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Get ready, get set, the 2024 YCAC is coming soon!
The Youth Climate Action Conference is a one-day conference in Owen Sound, inviting area students to share knowledge, show understanding, and if they choose to do so, take leadership on issues of environmentalism. YCAC challenges youth to engage wi...
Feeding the community together!
Have you had a chance to visit the new location for the Community Fridge and Pantry in Meaford? It's home is now with E&R Bulk Bin at 365 Sykes Street South. A huge shout out and thank you to Elaine and Ray for being our new hosts!
So how does a community fridge w...
Get ready to work together!
In today’s world, where we often find ourselves juggling countless tasks, the concept of a work bee offers a refreshing approach to community and collaboration. A work bee is essentially a group gathering where individuals come together to tackle a specific project, oft...
The Sustainability Project is facilitated by amazing staff and volunteers from our local community. We wanted to take some time to introduce the members that help our projects and programs run!
This week, we'd like to introduce the newest TSP board member: Aria Henri.
Q: How did you first get ...
It's no secret how we feel about community gardens at TSP: we love them a lot.
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to feel disconnected from our food and our neighbors. But what if there was a way to reestablish that bond, promote sustainability, and build stronger communities—all in one go? En...
In a time where it’s easy to feel helpless, inspiration can sometimes feel hard to find. Humanity is facing a number of catastrophes, most on a global scale, and our actions can feel meaningless in a sea of corporations and governments making poor decisions. It’s not a big jump from that helplessnes...
Small forests in urban areas are often just as much about symbolism as they are about improving biodiversity or maintaining an ecological corridor.
When that small forest is on an elementary school property, surrounded by a degraded landscape, and when it is happening at a school that has a...
Earth Overshoot Day for the planet is coming. This year it's calculated as August 2, 2024.
Earth Overshoot Day is the day each year that marks the date when we have used all the biological resources that the Earth can renew during the entire year.
A "Country" Overshoot Day reflects the ecologica...
Thanks to the Bluewater Association for Lifelong Learning for allowing us to showcase what we do.
Here's a video snippet from the intro, so you can get to know our volunteer board of directors a bit better.
Onward!
Submitted by Sibylle Walke, and posted by The Sustainability Project
Dear neighbours,
This letter concerns the question: Does a native landscape cemetery for traditional burial have broad support in the community?
Several years ago I became interested in the idea of natural burial as a simple...