by michael | Apr 15, 2016 | Green Visions, Greentopia
Green Visions is planting new seeds. Not just the kinds that produce great cut flowers, but the kinds that produce opportunities for a new group of youth – developmentally disabled students at Edison Career & Technology High School. The program has partnered with...
by michael | Mar 10, 2016 | EcoDistrict, FlourGarden, Futures Summit, GardenAerial, Green Visions, Greentopia
February 18, 2016, marked the fifth anniversary of Greentopia’s incorporation. So what does our five-year-old organization have to show for those years? Plenty! Four years of free Greentopia festivals to raise awareness of sustainability and green assets in downtown...
by michael | Feb 2, 2016 | Green Visions, Greentopia
February is Green Visions month! Just as people in are turning to seed catalogs to dream about what they’ll grow in the spring and summer, Greentopia is planting new “seeds” to ensure that Green Visions continues to thrive. And, by the way, they’re also ordering...
by michael | Jan 13, 2016 | Development, FlourGarden, GardenAerial, Gorge, Green Visions, Greentopia
It’s going to be an exciting year for Greentopia, as we move further into creating some of the physical projects that have been a goal since our inception. Here’s a look at what’s coming: Any day now: the FlourGarden will be finished. Final details, such as wood...
by michael | Nov 20, 2015 | FlourGarden, GardenAerial, Green Visions, Greentopia, Michael Philipson
Greentopia launched a new way to raise funds Nov. 12 with a wine-and-cheese party where people pledged by text. The concept was so successful that the attendees EXCEEDED the entire fundraising goal — $5,000 for the FlourGarden — in less than 20 minutes....
by michael | Nov 4, 2015 | Green Visions, Greentopia
Increasingly, it looks like a big part of helping people out of poverty isn’t a hand-out, but a hand up that recognizes the human capital available in our poorer neighborhoods. One program that does this is Greentopia’s Green Visions program, which...
