Sustainable Alachua County, Inc

Sustainable Alachua County, Inc. (SAC) is offering a one-time Sustainability Innovation Grant of $7,000. We challenge you to propose an innovative sustainability action or education project for our community. Projects that propose to raise sustainability awareness and generate income for self perpetuation will be favored. We want to see action and results with this funding! […]

We invite you to join the Healthy Children, Healthy Planet summer discussion circle sponsored by Sustainable Alachua County. The course will allow participants an opportunity to discover ways to create meaningful family times and healthful environments for children. Identifying cultural pressures and finding antidotes to strengthen our relationships with children are key themes addressed in the […]

The UF Organic Gardens Cooperative has a few openings for new members. Garden plots are 12-by-15 feet and the rental fee is just $15 for an entire six months, which includes tool use, some seeds, and water. In exchange, co-op members must volunteer for a total of six hours during the semester to help maintain […]

Gainesville Critical Mass takes place at 5:30 pm on the last Friday of every month at the Plaza of the Americas on the University of Florida campus.  The bike ride starts at 5:30 pm, come rain or come shine.
 
The purpose of the Critical Mass is to raise public awareness of the alternatives to motorized transportation […]

20 years ago, I was paralyzed when hit by a car while riding my bicycle. Prior to that I was an avid wilderness backpacker, canoer, and cyclist. I have canoed most of the rivers in Florida, hiked extensively through the Sierra Nevada mountains, the Rockies , hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, hiked […]

FloridaWorks GreenRide web-based carpool matching service is now available to anyone who lives or works in Alachua or Bradford Counties.  There is no charge for using FloridaWorks GreenRide.
To register, commuters can sign up at www.floridaworks.greenride.com.  FloridaWorks GreenRide shows all potential carpooling matches, and participants can email the matches to see if they would like to […]