A collaborative project between the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), Black Soil KY and Need More Acres Farm has resulted in an agriculture and food systems curriculum for young...
The Week Without Driving (as much) is a national initiative that citizens in Lexington are organizing around to inform the Lexington community about the importance of recognizing barriers in our transportation systems, in particular for members of...
The UK Sustainable Office Certification (SOC) Program is the newest addition to sustainability programming at the University of Kentucky. The program recently launched on August 1st, 2024 and will be certifying its first cohort of offices this fall...
During Waste Reduction Week, UK Recycling interns organized a documentary screening on food waste – Just Eat It. It’s free on YouTube, so go watch it! Sometimes documentaries can seem overwhelming and leave...
If you’re looking to step up your sustainability game beyond your day to day behaviors, I recommend looking into supporting a “climate tech” or “clean tech” start-up company. I have provided a summary description of a...
Just a few weeks ago, from April 12-16th, UK Recycling put on their first annual Waste Reduction Week. This week of events, created by UK Sustainability Interns Bethany Schagene (class of ‘21) and Olivia Tussey (class...
Sustainability has long been described using the metaphor of a three legged stool – or a triple bottom line – where environmental stewardship and social equity/justice are balanced equals to economic...
Gender equality has come a long way, but more work is still needed to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Dr. Betsy Beymer-Farris, director of the Environment and Sustainability Studies...
Sustainability provides opportunities to develop and foster peace, prosperity for people and the planet. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize that sustainability is more complex than just...
Sometimes environmental issues seem too big for one person to make a difference. Food waste can be one of those topics. Thankfully, Caleb Gooden, a Sophomore at UK, decided to try and do something about food waste...
Improving the environment is a daunting task, but by each of us making small changes, we can make a big difference. The UK Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment interviewed several faculty...
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