The Keystone 10 Million Trees Project gains momentum By Judinette Badillo The Keystone 10 Million Trees Project will be planting over 31000 trees at over 50 locations throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Local and state partners gathered on Garber farm…
Hunger-Free Lancaster County
HUNGER-FREE LANCASTER COUNTY by Terrence Pearson Although not many people are aware, hunger is quite a huge issue in Lancaster County just like it is in a lot of the country. Hunger Free Lancaster County is a coalition of more…
Lancaster Brewing Company HOPS
Lancaster has arguably the richest, and non-irrigated farmland in the world. Each brew made by this company gets its hops from over 5,300 local farms. These hops come from the heart of many different farmlands throughout…
Millersville TerraCycle Program
Millersville TerraCycle By Evan Florence Millersville University proudly implements a TerraCycling program at all of their dorms. The TerraCycle program is designed to eliminate the idea of waste. TerraCycling is a world wide program that is free. This program pays…
Help the Planet by Using Alternative Transport
Story by Rachel Nelson Commuter Services of Pennsylvania offers resources to workers who need help getting to work in a green way. Commute PA provides free programs that help you find alternative transport to your destination. Commuter Services of Pennsylvania…
Penn Township Sustainability Park Project
Kreider farms and Penn Township’s Northwestern Lancaster County Authority come together to help protect the environment and educate the public about the impacts they make. By Miriam Gamache Photo by Miriam Gamache The Water Treatment Plant’s Sustainability Park in Penn…
Is Turf Sustainable?
Sustainability of Artificial Turf Is natural grass more sustainable than artificial turf? By Angie Palmer Here in Lancaster county, we are filled with many school districts that play on turf or natural grass to compete in many different sports. Some…
Greenfield Goes Green
High Associates in Greenfield is home of one of the largest corporate parks in Lancaster. By Christopher Engel Photo Credit: Chris Engel Greenfield Corporate Center is managed on site by High Associates, a leading manager/developer of commercial, industrial and multi-family…
Sustaining on the Hills
The Turkey Hill experience has taken extensive manners towards a greater way of sustainability. The cooperation has gone head into the act of sustainability, by implementing the green initiatives including the act to drive out waste, reduce packaging, and reduce…
Zipcar zips onto campuses
By Noah Sundberg The car sharing company, Zipcar, has been helping greatly to decrease the stress of owning a car for over a million people worldwide. Along with helping to aid monetarily, they have also been big in helping the…