Old and tossed clothes have found a home at the Concordia EcoHouse. These discarded fabrics found new owners at the recent clothing swap held by the Concordia EcoHouse. The EcoHouse held a clothing swap Oct. 6 from 1-5 p.m. The event allowed students to bring old unwanted clothing to swap with other students, or simply…
Concordia’s EcoHouse residents are giving back to nature by feeding their food scraps to worms that turn the waste into nutrient rich compost. This process is called vermiculture or vermicomposting. According to EcoHouse resident Samantha Ferguson, the worms are contained in an indoor bin with multiple layers that can be taken apart. “You’re cutting up…
Sustainable EcoHouse residents finding ways to spice up exterior Few people notice the brick box that is the Concordia EcoHouse – after all, it’s designed to be low-impact. In an attempt to create a more sustainable lifestyle, residents of the EcoHouse are planting an edible garden. The garden will occupy the currently barren backyard of…
Residents of the EcoHouse have been making some updates lately. Kristina Kaupa, Julia Kuebelbeck, Emily Donovan and Sara Conley, all seniors, live in Concordia’s EcoHouse this year. They have been responsible for making some new changes in the house during its second year. To winterize the house they put plastic over the windows and installed…
A passerby may glance at 682 Sixth St. S. and believe it’s just another college house; last year they would have been right. This year, however, that house has been transformed into Concordia College’s new EcoHouse. On Oct. 4, the house will be officially introduced to Concordia and the Fargo-Moorhead community. The dream to have…