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Natural Habitats for Predatory Insects Reduce Farmer Costs, Says Study

Providing natural habitat for ladybugs can help increase their abundance in crops where they control pests, and thus help farmers reduce their pest control costs, says a Michigan State University study. Natural habitats provide vital food and shelter ...  Continue reading →

EPA Grants Funding for Greening Philadelphia

A $200,000 grant announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help fund projects to make South Philadelphia’s George W. Nebinger School and surrounding streets greener and healthier. The projects are part of the city’s wide-ranging plan, G…Original post blogged on the SmartGrowth Online ...  Continue reading →

So, What About that Sustainability Thing?

Lindsay Howard is an MTCC AmeriCorps VISTA serving with the FoodCorps team in Ronan. As our year of service comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on, and almost troubled by, one of our main goals – to build community capacity and to create sustainable programs. It is easy ...  Continue reading →

Energy Corps Member Leah Saffian on Ozarks at Large NPR show

Energy Corps Member Leah Saffian, serving at the Boston Mountain Solid Waste District in Fayetville, Arkansas was recently selected as one of the local artists for the Upstream Art Project. Leah’s Storm Drain Art project has been spotlighted in a variety of area media outlets including local NPR affiliate ...  Continue reading →

Carter County Students Win National Energy Competition

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced that a team of Montana students was chosen as the national winner of the America’s Home Energy Education Challenge, a national student competition designed to encourage students and their families to take action to start saving money by saving energy. The winning students ...  Continue reading →

Growing Together in a SNAP Community Garden

According to www.snapgardens.org there are currently 46,449,850 people that depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/Food Stamps) benefits to supplement their nutritional requirements. As of January 2012, there are currently 28,008 people participating in the SNAP program in Washington County, AR, which gives it the highest SNAP participation rate in ...  Continue reading →

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