Lawns are ecological dead zones that use huge amounts of resources like pesticides, fertilizers, fossil fuel and water. They do not support, and in many cases actively kill, pollinators, birds and other wildlife, and they require continual
Garden chores are still many weeks away, but now is a good time to make plans for spring cleanup. When the snow is all gone and the sun is growing stronger every day, it’s
On December 13, 2022, The New York Times published an article with a map that shows the 2017 carbon footprint of every neighborhood in the United States, assessed by the carbon dioxide generated per household and color-coded by its
Photo courtesy of Soul Fire Farm
by Sarah Goodwin
There are heroes in the world of environmental justice, and in the past two years we have focused on some of them. This month, we are spotlighting not one hero, but a local community that is
Kelsey is a South Glens Falls native who moved back to this area after spending several years in Phoenix, Arizona. In Phoenix she worked for the Arizona Sustainability Alliance, an
The Backyard Compost Committee has experienced as much variety in our workshops as we have seen in the broader world of composting. In that arena, no two people compost in the same way. Likewise, in our 5 years of teaching people to compost,
If you are new to
Below is the text of a letter we sent to the Saratoga Springs’ City Council on December 14, 2022 about our position on affordable housing. Download PDF
Mayor Kim and Honorable City Council members,
We at Sustainable Saratoga have recently learned that
Everyone thinks about gift giving around holiday time, but did you know that the spirit of gifting is alive and well in our community all year long?
The benefits of using gifting sites and apps to give items away are many: Givers get