Green Venture

I came across a great organization today, Green Venture. This non-profit organization provides the public with information about conservation and the environment throught its office, website, seasonal newsletter and public speaking. According to their website, “Green Venture is committed to energy, water and waste reduction, education, green space conservation and the greening of small businesses”.

Green Venture’s primary partner is the City of Hamilton and since its inception they have worked with the city to improve the local environment and economy by affecting changes in citizen behaviour and encouraging sustainable development. This is a great example of how local government and business can work together to build awarenesss, increase knowledge and improve their local environment.

One of the facilities Green Venture operates is EcoHouse. EcoHouse was built to show citizens that it is possible to live in a sustainable manner. The EcoHouse serves to demonstrate environmental technologies from the past, present and future. I think perhaps Bentley and I should plan a field trip down to hamilton and see what Green Venture and EcoHouse has to offer.

The Green Venture website is full of great information and sustainable living practices. I found their virutal tour section to be quite informative and well designed. Be sure to check out their information on Composting and Vermicomposting.

Written by steve on September 18th, 2006 with no comments.
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