Fleet Farming

Source: fleetfarming.com Published: September 28, 2016 In December 2013, John Rife, owner of East End Market, first pitched the idea of Fleet Farming at The Hive Orlando, an IDEAS For Us“think and do tank” that calls on citizens to come up with solutions to global...

Sonoma Food Runners

Published: September 27, 2016 Source: sonomafoodrunners.org Relaying excess food to the hungry throughout Sonoma County Our mission is to alleviate hunger, prevent food waste and build community. We collect quality, donated perishable and prepared foods that would...

This Company Turns Plastic Bottle Trash from The Ocean into Clothing

Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: September 27, 2016 Bionic Yarn has transformed millions of bottles recovered from shorelines. A jacket made with Bionic Yarn’s thread. Courtesy of Bionic Yarn By Kimberly Yam This article is part of HuffPost’s “Reclaim” campaign,...

Food Runners San Francisco

Source: foodrunners.org Published: September 27, 2016 About Food Runners The mission of Food Runners is to help alleviate hunger in San Francisco, to help prevent waste and to help create community. Food Runners is currently delivering over 17 tons of food a week that...

The Forgotten Climate Solution

Source: global.nature.org Published: February 17, 2016 By Justin Adams, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance (Currently seconded to the TFA from The Nature Conservancy) Click here to watch “Natural Climate Solutions”: https://youtu.be/nU0yNgHHH1g Natural...

Living Shorelines: How Nature Can Help Us Beat Back Rising Seas

Source: grist.org Published: September 20, 2016 By Jeremy Deaton Click here to watch “Living shorelines: How nature can help us beat back rising seas”: https://youtu.be/KcbTD_Uaa7U Next year, New York will break ground on the first section of a U-shaped wall around...

Grandmas Use Discarded Plastic Bags to Make Beds for The Homeless

Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: September 13, 2016 Crocheting has never been so badass. By Yagana Shah You might not think much of those plastic shopping bags you’ve been hoarding in the kitchen, but a group of resourceful older women in Tennessee are putting...