by Janique Burke | Apr 29, 2022 | Article, Mercer, New Jersey, Policy, Sustainable Business, Waste
On Earth Day, April 22, many people across the world celebrate the achievements of environmental practices and raise awareness of the value of sustaining and protecting our planet. As we honor this important movement, New Jersey is preparing to join other states that...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Aug 5, 2020 | Education, Mercer, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
(Photo courtesy: Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space) Mychael Halloway, 17, has been spending her time in quarantine on her phone. But she isn’t scrolling Instagram. Thanks to a newly launched environmental internship program, she’s photographing and identifying the...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Jul 1, 2020 | Agriculture, Mercer, New Jersey
Community gardeners pick up plants, seeds, fertilizer, and books at Isles garden distributions. (Photo credit: Isles) Fifty pounds of lettuce, greens and radishes — that’s the donation that Trenton-based Isles, Inc. made to a local food bank in early June. Like other...
by Kelly Ramos - The Nubian News | Dec 13, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey
Image caption: “turn up the hot hot” by eggrole is licensed under CC BY 2.0 TRENTON — Growing up in the 80’s, my friends and I always thought that everyone was exaggerating about climate change, and that it could not be as...
by Kelly Ramos - The Nubian News | Nov 1, 2019 | Mercer, New Jersey, Waste
Image Caption: “Disco Soup 15 September 2017” by londonfoodlink is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 TRENTON – Locally and nationally food waste causes damage to the environment and the economy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
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