Monday, September 15, marked the kickoff of the first in a series Healthy Soil for Healthy Water conferences, co-sponsored by Greenleaf Advisors and The Ohio State University. Over 100 representatives of academia, industry, agencies, non-profits and, critically, farmers and agricultural representatives were in attendance for a day of collaborative integration of research and practices.
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Greenleaf helps Nature Conservancy of Canada protect Caribou Island
As we reported in our summer newsletter last week, The Nature Conservancy of Canada, along with Greenleaf Advisors and other partners, have been working for some time to protect Caribou Island, a signature property in Lake Superior off the coast of Thunder Bay. Caribou Island is part of the planet’s largest freshwater archipelago, and an […]
Continue readingGreenleaf Summer 2014 updates
Friends and Partners of Greenleaf Advisors, Greenleaf and its clients are on the move advancing sustainable solutions to energy, water, land, and material reuse. Here are a few updates as well as upcoming events you may wish to join. Interesting and promising times … stay tuned for more announcements to come via our website over the […]
Continue readingGreenleaf Summer 2014 updates
Friends and Partners of Greenleaf Advisors, Greenleaf and its clients are on the move advancing sustainable solutions to energy, water, land, and material reuse. Here are a few updates as well as upcoming events you may wish to join. Interesting and promising times … stay tuned for more announcements to come via our website over the […]
Continue readingUsing an Ancient Approach to Farming to Address Lake Erie’s Modern Problems
Although the phosphorus that contributed to the ban on drinking tap water for most of Toledo’s residents this weekend came from many sources, most experts will point to agricultural runoff as the primary culprit.
Continue readingGreenleaf client wins business innovation award
Greenleaf’s client and collaborator, Indianapolis Power & Light, won a business innovation award for the presentation Use of Synthetic Gypsum from Flue Gas Desulfurization Process as an Agricultural Soil Amendment at the World Congress of the AES Corporation.
Continue readingStrong Greenleaf representation at Arsenic Symposium
Greenleaf Communities was well represented at the Arsenic Contamination of Food and Water symposium on April 10 at the 245th American Chemical Society’s National Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans.
Continue readingHealthy soil management for healthy crops and healthy water resources
Field selection is underway with farm cooperators in the Maumee basin of Lake Erie and Grand Lake St. Marys watershed in Ohio where research is being led by Dr. Warren Dick of The Ohio State University in cooperation with agronomists from Gypsoil and Nester Ag Consultants, supported by funding from the Electric Power Research Institute.
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