On March 2nd, the YES! teams from Little Falls Community Middle School and Melrose Middle School attended a YES! Winter Workshop entitled ‘Greening Your Cafeteria’. The workshop was held at the new space for the Sprout Food Hub in Little Falls. The teams toured the facilities, learned about the Farm to School Network, and got to see the space that will be used as an indoor farmers market as well
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Youth Make Sustainable Connections at Gustavus Adolphus College
By YES! Coordinator Katelyn Larsen Students from the Mankato West, Minnesota New Country School, and Sleepy Eye YES! teams came together on March 2, 2016 to learn about sustainability from sourcing materials to end use. Students began the day by learning about and touring the sustainable practices in place at Gustavus Adolphus College from Jim Dontje, Chair and Director of the Johnson Center for
WWG Earth YES! Class Educates Elementary Students
This is a guest post by the WWG Earth YES! Class On February 24th 2016, WWG Earth YES! team went to the WWG Elementary and had a presentation about recycling. We presented to students in kindergarten through 3rd grade. We taught them what recycling is, what impact landfills have on animals, and what can and cannot be recycled. We also incorporated a game that went with the presentation to. We
Community Solar Heating Up in MN
Students learn why community solar is heating up in Minnesota at Mankato Winter Workshop By YES! Coordinator Katelyn Larsen On February 17, 2016, four teams convened at Mankato West High School to learn about community solar. Community solar is a way for residents and businesses to receive solar energy without having to invest in an entire system on site. It is a great fit for those that want to
Here Comes The Sun
By YES! Coordinator Kory Klebe "Oh…the sun will come out tomorrow, tomorrow." That was the phrase going through everybody’s head at the West-Central Solar YES! Winter Workshop, held at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center near Spicer, MN. The 3 YES! teams that attended this workshop were Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (ACGC), Dream Academy, and New London-Spicer (NLS). The day started with
Why Should We Install a Hydration Station at Our School?
By YES! Coordinator Jim DeVries The main question asked by everyone when they see a hydration station is ”why would you install that when you can purchase bottled water cheaply everywhere?” We wanted to answer that question this year during the YES! Winter Workshop for the Mesabi East High School YES! team. These students are working to install a hydration station at school and needed background