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New Jersey is not usually the place that comes to mind when most people think of renewable energy. With the country’s greatest wind potential located in the mountains, Great Plains or on the Pacific coast, the Garden State may seem an unlikely place for a wind turbine. But the Jersey-Atlantic wind farm, the first and only of [...]

Monday, August 15, 7-9 pm Springdale Farms, 1638 Springdale Rd, Cherry Hill, NJ This workshop celebrates the incredible variety, abundance, and vibrancy of locally grown flowers available in our area in mid-summer. Zinnias, hydrangeas, celosia, pin cushions, eryingium, billy buttons, delphinium, flowering herbs, sunflowers, lisianthus, sweet williams, euphorbia, grasses, veronica, yarrow, snapdragons, and so much more are bursting [...]

I once saw a top-ten list of inventions that engineers selected as the greatest scientific achievements of the 20 th century. I guess it’s not surprising that air conditioning was among the list. After all, just fifty years ago few people had a/c units and suffered through brutal heat waves with [...]

“You know, the highways may be America’s biggest monument,” said Lady Bird Johnson in 1997. “The Romans had their fabulous temples and government buildings. Maybe the highways of America are one of our longest-lasting productions.” A few days after Lady Bird Johnson died in July 2007, CBS Sunday Morning replayed a 1997 segment featuring the First [...]

As an environmental science teacher, for many years my sustainability practices were primarily motivated by the ecological, social and human impacts of our natural resource use. Making my home and lifestyle a model of health, comfort and efficiency was therefore a natural extension of both my professional interests as well as the conscious living that I [...]

On July 1, 2011, Inez Korff, a world language teacher at Carusi Middle School in Cherry Hill, NJ, will head to Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming, as a teacher fellow with the Earthwatch Institute.  She will join the Songbirds of the Rocky Mountains expedition as a member of a research team consisting of scientists, volunteers, and [...]

Seeking volunteers to help DMB and U2 with their planet saving efforts this summer. We are looking for those with a genuine passion for our environment: THIS IS NOT A PROMOTION…THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM! Details below:

1. Are you passionate about our environment? Have you heard of the DMB Caravan 2011 Festivals or Brita FilterForGood?

The Summer Book Club series is open to the public and free of charge, although registration is required. While attendance at all sessions is suggested, it is not mandatory! For more information and to register for Book 1: Fair Food For more information and to register for Book 2: Serve God, Save the Planet For more information, contact Lori Braunstein lori.braunstein@sustainablecherryhill.org [...]

So many times we hear the cry, “Not in MY backyard.” Now Cherry Hill residents and the community at large can boast that right in our backyard are TWO National Recreational Trails. These are the ONLY trails in the entire state of New Jersey to be granted this designation this year by [...]

Join us on Wednesday, June 1st! Stop by and hang out with us in the back bar at PJ’s. Green Drinks is NOT just for professional networking. We welcome poets, philosophers and parents, too! SCH has its own chapter of this popular social and business networking happy hour that brings together a wide array of environmentally minded people each [...]

Those of you who remember my wonderful  Christmas Day hike on the Kresson Trail, probably won’t be surprised to hear that I used another quiet holiday weekend to revisit the trail.  This time, I hiked solo while my husband and son mountain biked on the single track serpentine [...]

Did you know that Cherry Hill Township has a Green Team that meets monthly?  We know that dealing with complex and serious challenges, like sustainability, requires collaboration, organization and continuity. Check out our Green Team’s Mission Statement, which was developed to help guide us as we move our community forward into a healthy, abundant [...]

In January 2011, Sustainable Cherry Hill’s Way To Go Task Force assisted the Township in applying for funds from New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Local Bicycle/Pedestrian Planning Assistance Program grant.  The funding, awarded to the Township in January, covers the costs of a Planning Consultant (Michael [...]

Hundreds of people came out to Croft Farm in Cherry Hill, NJ on Saturday, April 30th to enjoy and learn at the Art Blooms Earth Festival.  The festival, presented by Sustainable Cherry Hill, in collaboration with Cherry Hill Township and the Cherry Hill Arts Board, offered people the opportunity to understand how to decrease their impact [...]

Hundreds of people came out to Croft Farm in Cherry Hill, NJ on Saturday, April 30th to enjoy and learn at the Art Blooms Earth Festival.  The festival, presented by Sustainable Cherry Hill, in collaboration with Cherry Hill Township and the Cherry Hill Arts Board, offered people the opportunity to understand how to decrease their impact [...]

Bridging Gaps: Forging Alliances 5th Annual Women in Science and Technology Workforce Summit May 20, 2011, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm The Conference Center at Mercer, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ Keynote Speakers Michele Siekerka, Asst. Commissioner, NJ DEP will speak on New Jersey Initiatives and Christianne Corbett, AAUW (American Association of University Women) will discuss “Why so Few? Women [...]

Join us on Wednesday, May 4th! Stop by and hang out with us in the back bar at PJ’s. Green Drinks is NOT just for professional networking. We welcome poets, philosophers and parents, too! SCH has its own chapter of this popular social and business networking happy hour that brings together a wide array of environmentally minded people each [...]

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2011 Contact: Dan Keashen, Chief of Staff Phone:                    (856) 910-9687 Fax:                        (856) 661-4719 E-mail:                    dkeashen@chtownship.com Township joins Rutgers Green Purchasing Cooperative (Cherry Hill, N.J.) – Township Council on Monday night approved Cherry Hill’s participation in a new green-purchasing cooperative led by Rutgers University, allowing the Township to save money while buying more eco-friendly products. Cherry Hill is one of just [...]

Submitted by Sustainable Cherry Hill supporter, Jay Lassiter: One of my favorite things about Sustainable Cherry Hill is our ongoing and ever-evolving commitment to creating a truer sense of community and fellowship in our wonderful town.  It’s sort of the local byproduct of trying to act locally and I totally love that. This year Cherry Hill honors one [...]