Blogs

Can you store CO2 in your garden?  Yes!  Carbon gardening, a natural climate solution, is the latest trend in gardening.  We can manage our properties to store CO2 by changing →

– a guest post from new member, Mark Bernstiel What does “local economy” mean to you? First, there’s “local,” from the Latin localis meaning “pertaining to a place.” It brings →

Air pollution—how dangerous is it?  You may be surprised to learn Pennsylvania led the country for the highest number of premature deaths per capita caused by air pollution in 2020.  →

Join us for the Second Annual Media EcoFest! Food, music, and activities for kids & adults plus great resources from more than 30 local environmental and community groups! →

How Important is Your Native Plant Garden?  Very!  Your native plants could mean the difference between life or death to birds, pollinators, and other insects—not to mention everything else further →

Bet you didn’t know this: gas powered landscaping equipment— lawn mowers, leaf blowers, trimmers, chain saws, and edgers—contribute to climate crisis, poor air quality, and insect decline.  →

It’s time to stop the madness.  Fossil fuel industries have taken profit over people and planet to new heights, as they work aggressively to stop any progress on mitigating climate →

Are you aware that invasive plants destroy the ecosystems we are trying to protect by planting natives? Invasive trees, shrubs, vines, grasses and flowers crowd out forest ecosystems, out-compete natives, →

Are you aware of the high cost of food waste?  In 2021, $310 billion (not a type-o) was spent on food that was wasted, most of which ended up in →

In the face of mounting environmental, economic, and social crises, more and more people are waking up to the fact that the status quo is no longer an option and →