Ensuring the Future by Acting in the Present
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Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ CategorySummer Book Club explores “Homesteading”It was summertime and the living was easy…green living, of course! Just like last summer, this year our Green Health Task Force took a summer break and decided to run a very casual book club related to green living. The book we decided on was Made From Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life [...]
“I Am” screening brings a community togetherWe generally keep a pretty low profile during the summer to allow us some down time to recover from a hectic year of programming and to gather steam for the coming season. We take a break from Green Drinks for July and August and keep our event planning to a minimum. This summer, we added [...]
Stress and Human HealthNobody likes stress. It can undermine our happiness, productivity and relationships, yet many of us cannot seem to escape its grip. Humans are often unable to turn off their stress response, which produces chronically high levels of hormones such as adrenaline. In recent years, researchers have found a wide range of evidence demonstrating the negative [...]
Sustainable Cherry Hill and Darden Foundation Partner to Advance Youth Engagement in Cherry HillGrant is one of nearly 900 awarded through the inaugural Darden Restaurant Community Grants Program Cherry Hill, NJ – Sustainable Cherry Hill has been selected to receive a $3,000 grant as part of the inaugural Restaurant Community Grant Program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc. The Restaurant Community Grant Program [...]
Local teens and seniors work together to plant organic gardenCherry Hill, NJ – On July 3rd, over a dozen 14-year olds from the Katz Cherry Hill’s Jewish Community Center (JCC) Camps in Medford, NJ engaged in meaningful community service as they worked side by side with seniors from the (relatively new) Spring Hills Cherry Hill Luxury Assisted Living Community on Route 70 in Cherry [...]
Join us for a FREE Summer Film Series!Sustainable Cherry Hill and Cherry Hill Township invite you to join us for a FREE Summer Film Series at the Croft Farm Arts Center: Thursday, August 2, 2012 7-9pm I AM: The shift is about to hit the fan An utterly engaging and entertaining non-fiction film that poses two practical and provocative questions: what’s wrong [...]
Community enjoys Rain Garden event at library!SCH Garden Task Force would like to thank Mike Haberland, Environmental and Resource Management Agent with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington and Camden Counties, for an enlightening and entertaining presentation on “Gardens for a Rainy Day” held at the CH Library on Thursday, May 31st, 2012. Those in attendance were treated to a tour [...]
Summer Book Club explores living a “Homemade Life”Have you ever wanted to hang out and talk in a fun, relaxed atmosphere with people who want to learn more about green living? If so, please join us for this summer’s Green Health Task Force Book Club! We will be meeting over the course of 5 Weeks and will only be reading a few [...]
Building community and sustainability leaders in So. Jersey!When you approach Croft Farm in Cherry Hill at twilight (or any time of day), you can’t help but wonder how lucky you are to live in a region with such historic and scenic treasures. This Cherry Hill Township site that includes the vibrant and active Arts Center tucked behind the historic farm house has [...]
Gardens for a Rainy Day Workshop & TourRain gardens are the hottest new trend in landscaping. More aptly called storm gardens, these flower gardens literally ‘clean up’ storm water. One of the environmental concerns of increased impervious ground cover (such as increased pavement, asphalt, or roofing) can be greatly reduced if storm water runoff can be intercepted before it reaches the storm [...]
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