Dark Black and Green Background, with a white border. Text reads “ All About Waste in the Fashion Industry. A high school co-op student post. “At the bottom left to the right are images of a shirt on fire, a machine in front of a landfill, an earth with a thermometer, and CO2 emissions coming from a factory.

All About Waste in the Fashion Industry  

The only constant in fashion is that it is always changing. The fashion industry is a multibillion-dollar worldwide sector dedicated to the production and sale of clothing.     Fashion trends come in and out constantly, so retailers and the fashion industry are under constant pressure to produce trendy clothing. This leads to fast-fashion and overproduction…

Green Venture’s Year in Review, 2021

2021 was a year of growth and development at Green Venture. We saw our community rallying around local Climate Action in a myriad of ways.  Eco-Education Province-wide shutdowns, school closures and climate fears and eco-anxiety hit youth in our community hard. During this difficult time, we saw demand grow for environmental education programs that could…

Giving Tuesday Program Insider: Week 3

Green Venture is a partner of Giving Tuesday, the international day of generosity happening on November 30, 2021.   Every Tuesday this month, we’ll be catching up with Green Venture staff to highlight some of our programs that would not be possible without the support of our donors and sponsors.    Today we’re catching up…

Picture of the Miyawaki Forest planting at Windermere Basin Park. Text saying "Using the Miyawaki Forest Planting Method in Hamilton"

Using the Miyawaki Method in Hamilton’s Reforestation Efforts

Across the globe, cities are experimenting with tiny forests or micro-forests as a way to connect people back to nature and to grow trees in dense urban areas. Traditional tree plantings that require a lot of space don’t always fit in cities, and urban tree planting has, up until recently, been dominated by non-native species.…

Giving Tuesday Program Insider: Week 2

Giving Tuesday Program Insider: Week 2

Green Venture is a partner of Giving Tuesday, the international day of generosity happening on November 30, 2021.   Every Tuesday this month, we’ll be catching up with Green Venture staff to highlight some of our programs that would not be possible without the support of our donors and sponsors.    Today we’re catching up…