Sustainable Springfield

01/16/2025

SSI Vice President Bob Croteau presented on trains!

01/15/2025

Join our nonprofit's raffle for a chance to win big while supporting our mission too! Your participation is not only a chance to win prizes, but also plays a vital role in supporting our mission. Each ticket you purchase directly contributes to our efforts in making a meaningful impact in our commun...

01/14/2025

At Normal, IL: Federal grant:
This project will perform a waste audit from a 75-mile radius to evaluate co-digestion to renewable natural gas. The project is testing a new anaerobic digester technology to evaluate the benefits a lower-energy mixing approach.

$513,185

01/13/2025

Starting tomorrow, the Alliance team will start hitting the road for a busy food and farm conference season around the state. Check out our schedule and register for some of these awesome events we're participating in, showcasing the latest in the food and farm system.

Our first stop is Marion for the Southern Illinois Farming Alliance Conference tomorrow. If you're attending any of these events, make sure to stop by our booth and say hello! We'd love to see you.

01/13/2025

We have carried the closed loop brand since we opened in 2022! And Julia & Wayne are just the best (aren't they cute?)
(from their website)
We want you to love, enjoy, and share our products. We also want you to have peace of mind, knowing these products are crafted with our community and our world in mind. Over time we’ve developed these principles that guide every decision we make.
Whispering Willow instills each day with beauty, kindness, and gratitude through handcrafted products that encourage indulgent self-care and mindful giving. But that is only one aspect of who we are.
✨ We give back to the community by donating 1% of sales to charity
✨ We use natural and certified organic ingredients to support sustainable farming
✨ We are certified cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny
✨ We use glass containers when possible to ensure our packaging is reusable and recyclable
✨ We use only essential oils for scent and natural clays and botanicals for color
✨ We never use palm oil, parabens, sulfates, or phthalates

If you have purchased a lavender, eucalyptus mint, chai, or lemongrass scented hand/body wash from us, it was lovingly made by our friends at Whispering Willow! ❤️

01/13/2025

Calling anyone interested in learning how to effectively organize for environmental justice! Our President and CEO, Rev. Brian Sauder and Outreach Director, Veronica Johnson, will be teaching an online course on starting January 31st sharing practical tools and information to imagine, understand and even create your own non-profit.

The course will be held Fridays from 9AM - 12PM (January 31-May 7). The course can be taken as a standalone (for auditors or enrichment students), as part of a concentration (for degree seeking students) or a Certificate in Ecological Regeneration (for nondegree students). Contact Rev. Brian Sauder for more details: [email protected].

Enroll:
Current Garrett students register online.
Non-Garrett students must apply as nondegree/enrichment students here: www.garrett.edu/admissions/apply/

Tuition: $2,697 for academic credit, $249 for audit/CEUs for the 3-hour course.

01/13/2025

SummarySignatures sought to encourage greater public engagement in selection process for empty Ward 1 seat Residents of the City of Springfield’s 1st Ward are inviting petition signatures from across the city, calling for transparency in replacing former

01/13/2025

01/13/2025

The world's largest CO2-based seawater heat pump with a 70 megawatt heating capacity recently went online in Denmark.

01/13/2025

The economic benefits extend past the city’s limits: According to Swift Current, approximately $100 million in new tax revenue is projected to flow into Sangamon County and Morgan County, which are home to the Double Black Diamond Solar site, over the project’s operational life.

01/09/2025

01/07/2025

01/05/2025