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About BradCharlesMelzer:
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I am a professional ecologist and educator currently serving as the Director of Agriculture & Urban Programs for Filtrexx International: a carbon negative company. I teach for Baldwin-Wallace College and helped them to develop Ohio's first Sustainability degree program. I also sit on the Board of Directors for the Green Triangle; Northeast Ohio's most active Permaculture group. Filtrexx International (& the Filtrexx Foundation) has developed a series of compost-based technologies that control erosion, remediate soil, stabilize slopes & stream banks, and grow organic foods. In 2009 alone we used 2 million cubic yards of compost (diverting over 4 million cubic yards of solid waste from landfills) and planted 7,500 acres of permanently vegetated land. In 2010 we distributed 300 gardens in one day to families in need. In 2011 we plan to distribute 1,000 gardens in one day. Also in 2011 we are beginning a city-scale remediation project, the Remediate Cleveland challenge, to cover 100% of Cleveland's vacant properties with gardens and greenspace. We have also developed a curriculum A Garden for Every Child: Reconnecting Children with Nature, in partnership with the National Gardening Assn and the US Composting Council. Give us a shout sometime!
I am a professional ecologist and educator currently serving as the Director of Agriculture & Urban Programs for Filtrexx International: a carbon negative company. I teach for Baldwin-Wallace College and helped them to develop Ohio's first Sustainability degree program. I also sit on the Board of Directors for the Green Triangle; Northeast Ohio's most active Permaculture group. Filtrexx International (& the Filtrexx Foundation) has developed a series of compost-based technologies that control erosion, remediate soil, stabilize slopes & stream banks, and grow organic foods. In 2009 alone we used 2 million cubic yards of compost (diverting over 4 million cubic yards of solid waste from landfills) and planted 7,500 acres of permanently vegetated land. In 2010 we distributed 300 gardens in one day to families in need. In 2011 we plan to distribute 1,000 gardens in one day. Also in 2011 we are beginning a city-scale remediation project, the Remediate Cleveland challenge, to cover 100% of Cleveland's vacant properties with gardens and greenspace. We have also developed a curriculum A Garden for Every Child: Reconnecting Children with Nature, in partnership with the National Gardening Assn and the US Composting Council. Give us a shout sometime!
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Favorite Green Websites:
BradCharlesMelzer's top 5 green websites.
1) www.filtrexx.com 2) www.gardensoxx.com 3) www.localfoodcleveland.org 4) www.treehugger.com 5) www.inhabitat.com |
Sustainable Essentials:
BradCharlesMelzer's top 5 green products and
services 1) GardenSoxx 2) Compost 3) Community 4) 5) |
Journey Into Green:
How did BradCharlesMelzer come to be involved in Earth-conscious living?
An ecological anthropology course at the Ohio State University with Dr. Richard Moore. After that I ended up at the Institute for Social Ecology (than at Goddard College in VT) studying under such luminaries as Dr. John Todd (whom I work with for 5 yrs), Murray Bookchin, Brian Tokar, and Grace Gershuny.
An ecological anthropology course at the Ohio State University with Dr. Richard Moore. After that I ended up at the Institute for Social Ecology (than at Goddard College in VT) studying under such luminaries as Dr. John Todd (whom I work with for 5 yrs), Murray Bookchin, Brian Tokar, and Grace Gershuny.
Recommendations:
BradCharlesMelzer's favorite books, movies, TV Shows, environmental organizations, or local community groups.
Entrepreneurs for Sustainability The Cleveland Cuyahoga Local Food Congress The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Authors: John & Nancy Jack Todd, David Holmgren, Bill Mollison, Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier, R. Buckminster Fuller, Eugene Tsui, Rod Tyler
Entrepreneurs for Sustainability The Cleveland Cuyahoga Local Food Congress The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Authors: John & Nancy Jack Todd, David Holmgren, Bill Mollison, Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier, R. Buckminster Fuller, Eugene Tsui, Rod Tyler
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