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Aquatic ‘Superplants’ Are Local Food for Cows That Lead to Lower Emissions

Using a water-born crop that grows at breakneck speed, an innovative cattle feed startup could reduce livestock emissions in a variety of ways. By reducing...
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Government Extends Growing Season for Thousands of Organic Farmers, Providing Local Food Throughout Winter

Farmers, like Earl and Clarisse Snell of Alabama, can still grow summer squash and tomatoes as if it were summer, thanks to their new...

Good News in History September 22

19 years ago today, J.J. Abrams's brilliant science-fiction drama Lost debuted on ABC. Running from 2004 to 2010, the show charted a course over six...

New Bank in The Spirit of Walden Will Lend and Invest Only in Local New England Agriculture

In New England, entrepreneurs have taken an unorthodox path to support local and sustainable agriculture—they started a bank. Encapsulating the spirit of Thoreau, Walden Mutual...

Community Makes 10,000 Sandwiches for the Needy in 1 Day, Honoring Legacy of Woman Who Did That for Soldiers in WWI

A South Carolina community came together this week to make 10,000 sandwiches in one day to give away to local food banks, schools, soup...

New Rooftop CO2 Ventilators Funnel Fumes into Fertilizer that Makes Spinach Grow 4x Bigger in Roof Gardens

New carbon dioxide ventilators could turn fumes into fertilizer to bring vegetable patches to high rise rooftops, suggests a new study. It wasn't just suggested,...

Bigger than Texas: Huge New Marine Park Will Protect ‘Australia’s Galapagos’

Massive new marine parks will now protect and preserve the Australian oceans surrounding Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands—home to life found nowhere else...

Company’s Innovative Smart Beehive Gets $80 Million in Funding to Save Bees From Any Hazard

Across the world, people and governments are banning pesticides and planting more pollinator-friendly flowers to boost bee populations naturally. Now farmers and beekeeers also have...

Son Sells Thousands of Cheesesteaks to Give Mom Last Dream Trip to See the Egyptian Pyramids

How many sandwiches does it take to make a pyramid? Three. How many sandwiches does it take to bring your mom on a trip...

Fresh Sheets or Great Books? These Are The Top 50 Simple Pleasures That Americans Love the Most

Want to make someone’s day? It may be as simple as playing them their favorite song, or pointing out a newly blossoming tree to...

They’ve Collected 20 Million Pounds of Food From People Who are Moving—And Delivered it to Food Banks

A New Jersey moving company has sparked an initiative capitalizing on the amount of food left behind in clients' fridges in order to help...

This High School Opened a Campus Grocery Store–And Students Pay in Good Deeds

When most of us make a trip to the grocery store, we pay with credit cards, cash, and coupons. But for a unique supermarket...

Nice Or Naughty? The Best (And Worst) Companies During This Pandemic

GNN polled readers on our Facebook page to find out which companies have excelled during the pandemic of 2020, and which ones didn't live...

Getting to Know Neighbors Will Get Easier As H&R Block and Nextdoor Fund 10 Projects to Reduce Isolation

H&R Block and Nextdoor announced this week that they have chosen 10 community projects to fund, specifically designed to build more resilient communities, reduce...

Tennessee Teen Raises Thousands of Dollars For Food Banks By Making and Selling His Own Vanilla – WATCH

Vanilla is the salt of the dessert world—it enhances the flavors of all the other ingredients that go into a dish. No wonder it's...

Selfless Teen is Local Hero After Daily Trips During Lockdown To Clean Dirty Road Signs And Cut Back Town’s Hedges

A teenage boy annoyed by road signs left dirty and hedges overgrown during lockdown has become a local hero after going on a mission...

Charitable Donors in U.S. Give Record Amount, As Support Surges in First 6 Months of 2020

Donations surged nearly 50% in the first half of 2020—the most given in the history of one of America's largest philanthropic funds, Schwab Charitable.

Kroger Buys and Redirects Dairy Farmers’ Excess Milk, Sending 50,000 Gallons Per Month to Food Banks

Though it’s difficult for food banks to stock this item, nutrient-dense milk is one of the most-often requested items. Now, in these critical times,...

Missouri Deer Hunters Donate 350,000 Pounds of Venison to Food Banks Across the State

Missouri’s Share the Harvest program, a goodwill mission that allows Missouri deer hunters to donate part, if not all, of their catch to charity,...

School Turns Resource-Greedy Lawn into ‘Giving Garden’ That Provides Produce to Feed the Poor

All of the produce that is grown at the Orcas Island “Giving Garden” is either used in the school cafeteria or donated to the local food bank.