Our faith calls us to consider the impact of our present actions on future generations, other creatures, and the Earth. Sustainability provides for the current generation while ensuring adequate resources for the future. It can take many forms, from energy and transportation to green technology. Learn more about the Episcopal Church’s efforts towards sustainability and become a leader in your faith community and family.

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News

[8/22/2011]  Georgia church shines light by turning off the lights
[Smyrna-Vinings Patch.com] A small team of about 10 people at St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church in Smyrna, Georgia, is doing its part to make the church, and eventually the entire community, a greener place with the help of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light.

[6/21/2011]  An organic garden grows on Long Island
[Long Island (NY) Herald] A 500-square-foot organic garden now adorns a large portion of land at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Bellmore, New York. The space was seen as an opportunity to get the community outdoors and supply the less fortunate with healthy, fresh food.

[6/18/2011]  Garden plots tended by refugee families show ties to past, hope for future
[Grand Rapids (MI) Press] Where Om Koirala, whose family fled religious persecution in their homeland when he was 10, sees plain-old vegetable plants in a garden behind Holy Cross Episcopal Church, his parents see something to clutch from their past.

[6/14/2011]  Minnesota breakfast program aims to serve home-cooked food of local origins and connect the community
[Twin Cities (MN) Pioneer Press] Our Community Kitchen at Ascension Episcopal Church in Stillwater, Minnesota, is offered in partnership with the Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Program and the Land Stewardship Project. The pilot program is intended to increase access to fruits and vegetables in local diets; it has established relationships with nearby farmers and growers.

[6/8/2011]  Community garden open for business in Ohio
[This Week Community Newspapers (OH)] The Garden of Eatin' is a combined effort between Ohio's Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center, St. James Episcopal Church and Columbus Foundation.