading this effort by providing less expensive carbon-free energy to the majority of Santa Clara communities. But what…

Bay Area Environmental Spotlight: SCUSD Farm

by Aiden Olsen (’24) | October 6, 2023 In the summer of 2017, residents of Sunnyvale, California filed into a busy City Hall. They were upset about Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) canceling the local farm’s lease. Full Circle Farm, a farm that grows organic produce in the heart of Silicon Valley, was going…