The Fall Edition of the YES! e-Newsletter was recently sent out to YES! supporters! Be sure to check it out here. There are great stories on the results of YES! teams last year, an overview of the recent YES! Fall Summit, highlights of what YES! teams are up to this fall, an article highlighting the Mankato West YES! team's partnership with Full Circle Organics, LLC, and a story commemorating
Business Highlight: Full Circle Organics
40% of organic compostable materials are currently being sent to landfills. Full Circle Organics, LLC strives to reduce this amount through successfully managing a multi-location cooperative of compost facilities. This includes continuing to expand partnerships, one of which has recently involved the Mankato West YES! team. Focused on providing organics recycling outside of the metro area,
YES! In Action: New London-Spicer YES! Team
It is easy to see that the New London-Spicer (NL-S) YES! team is going to have another productive year. They are starting right by growing healthy food for healthy minds while also fine-tuning their milk carton recycling and hydration station campaigns. The passive solar greenhouse that was just a dream this past spring for the NL-S team has come to fruition. It is about about 70% done and
Fall Summit Survey
Fall Summit Date Announced: October 30th at Prairie Woods!
YES! will bring together as many as 30 teams from across the state for the YES! Fall Summit 2013. While connecting with and learning from their peers, doing challenge courses, and thinking critically about energy issues and opportunities, teams will celebrate the start of the 7th season of YES! Date: October 30th Location: Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Spicer We're excited to
The Numbers Are In!
What a year for YES! This year, 470 students from 32 different schools participated in the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) program. These students worked with 365 community members and 144 local businesses to achieve their energy-related goals. The energy action projects that these students worked on this year impacted an additional 12,763 students and 17,247 community members. This means that