Category Archives: Sustainability
Adventures in baking
I’m not exactly sure why, but on a weekend day last month I was overcome with the urge to bake some bread. I had recently written a small feature story on a woman in northern Kentucky who decided to bake … Continue reading
Filed under Baking, Cooking, Food, Sustainability
Growing food through the winter
This was cross-posted at Grow Food, Grow Hope on Friday, January 8, 2010. Few places around the country have the luxury of year-round warm weather, suitable for growing food into the winter months. The rest of us must grin and … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Gardening, Sustainability
“Hunger” vs. “Food Security”
The Columbus Dispatch reported yesterday about the myriad challenges faced by the Ohio Department of Health in its current overhaul of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program. The overhaul hopes to increase access to fresh and nutritious foods for … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Sustainability
Ohio Gets Solar Boost
The Ohio House of Representatives passed some significant “green” legislation on Tuesday, implementing a pilot program which will install solar PV (photovoltaic) panels in 70 of the biggest school districts in Ohio. “Solar Schools Pilot Program Will Put Ohioans to … Continue reading
Filed under Green jobs, Solar Photovoltaic, state government, Sustainability
Ohio Fourth in the Country for Green Jobs
A story in Saturday’s Columbus Dispatch brought some good news to the end of an already good and productive week. A report published by the Pew Charitable Trusts foundation ranked Ohio 4th in the nation for new, green jobs, with … Continue reading
Filed under Green jobs, state government, Sustainability
Sustainable Agriculture at W.C.
Last night, Ohio Agriculture Director Robert Boggs and Senior Program Manager for Ohio Sustainable Agriculture Amalie Lipstreu addressed a crowd of almost 100 community members at the Kelly Center on the Wilmington College campus. The presentation, as I mentioned in … Continue reading
Clinton County Fresh Network
Tonight I, along with local farmers, fellow VISTA volunteers and community members involved in the Grow Food, Grow Hope Garden Initiative, will be attending a dinner presentation at the college about the benefits of building a homegrown, locally sourced food … Continue reading
