Maureen Wise

Northeast Ohio leaders are trying to reduce climate pollution (greenhouse gas emissions) to net zero by 2050. They’re working on a plan to achieve this goal in the next 25 years.
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) and the City of Cleveland’s Office of Sustainability and Climate Justice have recently completed a draft Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) for the Cleveland-Elyria Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and are currently seeking public comment on the plan throug...

The Cleveland Solar Cooperative is offering a new, six-week Solar School class that’s open to the public.
The course will be held from June 17 through July 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Love Project Community Clubhouse,11713 Buckeye Rd., in Cleveland. The deadline to sign up is Friday, June 13. Light food and beverages will be provided and the class is free. All are welcome, including high school students. This course is intended for those curious about solar and helping their communi...

Our Community Supported Agriculture team visited our Amish growers in Medina County this week to check in before the season starts in early June.
Many of the growers told us that they have blossoms on strawberry plants and are planting potatoes. Farmers showed us sprouts thriving in greenhouses of salad greens, peppers, tomatoes, and cabbages. A couple of farms already have salad greens big enough to eat growing in pots outside. All these plants will produce the food we will be eating during ...

We love local food.

That’s why we organize our CSA program, where members can get a bag of local produce from June to October, and Winter CSA into January. Members will experience a wide variety of produce since the produce grown in spring, summer, and fall varies. We also host a Farm Market, Fridays from 3:00 - 6:00 PM, during the growing season so that the community beyond our CSA members can buy local produce too.

Destination Cleveland Spring/Summer Official Insiders Guide

sGrace Brothers CSA Community Supported Agriculture

The Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) held its 2025 Sustainability Summit on March 4 at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland. The event brought sustainability leaders from around the region to explore cutting-edge sustainable business practices, uncover new opportunities and connect with each other. Over 500 people registered for the summit.
The major takeaways from the event are that sustainability initiatives and programs are here to stay in Cleveland and that working together re...

The ecological cleansing power of wetlands gives a picture of God's grace in our lives.

On the evening of February 11, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland honored the Jewish New Year of Trees, Tu Bishvat, at the Rid-All Green Partnership’s event space in the Kinsman neighborhood in Cleveland. According to the co-chair of the event, Renny Wolfson, the event was intended to be a night to both celebrate the environment and bring people together to make new connections.
Tu Bishvat is one of four Jewish New Year celebrations. As part of the commemoration, observers count the years a t...

Upcycle Parts Shop, the non-profit creative reuse center at 6419 St. Clair Ave. in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood, has spent the past decade quietly saving materials from becoming landfill fodder. At the same time, the staff encourages others to bring out their artistic sides and create unique treasures from the materials that come through the shop.

The Physical and Spiritual Benefits of Spending Time in Nature
Spending time in nature is good for our souls. It’s freeing to be in the open air, surrounded by plant life and the soil that supports it. Maybe there’s a babbling brook playing its own music nearby or sweeping views of the mountains that make you stop in your tracks. Amid all this natural splendor, there are no screens vying for our attention—only beautiful flowers, interesting fungi, or bird calls to attract our notice and groun...

Let's talk about why you might want to grow your own food. For one, it's fresher: garden tomatoes just taste so much better! Done the right way, growing your own vegetables, fruits, legumes, and herbs can help you save money, too. It's also better for the environment since it minimizes the environmental impacts of packaging, transporting, refrigerating, and processing the foods you eat.
And there's more: When you grow your own food for yourself and your family, you learn to appreciate the con...

Tom's of Maine has a long history of giving. And as a Certified B Corporation, it's continually striving to find new ways to minimize its environmental impact and support incentives for positive change. Recognizing the need to amplify voices for progress in the climate space, Tom's of Maine started its Incubator Program in 2023. Now in its second year, this program provides mentorship and funding to five climate leaders from underrepresentd populations who are channeling their passions, knowl...

Food delivery has become a staple in our fast-paced society. From ordering lunch at the office to getting takeout for dinner to avoid the cleanup at the end of the night, food delivery is making our lives simpler and more convenient. In fact, two-thirds of people in the United States are more likely to order food delivery or takeout than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
But ordering takeout often comes with the environmental price of the additional food packaging, and it can be hard to advocate ...