Everybody can do something to make a greener Indiana
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Leave No Trace
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Purdue Energy Forum
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North American Power Ind…
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Sustainable Indiana 2016
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219 GreenConnect
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Aquaponics, Aquaculture,…
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Jim Poyser's Blog 2013 Indiana Environmentalist of the year
Ellen Ley's Blog
Latest Activity
Abigail King (Frost-King) posted a blog postThe Maumee Matters; Earth WEEK 2014
Eric Stallsmith posted a videoConfessions of a Climate Change Humorist: Jim Poyser at TEDxIndianapolis
Judy Martin posted an event
FAN FAIR at Sternwheeler Ballroom, Robert E Lee Center
Earth Charter Indiana's Current Project
Explore the Outdoors
Plan your outdoor recreation trips at www.IndianaOutfitters.com:
- Guide to Indiana State Parks & Reservoirs throughout the state
- Indiana Rivers info, including maps, river levels, outfitters & more
- Hoosier National Forest trails and camping
- Detailed Knobstone Trail info
- Outfitters of all types (where to rent boats, cabins, campsites, guides and much more)
Live Feed From Sustainable Indiana 2016
Seed and Nut Gathering Project
The City of Anderson sponsors a city-wide volunteer driven re-forestation project. The volunteers gather the seeds and nuts, sort and process them, and then plant them in areas selected for re-forestation. The goals for the Fall of 2013 are: Collect and sort approximately 3,000 to 5,000 hardwood, shade, understory, fruit tree and shrub seeds and nuts. Plant approximately 1,000 various individual nuts and seeds at the tree nursery. Stratify / Scarify approximately 2,000 individual nuts and seeds in refrigerated units for Spring 2014 planting. Directly plant 1,000 to 2,000 seeds and nuts in selected re-forestation sites. To learn more...continue reading
GREEN MINDS – Fountain County Indiana
by Amanda Shepherd Green Minds began with like minds coming together. In early 2009, Linda McGurk, Kay Hunter, and Alinda Dickinson were discussing what could be done in their community to reduce their footprint and increase awareness of sustainable practices. That discussion resulted in their first Earth Day celebration. Green Minds has been participating in, and benefitting, the community ever since. During their Earth Day meeting, the participants of Green Minds discovered a common interest in local food and support for local farmers. Thus began the Covington Farmer’s Market. The farmer’s market takes place on the courthouse square every Friday...continue reading
Why Local Food Is Fair Food
Local food is more fair—for growers, for consumers and for communities. When we started our farm six years ago, our goal was to sell as much of our food to the local community as possible. Only once we’d exhausted local demand would we consider selling at wholesale prices to far away places. To this day, we sell most of our food to customers who live within 15 minutes of our farm. We rely on local markets because we can’t compete with larger farms selling to national and international markets. Many small farms do not qualify for farm subsidies that benefit the owners of corporate farms. Agriculture is...continue reading
Family grows into life on the farm
By Denny Simmons, Evansville Courier & Press ROCKPORT, Ind. — “I have a rooster named Bob, a hen named Lacy and a hen named Francis,” 11-year-old Maggie Shourds said between chores on her family’s farm. “One of our toms is named Tom and the other one’s named Frank. We name the ones that are our breeders. Because around here, animals that are named do not get eaten.” Glenn and Gail Shourds, Maggie’s parents, started Mulberry Creek CSA three years ago north of Rockport, Ind., in hopes of reintroducing heritage breeds to the area. “Our goal is to be sustainable,” Gail...continue reading
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Events
February 1
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Floyd Action Network Presents FAN Fair Expo for Sustainable Living
February 1, 2014 from 10am to 4pm – Robert E Lee Center Sternwheeler Ballroom
Connect with the information, products, and services that can lead you to more sustainable living. More than 25 exhibitors and workshops throughout the day including gardening, solar energy, energy i…
Organized by Floyd Action Network | Type: sustainable, living, fair
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FAN FAIR
February 1, 2014 from 10am to 4pm – Sternwheeler Ballroom, Robert E Lee Center
Floyd Action Network (FAN) announces FAN FAIR, the organization’s first exposition of products and practices that promote sustainable, or “Green” living. Join us at the expo - February 1, 2014, Stern…
Organized by Judy Martin | Type: exposition, of, products, and, practices, that, promote, sustainable, living.
Forum
Interested in starting a land based permaculture community?
I am interested in organizing a small group of people into a nonprofit community land trust that furthers the establishment of permaculture in central Indiana. I have knowledge and some direct…Continue
Started by Austin Roewe in environmental discussions Sep 4.
Ecotech Institute’s First Free Online Course, “Introduction to Sustainability,” Receives Positive Student Feedback
Ecotech Institute’s First Free Online Course, “Introduction to Sustainability,” Receives Positive Student Feedback Course Provided New Ways of Looking at Sustainability to U.S. and International…Continue
Tags: sustainability, ecotech
Started by Molly Koch in random discussions here Aug 19.
Tonights Meeting was awesome! 1 Reply
I'm just going to say a little but the women that spoke tonight was from Green Piece and now is Ask Renee .After disscussion was better than expected.Keep talking to each other . Thanks to all I did…Continue
Started by George P. Meade in random discussions here. Last reply by Eric Stallsmith Feb 27.
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What is Leave No Trace
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Blog Posts
The Maumee Matters; Earth WEEK 2014
THE Canoe Event of 2014 ~ Land Crew meet up or dare to Canoe the ENTIRE Maumee River with us.
Posted by Abigail King (Frost-King) on November 24, 2013 at 4:31pm
Trade Ya! The August Green Hour
Trade Ya! The August Green Hour - Tuesday August 20 6pm at Black Acre Brewing - 5632 E Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219
They are passionate about improving our City, giving back to the community and working as a team.
They believe in education that's accessible to everyone.
At Trade School Indianapolis, money never changes hands,…
Posted by Jeff Echols on August 14, 2013 at 12:12pm
Disneyland Misadventure at Fair Oaks Farm another embarrassment for Indiana
The Milk of Human Unkindness: Betraying Children With Every Glass
ContinuePosted by Ellen on August 7, 2013 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments
science and technology feed from treehugger.com
Scientists build open-source 3D metal printer
If you've been waiting for a consumer-level 3D printer that works with a material other than plastic, here it is. We love this desk! Can you guess why?
Trees and standing desks. Put them together and you get a match made in heaven. NASA iPad app shows before and after photos of Earth's changes
To get a better understanding of the ways in which the Earth is changing, due to climate change, human activities, or natural disasters, a new app from NASA lets users compare before and after images of key locations on our Big Blue Marble. Indiana was ranked amongst states as 49th on Environment. Let's all join together to make Indiana a better place to live.
Feed from Indiana Living Green Magazine
Composting food scraps and other waste
Renee,
I have heard there is a company that collects food scraps and compostables from schools and businesses with no fee, processes the waste into compost and sells the compost. Do you know of any companies that service the Indianapolis community in a similar way?
Thanks!
Signed- Want [...]
Recycling Phonebooks
Dear Renee,
Greetings! Where can phone books be recycled? Thank you for your help.
Scott
Dear Scott,
Starting this week, you’ll begin finding the new edition of the Yellow Pages on your front porch. Which means starting October 14, you can help schools earn a cash prize by recycling [...]
Owen Valley Winery to be the first solar powered winery in the Midwest
Owen Valley Winery, nestled in the quiet countryside south of Spencer, is now the first winery in the Midwest to run on the sun. The winery will celebrate the installation of its new solar energy system this Saturday, Oct. 5, with a ribbon cutting, live music, food and — [...]
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