Tips for Dining Deliberately
As we host the Nashville Earth Day Restaurant Challenge, here are a few tips for dining more deliberately at a restaurant or at home.
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2024 Earth Day Events in Nashville
If you’re looking for how to celebrate Earth Month or Earth Day in Nashville, Urban Green Lab has a roundup of different ways to celebrate the beauty of our planet and learn about solutions that make our planet, its people, and their prosperity a top priority.
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Urban Green Lab Publishes 2023 Annual Report
Urban Green Lab shares the 2023 Annual Report showcasing program achievements and stories from stakeholders
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11 Books About Sustainability to Add to Your Reading List
Book recommendations to learn more about sustainability for all reading levels
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How Less Trash Leads to Less Crime in Communities
In low-income areas of Nashville, the correlation between crime and pollution has reached alarming levels, with both issues deeply rooted in historical injustices such as redlining and community divestment. However,
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Second Food Waste Mural Installed at Patagonia Nashville
Urban Green Lab, in partnership with Patagonia, placed two murals on the windows of the Patagonia Nashville store to celebrate how food can provide fuel for activity and encourage Nashvillians to waste less food.
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Celebrating 15 Years of Urban Green Lab
In 2009, Urban Green Lab was founded to bring sustainability education to Nashville communities. Over the past 15 years, our commitment to sustainability education has remained the same, but the way that is accomplished has adapted over time. Read more reflections on the past 15 years of Urban Green Lab in our latest blog post.
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What is “Climate Optimism?”
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
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
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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