Grants

Conscious Lifestyle Partners with Slow Food USA

Mike.Delponte — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:13:55 -0400

Conscious Lifestyle is proud to be partnering with Slow Food on Campus, the student engagement initiative by Slow Food USA. Slow Food is "a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world." Slow Food has over 85,000 members and a presence in 132 countries. read more »

Grant Opportunities - Sept & Oct

laurenmr — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:22:49 -0400

Conscious Lifestyle would love to help you win one of these grants:

The Captain Planet Foundation
$250 to $2,500 for hands-on environmental projects for students under 18 years old. Winners are notified four months after the deadline, so please plan carefully.
Deadlines: September 30, December 31

Mollie Parnis Dress Up Your School Awards
$500 to $3,000 to support student led projects that beautify schools or neighborhoods immediately surrounding schools.
Deadline: September 30

Healthy Sprouts Awards to Support Awareness of Nutrition and Hunger
These awards support school and youth garden programs that teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the US.
Deadline: October 15 read more »

Youth Garden Grants Opportunity

Mike.Delponte — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:46:59 -0400

Are you passionate about the environment and would like to get your entire school involved in gardening? Youth Garden Grants could literally help your Venture grow.

If your Venture involves planning a garden with at least 15 young people who are between the ages of 3-18, this is a grant you should consider applying for.

This opportunity is provided by the National Gardening Association and The Home Depot. The deadline is November 1, 2007. For information and application, check out Garden Grants