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Graphic promoting Sustainable in the City episode on Oct. 11 at noon

Sustainable in the City Webinar – Nashville’s Climate Resilience

Join us for an informative discussion with Kristin Stroup, Executive Fellow, Building Resilience in City Operations, and Kendra Abkowitz, Chief Sustainability and Resilience Officer for the Office of Mayor Freddie O’Connell. We will discuss the City’s draft plan and how it helps to ensure that Nashville’s infrastructure, systems, economy, and community can anticipate, cope with, and bounce back from expected and unexpected events.

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What is “Climate Optimism?”

blog / UGL-Staff

In this blog, we explore the question of what is climate optimism and share helpful resources for finding positive news about the state of the climate.

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5 Tips to Reduce Food Waste at Home

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Food is beautiful. How can we waste less food at home? Read five tips to reduce food waste in your kitchen.

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A Student’s Perspective: Cultivating Sustainability in the Classroom

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Hear from Megh Dixit, a student at Merrol Hyde Magnet High School, who has been working with Urban Green Lab since the winter of 2022 to develop his own environmental science/sustainability course with guidance from our Director of Education, Christina Langone.

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Nashville’s Food Scraps Pickup Pilot

Katie Miller

Join us to get the dirt on composting from Jenn Harrman, Zero Waste Program Manager at Metro Nashville Waste Services. We will be discussing the Food Scraps Pickup Pilot and how this program fits into Nashville’s overall waste reduction goals.

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Nashville Sustainability Roundtable: September 21

Katie Miller

Join us on Thursday, September 21 for the next Nashville Sustainability Roundtable with The Wond’ry. This event is by invitation only; to join the Roundtable email jacqueline@urbangreenlab.org.

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Sustainability + Social and Emotional Learning

blog / Erin Bloom

Urban Green Lab’s Classrooms Division hosted a session on how sustainability connects to social and emotional learning while focusing on empowering individuals to make informed decisions and take individual and collective action to address global challenges like climate change.

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River Friendly Farms

UGL-Staff

Join us for an informative conversation with two local River Friendly farmers, Reggie Marshall of Reggie’s Veggies and Alex Bice of Cooper Creek Farm, and the Working Lands Program Manager at Cumberland River Compact, Caroline Hutchins.

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Dispatches from the Field: Bonnaroo Works Fund Environmental Inequity Panel Discussion

blog / Bethany Edwards

Urban Green Lab hosted a panel at Bonnaroo on the impact of environmental inequity. Read a summary of the panel and learn why we must prioritize environmental justice in this blog.

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Dispatches from the Field: Bonnaroo Works Fund Sustainable Consumption Panel Discussion

blog / Bethany Edwards

Urban Green Lab hosted a panel at Bonnaroo on sustainable consumption and how to shop sustainably. Read a summary of the panel and why where you choose to spend your money is important in this blog.

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