CHALLENGE #1: TAKE THE PLEDGE. As part of Greenovate’s continuing community support, we encourage you to make a commitment to local food. In conjunction with Local Matters’ Local Foods Week from October 2-8th, we’re kicking off the Eat Local Challenge and giving Central Ohio residents another way to support their region’s local small farms, sustainable [...]
According to GreenBiz.com, Sunny Delight’s six manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Spain are now zero waste facilities. The company’s recent steps taken to achieve this goal include going paperless with its accounts payable and expense reporting activities. For more details, click here.
The Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens at Ohio State is planning to install a 10,000 sq. ft. green roof on Howlett Hall. The installation, planned for late 2011, will provide numerous benefits, including reductions storm water runoff and urban “heat island” effect. The green roof will also move the arboretum closer to its goal of [...]
Michael Pollan has released a new book called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, which includes 64 bits of food wisdom collected by Pollan from anthropologists, nutritionists, dietitians, grandmothers, and many other sources. In yesterday’s New York Times, Tara Parker-Pope includes excerpts from her recent interview with Pollan about his new book. He discusses some of [...]
Samuel Epstein, in his latest blog post for The Huffington Post, highlights a mixture of scientific evidence for the cancer risks of aspartame (A.K.A., NutraSweet or Equal). The now ubiquitous artificial sweetener found in over 6,000 products (e.g., soft drinks, hot chocolate, and chewing gum). After saccharin, aspartame is the most widely used sweetener. Despite [...]
Downtown Columbus’ Pearl Market has announced that it will continue operating through the winter. An indoor version of the market will begin on November 3 and stay open every Tuesday and Friday from 10:30 am to 2 pm until February 26. Winter vendors will include Wertz Farm Market, Anderson Farm, It’s All Good Farms, and [...]
This month’s issue of BioCycle magazine highlights Kroger supermarket’s efforts to expand its food scrap composting program. Established in July 2008 with 24 participating Ohio stores, the program diverted over 650 tons of food waste in its first four months. In response to the project’s success, this summer Kroger added 18 stores, including 12 in [...]
According to an article yesterday in The Other Paper, the City of Columbus and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) are teaming up to provide six more free yard waste drop-off sites, which will accept waste from 9am-3pm on Saturdays from October 31 to December 5. The new sites will join the city’s [...]
Last month, the City of Minneapolis announced the completion of the Target Center’s green roof, the fifth largest green roof in the U.S. and the first on an arena in North America. The 2.5 acres of vegetation will reduce the roof’s temperature by as much as 80 degrees Fahrenheit, helping to mitigate the urban heat [...]
On Thursday, Justin Michaels of WTOL reported that Luckey, Ohio has initiated an organic recycling program, providing weekly curbside pickup of compostable waste, such as leaves, fruit, egg shells, meat scraps, and coffee grounds. N.A.T., the city’s trash collector, is providing curbside service, and currently 110 households are participating. However, residents utilizing this service must [...]