Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’
Grow a Learning Garden! Garden for Every School Grant Deadline November 15th
The Environmental Center’s Garden for Every School program is pleased to announce that annual garden grants are open and accepting applications for school garden projects. Educators are encouraged to fill…
Read MoreBringing reuse to Bend!
The Problem Did you know that nearly 1 trillion disposable food service products are used each year in the United States, weighing nearly 9 million tons (equal to the weight…
Read MoreReflections from FoodCorps Member Kat
Written by Kat Rains, our 2024 FoodCorps Service Member As the FoodCorps service member at TEC, I have spent this past school year building on the past service member, Adrienne’s…
Read MoreMay 2024 Repair Café in Photos
Another Repair Café in the books means another batch of belongings kept out of the landfill and in use! Maintaining and fixing items may seem like low-hanging fruit in the…
Read MoreFrom Plastics to Produce: Eight New Community Projects Get Funding
Announcing the Winter 2024 Community Innovation Fund recipients! This year, The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project is once again offering three opportunities to apply for the Community Innovation Fund (CIF).…
Read More10 Things I learned buying an EV in Central Oregon
This winter I found myself without a car and only a motorcycle to get around town in our Central Oregon snow storms. That is to say, I did not end…
Read MoreLandfill Field Trips Expand to Crook County
At The Environmental Center, our mission is to embed sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon, which we define as Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook Counties. In an effort to expand…
Read MoreProjects to Reduce Waste Tackle Disposable Dishware, Agricultural Packaging, Visitor Recycling, and More!
Announcing the fall 2023 Community Innovation Fund recipients This year, The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project offered three opportunities to apply for the Community Innovation Fund (CIF). CIF is a…
Read MoreRepairing is Caring
How does repair fit in with sustainability? Over the weekend, I found myself in Sisters enjoying one of my favorite of their annual offerings, the Sisters Folk Festival. While there,…
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