"We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we are borrowing it from our children"

This Native-American saying illustrates why the sustainability movement is so important. As Americans, we are using up our natural resources 20% faster than they can be replenished. What that means is that we are using more than our share to support the lifestyles that we have grown so accustomed to living.

Our children look to us, as adults, to care for them and to do everything possible to make sure that their future is at least as bright as our own. They trust us to make smart choices concerning their health, education and financial futures. We need to be making equally good decisions about how we use energy, water and other natural resources. It is irresponsible and irrational of us to ignore the impact we have on the natural world and to deny how much we rely on the environment to meet our daily needs. Without a healthy earth, we cannot function as a society, which includes a sound economy.

Large corporations have begun to realize and act on this reality, but in general, our communities have been slower to understand. The goal of Sustainable Cherry Hill is to help educate and empower our community to view the world through a different set of glasses and to act upon this new understanding of the world. We are all in this together and the one resource that Cherry Hill possesses is PEOPLE! Lots of folks making small changes will result in large scale transformation.

As Margaret Mead once said, "A small group of thoughtful people can change the world.
In fact, it's the only thing that ever has".

So click around and explore this Web site; read about the progress and development of our task groups, perhaps even get involved in one; email SCH your questions, concerns and green tips; and, most importantly, keep coming back. This Web site, much like Sustainable Cherry Hill itself, will continue to evolve, grow and offer more value and opportunities to the community. We hope you choose to become a part of it!