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Augie Acres

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Augie Acres (formerly known as the Augustana Local Agriculture Society) contributes local organically grown food to the college and community by cultivating diverse varieties on their campus student-run garden. The club seeks to educate members on gardening practices and food-related issues, and promotes ecological citizenship, experimental thinking and community through weekly garden workdays and meetings.

Augie Acres: 3219-3221 6th Ave., Rock Island, Illinois

President: Ian Empen
Garden vice president: Christian Gonzalez
Social vice president: Phoebe Fuller
Secretary: Maggie Berger
Treasurer: Guido Pigoni
Groundskeepers: Alex Sell and Kevin Flannery
Compost coordinator: Tom Gruber
Social chairs: Maddie Waite and Sofia Carr
Outreach chairs: Anna Rose Nelson and Liz Hayes

Advisor: Dr. Brian Leech and Dr. Chris Strunk
Phone: 309-794-8051 or 309-794-7308

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Planting at Augie Acres
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Planting at Augie Acres

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