Reporter
 
 CSU Bakersfield has been working on two very important projects that staff and students can expect to see very soon.

  The edible garden project, the humanities office and classrooms project.

  Jennifer Sanchez, the Sustainability Coordinator at CSU Bakersfield, says the next step in the edible garden project is making an irrigation plan.

  “The only reason we haven’t started planting yet is because we would have to have someone go out there with a hose and water it every day,” said Sanchez.

  One of the most recent tests the garden passed was the kit fox survey.

  Biologists came to see if there were any active kit fox dens in the area in which the garden will be located.

  According to the CSUB Sustainability Facebook page, there were no active dens found in the area, and they can now begin to clear the land.
  Once the irrigation plan is made and completed, planting will commence.

  Students who expressed their desire to volunteer can expect to receive emails inviting them to do so prior to the end of the 2017 spring semester.

  The garden will feature an outdoor amphitheater, vertical hydroponic systems, aquaponics, a kitchen and a study and meditation area for students.

  According to Sanchez, “The main goal is to feed students, faculty and the surrounding community.”

  All of the Bakersfield community will be welcome to use the edible garden, but unlike students, the community will have to pay a fee to use the garden.
 
  The humanities office and classroom project is another ongoing endeavor for the CSUB campus.
   
  Patrick Jacobs, the Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management at CSUB, says that the offices are expected to be finished by the 2017 fall semester.

  “Construction has been running smoothly. The only issue has been with the rain,” said Jacobs.

  The offices will become the new headquarters for the School of Arts and Humanities.

  They will also replace the offices in the Faculty Towers building.

  The Faculty Towers will be torn down once the faculty is relocated to their new offices.

   There are currently no plans for what will happen to the space the Faculty Towers currently occupies.

  Once the offices have been completed, construction will continue for three new classroom buildings that will also be in the new Humanities building.

  The classrooms will be able to accommodate between 85 to 90 students and will be finalized a few months after the offices are completed in the 2017 fall semester.

The building will be ready for use during spring 2018.