Building healthy and sustainable communities
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CREATING
bikeable and walkable communities -
DRIVING
economic development with environmental conservation and social equity -
BUILDING
a local sustainable food shed -
DEVELOPING
policy systems and infrastructure for healthy communities -
CONSERVING AND PROTECTING
our water quality -
ADVANCING
a renewable energy economy -
PROMOTING
economic development through a sustainability lens -
CONVERTING
waste into new production -
ENHANCING
natural ecosystems
Our Impact
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April 3, 2018Portage Park Elementary School, a Chicago Public School located in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago, began 2018 with a goal of recycling more and reducing landfill waste. Teacher Mary Hobaugh reached out to Seven Generations Ahead’s Susan Casey for guidance on starting a recycling ...
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April 2, 2018Always a popular event with those interested in food and environmental issues, the 14th annual Good Food EXPO took place March 23-24 at the UIC Forum in Chicago. A hands-on farmer training was held all day on March 22. Some 150 exhibitors and field experts participated this year.
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March 16, 2018SGA and the Fox Valley Sustainability Network hosted a Solar and Renewable Energy Forum at Waubonsee Community College in Aurora on Jan. 18. Among the topics that various speakers covered were financing options for community solar projects in Illinois, the different kinds of solar projects on the ...
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March 12, 2018PlanItGreen holds regular Lunch and Learn sessions that provide institutional and community leaders with expert information and facts on various sustainability topics. The March 7 Lunch and Learn focused on the PlanItGreen Solar in Your Community (SIYC) Challenge led by members of the SIYC effort ...
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March 12, 2018
Organized by Seven Generations Ahead, SCARCE, the Illinois Food Scrap Coalition, and Dupage and Kane Counties, the “Getting to the Heart of Better Soil Through Composting” zero waste forum took place Feb. 14 at the Cantigny Golf Club in Wheaton.The forum focused on the benefits of compost for ...
