Footprint Magazine
Kelly Gehringer
REBOOT Encourages Community Involvement
Have you seen these mysterious R’s floating around campus? It’s week three of REBOOT, a 10-week long community scavenger hunt that challenges members of the Mizzou community to get out and explore the spaces around them. Teams participate in weekly missions involving sustainability and rack up points to win prizes in the process. However, the … Continue reading
Who, me?
This week’s Who, me? challenge is to make something for someone. Every day we have two choices: the sustainable way or…the other way. It’s easy to want to help the planet, but tricky part is the who, me? question (followed by the inevitable yes, you! response). We all want to show the ones we love just … Continue reading
Spooky Songs for your Halloween Weekend
Halloween is arguably the best day ever. It’s the one time of the year that it’s socially acceptable to eat candy non-stop, dress up like a freak and scare the socks off everyone around you. It’s also a time to dance. Here are some of my spooky song recommendations for the weekend. Miss Aretha Franklin’s … Continue reading
Who, me?
Every day we have two choices: the sustainable way or…the other way. It’s easy to want to help the planet, but tricky part is the who, me? question (followed by the inevitable yes, you! response). I’m convinced that if everyone started asking themselves who, me? a little more, our world would be a lot different. … Continue reading
All Things Elm
When I was asked what my favorite kind of tree is, I had to think for about six seconds before I decided it’s an Elm tree, simply because I was born in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. I started looking into elms and they’re a proud bunch. Here’s my ‘All things Elm’ playlist.
It’s a hoot! Everything you need to know about Harvest Hootenanny 2011
It’s a HOOTENANNY!! What’s a Hootenanny? It’s a hoot, in every sense of the word. Come to the Urban Farm, located at 1209 Smith Street, to celebrate the fall harvest with food, fun and games. The second annual Harvest Hootenanny Fundraiser will be Saturday, October 1, from 4-7 p.m. Our talented local urban farmers at CCUA are celebrating … Continue reading
Juggling poverty and health: Food Corps, Let’s Move and food deserts
This is an opinion column written by a Sustain Mizzou member. If you page through American history, our country has a tendency to take notice of pressing issues too little and too late. Humanitarian problems are pushed by the wayside as the gap between the rich and the poor continues to grow. The correlation between … Continue reading
Planning a rocking benefit concert: Gulf Sounds
I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to combine my passion for music with an environmental cause and I had to seize this one. I decided to pick three organizations that are providing aid to the Gulf, to cover three categories: environment, community and wildlife. The idea was to create an event with Sustain Mizzou that … Continue reading
Sustain-a-Bling
When we think sustainability today, words like recycle, carbon footprint and local food come to mind. Maybe we should think about words like Mod Podge, bandanas and magazines a little more. Last week, Monica and I launched a project called Sustain-a-Bling. Our dear friend Ben Datema thought of the idea once upon a time when … Continue reading
