In celebration of Black History Month, Erica Gaines, our Operations and Engagement Manager, recently caught up with a local climate and food justice hero who is following in the footsteps of Dr. George Washington Carver. Read Erica’s conversation with Farmer Rich of the Urban Agriculture Collective.
Read MoreClimate touches every aspect of our lives; every part of our community. Often in the most unexpected places. In partnership with local artist Lily Bechtel we are launching "Climate Connections" featuring leaders and organizations who are seeing climate change effects across our community. Jeanette Abi-Nader from Cultivate Charlottesville talks about the nexus of food and climate. “Food is a vehicle not only for social justice and community building, but also for carbon responsibility."
Read MoreUVA donated more than four thousand pounds of food to five organizations in the Charlottesville area. One of those recipients was Better Business Challenge Participant Loaves and Fishes. We talked with Jane Colony Mills, Executive Director of the shelter, to learn more.
Read MoreOur June Climate Leader is Shantell Bingham, Program Director for the Charlottesville Food Justice Network and Outreach Coordinator for the City Schoolyard Garden!
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