Boxerwood $teps It Up
Boxerwood is one of twelve U.S. environmental education organizations recently selected to receive project funding for engaging students...
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Aug 27
The Unexplainable Joy of Collective Composting
Earlier this year, over 100 households participated in our 10-week Backyard Compost Challenge and collectively diverted a whopping 5,017...
Jul 26
Teens Take Root, Cultivate Community
“The most important thing I’ve learned is that little things can make a big difference,” reflected Buena Vista teen James Miller. The...
May 29
Composting Initiative Expands to Six Schools
In a season of celebrations, local schools this month are also marking an achievement of a different order: the reduction in thousands of...
May 24
Encore Blog: Farewell, Team!
Congratulations on completing the 2024 Backyard Compost Challenge! As you know, we began this journey with a question: How much food...
May 10
Week #9: Keeping Up with the Composting
As we round into the Challenge’s home stretch, we know that many households new to composting will soon be embarking on their own for the...
May 3
Week #8: Keeping Food Out of the Pail in the First Place
Eight weeks into the Compost Challenge, many of us are gaining confidence diverting our food waste from the landfill. So now that we’re...
Apr 26
Week #7: Waste Busters!
Thank you to Elise Sheffield, Boxerwood Education Director, for her guest blog this week: Hi everyone, as your Backyard Challenge enters...
Apr 19
Week #6: COREworks & Compost
Guest post by Ginny Johnson Hello Citizen Scientists! I’m Ginny Johnson, Boxerwood sustainability educator. One of the Boxerwood programs...
Apr 12
WEEK #5: WHAT’S THE SCOOP?
Happy halfway point, Slop Superstars! To commemorate this occasion, we checked our Data Summary page and noticed a huge range of weekly...
Apr 5
WEEK #4: WHY COMPOST?
Congratulations on completing Week 4 of the Compost Challenge! As we continue weighing our slop – check out our Data Summary page for...
Mar 29
WEEK #3: HOW TO COOK UP THE BEST COMPOST
What’s the key to having fun and success with your composting? Keeping your chefs happy – and we don’t mean the ones in your kitchen....
Mar 20
WEEK #2: WHO'S IN OUR COMMUNITY?
Congratulations on successfully completing Week 1 of the Challenge! We’re off to a great start. Check out our collective Week 1 totals on...
Mar 18
Making the Switch: New Service Helps Homeowners Go Electric
With increased national focus on adopting cleaner energy sources, a new initiative in Rockbridge is ready to help local homeowners and...
Mar 15
WEEK #1: WELCOME ABOARD
Welcome to the 2024 Backyard Compost Challenge! As we kick off the Challenge, your Boxerwood project coordinators want to extend a...
Feb 23
COREworks: A Local Way to Care for the Earth, Fight Climate Change, and Improve Our Community
written by Annette Green, volunteer COREworks ambassador 2023 We all want to be good stewards of the Earth and are aware of the growing...
Feb 22
4th Annual Backyard Compost Challenge
This story first appeared in The News-Gazette on February 14, 2024. In partnership with all three local jurisdictions, Boxerwood is once...
Nov 21, 2023
Sustainability Without Borders
Earlier this month Boxerwood educator Ginny Johnson traveled to Mexico for first-hand experiences with local organizations that are...
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