An Eco Conscious Holiday Guide – December 9, 2011

Make It Yourself, And If That Doesn’t Work, Check Out These Presents

‘Tis the season to be shopping. And even amidst the consumption fever, there are plenty of ways to let principles of sustainability and ethical consumption guide you. Here’s some ideas for to buying “green” gifts on a budget for everyone on your list.

photo by Flickr user Franck ChicotExperience a museum this holiday season.

The most wallet and eco-friendly way to give gifts this holiday season is to avoid buying anything new. A gift that you make yourself or one that reuses already finished products is almost guaranteed to have a smaller carbon footprint than anything you… more

by: Leigh Cuen

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SF’s Garden Project Addresses Dual Problem of Crime and Food Security – October 3, 2011

‘Horticultural Therapy’ Has an Impressive Success Rate at Curbing Repeat Offenses

Could we repair America’s broken criminal justice system and quit our addiction to industrial farming at the same time? Catherine Sneed thinks so.

Photo by Ethan LoftonWhen the Garden Project had programs specifically for ex-offenders less than
25 percent of the participants returned to jail.

“There is a lot of environmental work and repair that needs to be done. Work that people could do instead of sitting in jail and going to jail,” says Sneed, co-founder of San Francisco’s Garden Project, a project that empowers former offenders and at-risk youth through training and education urban gardening.

Since 1992 the Garden Project… more

by: Leigh Cuen

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