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We know it’s technically still summer, but we are back and ready to network! Join us on September 1st! Stop by and hang out with us in the back bar at PJ’s. 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 [...]

Last summer, Sustainable Cherry Hill hosted a community visioning conference called,  “Cherry Hill 2020: Shaping a Sustainable Future” . One of the outcomes of that process was the formation of a series of community led task forces, each addressing a unique aspect of sustainability in Cherry Hill. The  Way to Go group formed with a mission of: “  advocating for [...]

Today is August 21, 2010.  As of this day, we, as a global community, have just used up all the natural resources that our planet can produce in one year. Tomorrow, well… we start accumulating debt and we all know what a bummer being in debt is.  Humanity currently uses the equivalent of 1.4 planets to [...]

I was up early this morning, reflecting on the past four days that I spent at a Pennsylvania mountain retreat as an Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) Fellow.  ELP’s mission of “inspiring visionary, action oriented and diverse leadership to work for a just and sustainable future” targets “emerging environmental and social change practitioners eager to connect their specialized [...]

We know it’s technically still summer, but we are back and ready to network! Join us on September 1st! Stop by and hang out with us in the back bar at PJ’s. SCH has its own chapter of this popular social and business networking happy hour that brings together a wide array of environmentally minded [...]

It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world.  This morning, I discovered my own little “Butterfly Effect” right here in Cherry Hill, NJ.  The “flutter” happened about a year and a half ago.  I was asked to give a five [...]

Last month, I had the opportunity to go to Chicago for the 4th Annual Community Gathering of the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) Education Partnership.  The SoL Ed Partnership is making a significant contribution to sustainability by increasing the capacity of  schools and communities to work together in ” elegant and seamless [...]

Thank you to  guest poster, Lacey Swartz for helping us out while we take a summer break from our outreach efforts here in Cherry Hill…. With the July 21st introduction of the “Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010″ to Congress, more Americans than ever [...]

COMMUNITY GREENHOUSE GAS AND ENERGY COORDINATOR – Cherry Hill Township seeks an enthusiastic, organized, and dedicated person to serve as a part-time Community Greenhouse Gas and Energy Coordinator. The position will work as part of a team, including Cherry Hill Township, the College of New Jersey, and the US Environmental Protection Agency, to assist government, residents, [...]

Sustainable Cherry Hill encourages you to support The Center for Transformation in Waterfront South Camden… The Center for Transformation is dedicated to environmental transformation and environmental justice particularly in the Waterfront South neighborhood of Camden, New Jersey. Join us for workdays in Eve’s Garden on the first Saturday of each month from 9 am to noon. For more information contact Andrea [...]

Join us in the back bar at PJ’s for the last Green Drinks event until September! 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 month over beverages to discuss green and sustainable solutions, ideas, concepts and much more. [...]

Cherry Hill, Monday May 17, 2010: Sustainable Cherry Hill held a panel discussion, “The Soul of Sustainability,” at the Cherry Hill Public Library. Panelists discussed sustainability in beauty, cleaning products and food products. Presenters, who posed after the presentation, from left, are: Hassen Saker, co-owner/founder, Organic Home, LLC, poet/artist; Heather Saker: co-founder/advisor, Organic Home, LLC, painter, yoga/meditation [...]

Learn how you can decrease the toxins in your life and still look gorgeous! From hair and skin to home and dinner… you can have it all! Are you concerned about the toxins in your beauty, cleaning products and food? So are we. The Soul of Sustainability Monday, May 17, 7-9 Cherry Hill Library Free, but registration required. Register here or call Robin Bland [...]

Jim Wioland, Director of Recreation at Cherry Hill Township participated in our “ Make your own Rain Barrel” Workshop on March 6th and took some time to write a web entry about his experience. Mike Haberland from the Rutgers NJ Agricultural Experiment Station ran the workshop, which was co-sponsored by the Cherry Hill Recreation Department. Thank you [...]

Join us on May 5th! Stop by and hang out with us in the back bar at PJ’s. 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 month over beverages to discuss green and sustainable solutions, ideas, concepts and [...]

We realized how ambitious our Earth Month plans were when we became exhausted just reading about them!  Acting on the old adage, “We can rest when we’re dead”, we pushed forward with our month of education, fun and community building (oh, and a little fund raising too!).  We hope you were able to join us for [...]

Sustainability goes well beyond CFL bulbs and hybrid cars. We need to care for our inner selves to remain healthy, happy and fulfilled. The Soul of Sustainability:  Art, Beauty & Quality of LIfe Monday, May 17, 7-9 pm at The Cherry Hill Library Join us for a free workshop as we delve deeper into the “Soul of [...]

In President Barack Obama’s statement marking the 40 th anniversary of the first Earth Day in the United States he said, “As we continue to tackle our environmental challenges, it’s clear change won’t come from Washington alone. It will come from Americans across the country, who takes steps in their own homes and their own communities to [...]