Edible Education 101

Check out UC Berkeley’s online series Edible Education. Monday nights at 6.30 pm PST, 8.30 pm CMT. LIVE STREAM https://www.youtube.com/user/ESYProject If you missed the first lectures in the section “the trouble with the food system” you can stream the recorded lectures too. Here is the schedule PART I – “The Trouble with the Food System” […]

Students Apply for the 2015-16 U of I Student Sustainability Committee

Hey, are you a U of I student?  If so, do you want to participate in one of the most important committees on campus?  Then the Student Sustainability Committee might be for you.  It a student-led organization charged with the distribution of two student fees – the Sustainable Campus Environment Fee and the Cleaner Energy […]

2015 Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due!

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that funds will be available this year through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Although NRCS accepts applications all year, agricultural producers and forest landowners should submit applications by Feb. 27, 2015 to ensure they are considered for this year’s funding. Applications received after that […]