GOOD NEWS FROM SCHOOLS: Captain Planet salutes Summerour for agriculture programPosted: June 13By Keith Farner – www.gwinnettdailypost.com Students arriving to the new Summerour Middle in August will have some new scenery on the property and new ways to learn science in a hands-on environment. The Captain Planet Foundation recently endorsed the school’s Environmental Educations Center, a … Read more
The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Launches With Unprecedented Support And CollaborationPosted: June 8By Amanda Gallagher – Todays Garden Center National Pollinator Garden Network (NPGN) launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge on June 3, just in time for National Pollinator Week, held June 21-25. The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge is a strategic effort to promote and … Read more
The FoodCorps Chronicle: Cooking with Kids, or: “I’m Sorry Your Breakfast Is Ruined”Posted: June 2By Bang Tran, FoodCorps service member in Atlanta, GA Do you remember the first time you tried to poach an egg? How’d it turn out? Was it the creamy, fluffy dream you’ve come to expect from your favorite brunch spot? I remember … Read more
Real Estate Report: Healthy choices — Businesses helping to bring fresh food to kids, communityPosted: June 8By Tom Bergeron – NJBiz As Newark residents near the Springfield Avenue Marketplace squabble in a they-said, we-said war of words with the developer regarding just what type of restaurant options will be near the badly needed $94 million city-altering … Read more
Register your pollinator garden here Press Release WASHINGTON, DC (June 3, 2015) – In an unprecedented collaboration, dozens of conservation and gardening organizations joined together today to form the National Pollinator Garden Network and launch a new nationwide campaign – the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge. Designed to accelerate growing efforts across America, the Network is launching the … Read more
Laura Turner Seydel to be Keynote Speaker for 2015 Sustainable Meetings ConferencePosted: May 22By Speaking of Green The Green Meeting Industry Council has confirmed Laura Turner Seydel to be opening keynote speaker for their annual Sustainable Meetings Conference, which will be June 17 – 19, 2015 at The Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Seydel … Read more
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Camden Street School Celebrates New Learning GardenPosted: May 23, 2015By Vince Baglivo – Newark Patch Representatives of ShopRite, Dole Packaged Foods, the Captain Planet Foundation and Greater Newark Conservancy celebrated the opening of a new Learning Garden at Camden Street School along with students and families, teachers and faculty. Together, these organizations have joined forces to … Read more
High school students in Idaho examine local water quality through snow Grantee – Post Falls High School – Post Falls, ID Project Title: Snow Science Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: Thanks to a grant from the Captain Planet Foundation 60 honor’s biology students took a field trip to Mount Spokane State Park to measure and analyze various physical properties of snow and quantify water … Read more
Congratulations to 2014 CPF Small Grant Grantee Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School on winning the video presentation award at the SMUD Solar Regatta in Sacramento, California! Follow the link to see the video that explains how the Dolphin Yacht Club built a solar boat for the competition. The team built an amazing boat using many recycled … Read more