Green Organizations

The Walter S. Mander Foundation provides grants to support local Chicagoland food sustainability programs, such as Forefront’s Mission Sustainability Initiative, Fresh Taste, Windy City Harvest, and Advocates for Urban Agriculture’s Ward Ambassador program.

The Mander Foundation makes grants primarily in five areas, all related to the interests of the late Mr. Mander.

Grants support:

Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is part of a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members in over 150 countries, which links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.

A non-profit, member-supported association, Slow Food was founded in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life; the disappearance of local food traditions; and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes, and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

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Our mission at The GrowHaus is to create a Denver community-driven, neighborhood-based food system by serving as a local hub for sustainable food distribution, production, and education.

~ SOME OF WHAT WE DO ~

FOOD PRODUCTION
Our growing operations include innovative, sustainable, and community-oriented urban farms - including a hydroponic farm, an aquaponics farm, a mushroom farm, and a seedling start nursery.

Want to see the farms yourself? Sign up online for one of our weekly tours.

The stakeholders of The Colorado Center for Renewable Energy Economic Development (CREED) act as a hub of knowledge for the clean tech ecosystem and provide support for market emerging clean technologies. Our support includes classes, workspaces, networking opportunities, and more.

If you are a clean or energy efficiency innovator or entrepreneur, visit our site and contact us to utilize the resources we offer:

The two biggest problems facing our country—and the world—are runaway climate change and rising inequality. We can’t solve one without addressing the other.

If we eliminate racism and poverty but do nothing to address climate pollution, we’ll all be equal on a planet plagued by floods, drought, disease, and disasters. And we can’t win on climate unless we build a bigger and broader movement that meets the needs of the hardest-hit Americans.

We’re working to turn the tide on both fronts. Join us!

Campaigns include:

Our Mission

I Love A Clean San Diego leads and inspires our community to actively conserve and enhance the environment through example, outreach, and local involvement.

Our Vision

A zero waste, litter-free, and environmentally engaged San Diego region.

We take pride in making it as easy as possible to for you to volunteer with us! We offer several volunteer programs: monthly community cleanups, two annual countywide cleanups, and independent volunteer opportunities that you arrange on your own schedule!

At the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas, Austin, we inspire conservation of native plants through our gardens, research, education, consulting and outreach programs.

In doing so, we improve water quality, provide habitat for wildlife and enhance human health and happiness.

WHY NATIVE PLANTS MATTER

Native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees help conserve water, reduce mowing costs, provide habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife, protect the soil, and reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides.

The Save Barton Creek Association is a nonprofit citizen group striving to protect and conserve the six watersheds of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer. Since 1979, we have worked to preserve our natural heritage through public education, advocacy, and conservation programs.

WORK WE DO