Riverway to begin a Green Team and we are looking to YOU for involvement!

I am looking for parents, staff and students who are interested in joining the Riverway Learning Community Green Team that I want to get started. A Green Team can consist of parents, students, and staff with the task is to plan environmental activities and outreach. An option for environmental inspiration and our first meeting would be to visit Growing Power in Milwaukee WI at the end of this April. Their vision is to "inspire communities to build sustainable food systems that are equitable and ecologically sound, creating a just world, one food-secure community at a time." Check out http://www.growingpower.org/ for more information. During this exciting meeting, we can discuss our ideas during the drive, get a tour of their urban farm and volunteer to learn about what they are doing and how we can implement some of their ideas at Riverway.
A few Growing Power Pictures from their site:

Greenhouse showing container gardening with worms.

A beautiful urban garden!

The power of worms! Using worms to convert waste to nutrient rich fertilizer to mix with soil!

Aquaponics in their greenhouse.

Will Allen- Helping to grow the power!

Please contact Rochelle Jansen, MN GreenCorps member serving at Riverway (rochellemjansen@gmail.com or (507) 689-2844)  if you are interested in becoming part of the Green Team. If you would like to visit Growing Power but are not sure if you want to be on the team, you are still welcome!


Thank you, 
Rochelle
rochellemjansen@gmail.com
(507) 689-2844