Chuck has lived in Twin Lake, Michigan his whole life. For the last fifteen years, he and two partners have owned about 100 acres of wooded and farmed property that’s adjacent to his home. A stream called Ribe Drain runs through that land, and it’s one of nine...
Effort helps overcome market barriers, bring sustainably and locally grown grains into the local food movement Contact: Katie Musisi, 312-651-4344, kmusisi@delta-institute.org CHICAGO, IL -- As the breadbasket of the United States, the Upper Midwest region uses the...
USDA Conservation Innovation Grant will provide $700,000 in funding to accelerate investment in agricultural practices that restore soil and water health Press contact: Katie Musisi, 312-651-4344, kmusisi@delta-institute.org CHICAGO, IL -- In the dynamic agricultural...
UPDATE: We sent this letter to our followers on Friday, June 2, 2017, the day after President Trump announced that the U.S. will exit the Paris climate agreement. With climate change impacts, threats, and strained resources, we can no longer deny the urgent need to...
Delta's Eve Pytel is quoted in this blog post from Control Solutions. She explains why large scale, urban greening projects are attracting significant attention and funding from government agencies, private investors and nonprofits.
This Daily Herald article quotes Delta's support for a recently approved 25-acre composting facility in Cook County. Read and watch Eve Pytel's full testimony here.
Delta Institute presented the below statement before the Cook County Board with regard to the Patriot Acres LLC special use permit request. Good morning, my name is Eve Pytel, and I’m a director at Chicago-based environmental nonprofit Delta Institute. Delta Institute...
By Eric Lombardo Delta Institute Communications Intern Restaurants, grocery stores, and other consumer-facing businesses in the United States send 25 million tons of food waste to landfills annually according to ReFED, a food data group. This represents almost half of...
The Greater Lansing Business Monthly recently published an article highlighting Scraps to Soil, Delta's partnership with the city of Lansing and Hammond Farms to enlist food service businesses to compost their waste rather than dispose of it. The article highlights a...
This Post-Tribune article shares highlights from the Downtown Gary-Emerson Neighborhood Spotlight Quality of Life Report Celebration. Delta Institute and our partner, Alliance for the Great Lakes, were in attendance.
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