Land & Environmental Section :: Page 20

• Seeding a food revolution

  By Audrey HackettAugust 20, 2015

  

  Here in the heart of industrial agriculture, a quiet revolution has begun. It’s small-scale, and plans to stay that way. Its dimensions are measured not in acres, but millimeters.

• ‘Ghouls on wings’ bug Yellow Springs

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanAugust 6, 2015

  

  The abundance of mosquitos in Yellow Springs is not the punchline to a cruel celestial joke but the result of an unusually wet June and July.

• Paintings, prose for land trust

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanJuly 23, 2015

  

  This past weekend, patrons of the arts and admirers of nature were able to “ooh” and “ahh” for the same reason.

• Faith in change on climate

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 16, 2015

  

  As a member of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Marionist Sister Leanne Jablonski hopes to unite faith groups in environmental awareness and responsibility.

• Yellow Springs Resilience Network ramps up efforts

  By Megan BachmanJuly 9, 2015

  

  Yellow Springs Resilience Network hopes to insulate the village from the worst impacts of climate change.

• Tour straw bale, passive house with Green Drinks

  By Lauren ShowsJune 23, 2015

  

  The YS Resilience Network local chapter of Green Drinks will meet on Wednesday, June 24, 6–8 p.m. for a tour of a straw bale home and a passive house.

• A local energy channel on YouTube

  By Megan BachmanJune 18, 2015

  

  When it comes to people fighting climate change, Yellow Springs has a lot of stories to tell.

• Whitehall Farm inspires fun, play

  By Megan BachmanMay 14, 2015

  

  After more than two centuries, the historic Whitehall Farm has many stories to tell. But it’s the story about how a small town raised more than one million dollars in six weeks to purchase and preserve the farm in 1999 that continues to inspire both villagers and a local land trust whose early work was defined by it.

• Aim is for a zero-waste Village

  By Megan BachmanApril 9, 2015

  

  Is it possible to not produce any garbage — or purchase any stuff — for one year? A Vancouver couple did just that in 2009, and now it’s inspiring Yellow Springers to cut their waste too.

• Springs bring busy bees

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 20, 2015

  

  The buzz is that spring’s finally here.