Woodchips over lawns: an urban homesteader fights for her right to grow food

The Gary Department of Environmental Affairs gave Aja Yasir a citation for her nontraditional yard. She has wood chips instead of lawn and was told that her wood chips are debris Continue Reading

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Valparaiso University Environmental Symposium

When: Friday, November 6, 2015 Full details available by clicking registration button at right —>> The Law Review Symposium will focus on environmental issues that affect the United States. Opening remarks Continue Reading

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NWI Earth Day: Saturday, April 20th 9am – 4pm

Kathy Sipple speaks with Donna Stuckert from the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County about Northwest Indiana Earth Day, happening this Saturday, April 20th from 9am to 4pm Continue Reading

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Urban Foraging: Sharing Fruit in Your Neighborhood

Do you have a fruit tree on your property that makes a mess when excess fruit falls to the ground and rots? Here’s a way to plug into a network Continue Reading

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Local Shrimp… In Northwest Indiana?!?

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Rich Ferlazzo, partner at the Valparaiso Shrimp Company about his business, Fins LLC/DBA Valparaiso Shrimp Company. They are a retail and wholesale supplier of high Continue Reading

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Figure Eight Brewing and Our Local Food Web

Podcast host Kathy Sipple speaks with Neal Davey, ‘Purveyor of Fate’ at Figure Eight Brewing in Valparaiso about their efforts to run as sustainably as possible. Sustainability is an important Continue Reading

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Sustainable Business: Values Based Leadership Interview with Elizabeth Gingerich

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Elizabeth Gingerich, a Business Law Associate Professor at Valparaiso University and Editor of The Journal of Values Based Leadership. Listen to the interview If you Continue Reading

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Northwest Indiana's First Food Swap is Coming March 10th

Listen to the podcast interview. 219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Toni Snearly, founder of NWI Food Swap. Register for the March 10th event at Mothering By Nature in Valparaiso. According to Food Continue Reading

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Greenify Indiana

“Greenify Indiana is here to educate the people of Indiana about what it means to be Green. We will cover many topics about being Green. Topics may range from what Continue Reading

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2012 Mass Action: Garden Parties

Indiana Proudly Celebrates its Gardens On Saturday, August 18, 2012, a statewide celebration will be held to recognize gardens and gardeners and the important contribution both make to positioning Indiana Continue Reading

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