SGA intern digs into school garden mapping project

Bria Jerome has been digging in the garden, so to speak. Make that gardens. As part of her internship at SGA, Bria is mapping all of the school gardens in the state. And there are a lot of them. At last count, she’s dug up more than 600.

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Nettelhorst Elementary School, a Chicago Public School located in the Lakeview neighborhood, launched a zero-waste program in their lunchroom at the start of 2019. The program reduces waste through liquid diversion, recycling, tray-stacking, and a share table. It has been in the works since the ...

Under SGA’s local food project, the Illinois Farm to School Network (IFSN), staff participated in the annual symposium produced by Collaboration for Early Childhood on Feb. 23. On this rainy Saturday, hundreds of early care providers filled Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park, lighting the halls ...

After its final 2018 event in November focusing on the Greenest Region Compact, the Fox Valley Sustainability Network is building momentum with more events planned for 2019. The first forum in early February focused on solar energy and the Future Energy Jobs Act and engaged participants across ...

The letter sent in our 2015 end-of-the-year emailing:

Dear Friends and Supporters,

As Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) enters into its 15th year, we are extremely proud of what we have accomplished. We continue to thrive like a healthy, well-nourished organic plant — consistently feeding off of our ...