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FINAL FORM
BRICK
General Shale is continuing its longstanding partnership with the Uni-
versity of Tennessee, Knoxville by contributing 30,000 bricks for the
1,200-sq.-ft. education center at the CAC Beardsley Community Farm.
The donation was announced at a groundbreaking ceremony and
follows the producer's recently partnering with UT's College of Archi-
tecture and Design to provide masonry training for the program's
students, who will work with university staff to help design and con-
struct the education center.
Beardsley Farm is a nonprofit urban farm promoting food security
and sustainable agriculture through practice, education and commu-
nity outreach. The Beardsley Farm education center is a collaborative
effort between the University of Tennessee Design/Build/Evaluate
Initiative of the College of Architecture and Design, the city of Knox-
ville, the Public Building Authority, and others. The new facility will
serve as a teaching tool to help the community gain a greater under-
standing of the benefits of sustainable farming.
General Shale harvests good will
General Shale's brick contribution will also play a key role in helping the education center achieve certifcation through the U.S. Green
Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system (Gold Level).