1. Bios
(Community/Commentary)

John Steinbach, consultant, speaker, writer, and trainer, is Co-founder of Grassroots Green, LLC, and publisher of this organization’s Green Living Guide for Northeast Indiana. He presents n

2. Lugar To Visit Fort Wayne
(Community/Commentary)

Don’t Miss the Local Environmental Event of the Year! Need to Go Green Conference It’s all about progress, solutions, and forward movement. Join us to see what a greener northeast Indiana—a

3. Advertise with Grassroots Green
(General Information/FAQs)

The annual Grassroots Green Living Guide for Northeast Indiana celebrates the region’s natural beauty and resources while encouraging energy saving and environmentally friendly practices. The publicat

4. Green Organizational Challenge
(Community/News)

An Energy Audit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne Initial funding for it came from the City of Fort Wayne as part of its Green City campaign. One facet of this challenge involves a free audit

5. Commentary
(Community/Commentary)

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6. The Steinbachs
(General Information/About Us)

John Steinbach In 2006, I started paying a lot more attention to scientists’ warnings about climate change, deforestation, species loss and other environmental issues. Something shifted inside, and

7. Indiana Congressional Delegation
(Growing GrassRoots/Supporters)

“The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing the world and our nation today. It will take all of us working together at the international, national and local levels to address global w

8. A Green Update
(General Information/About Us)

From Fort Wayne Mayor Graham Richard a green update I am excited that you are reading this message on the website for the Green Living Guide for Northeast Indiana. Fort Wayne is taking actions to red

9. Green Jewel
(General Information/About Us)

by John Steinbach As we initiated the Grassroots Green projects, we often heard, “You really think this area is ready for green?” Our answer is YES! One day, in a conversation about greening For

10. Q&A with Bayh
(Growing GrassRoots/Supporters)

We recently queried U.S. Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana about his position on various environmental issues. Here are the questions and his responses. Grassroots Green: In implementing a Declaration of

11. Contact Us
(General Information/About Us)

Get involved locally with Grassroots Green Let us know if you would like email bulletins from us. Pamela Steinbach Pamela@grassrootsgreen.us 260-744-2122

12. Press
(Growing GrassRoots/Press)

CELEBRATORY KICKOFF EVENT Get Your ‘Green’ On! Wednesday Evening, December 5, 2007 6 – 9pm At: Sweetwater Sound, 5501 US Hwy 30, Fort Wayne, IN Announcing the debut of Grassroots Green, a new, locall

13. Results
(General Information/Results)

Since our launch on December 5, 2007, and starting serious sales of guides and bags on in January 2008, here are some results of our efforts: Worked with over 15 non-profits to begin selling the guid

14. Diane's Recommendations
(Community/Book Reviews)

... for it and information too. The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman - Explains various planting and growing techniques. The newsletter of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OE...

15. About Us
(General Information/About Us)

The Discovery By John Steinbach Pamela Steinbach "Saying we 'discovered' this organization rather than founded or started it just seems the right way to describe what happened." We discovered Gras

16. The Reconomy
(GLG-1/Living)

By David Eastman Have you ever purchased a used book, held a yard sale or bought a used car? Have you ever gone to a thrift store, antique store or church rummage sale? Do you own at least one item t

17. Suggested Reading
(Community/Book Reviews)

...ldren of All Ages by Edith A. Sisson Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv Americans must address the growing need for bonds between nature and children to improve the health and well-being of bo...

18. Understanding Our Place
(GLG-1/Living)

...r-deposited soils. She feels the most important thing she’s doing is, “working on getting rid of the lawn, growing more edibles and planting a butterfly garden.” An ardent environmentalist with a doc...

19. Green Bus Tour
(GLG-1/Living)

Every weekend, hundreds of people in hundreds of cars, with one, two or maybe four people per car, head to nearby cities like Chicago and Indy to fight traffic into town, pay to park downtown, shop li

20. Strategies
(General Information/About Us)

• Create a Northeast Indiana Green Living Guide that includes a variety of products and services with direct environmental benefits along with providing

21. Going Organic
(GLG-1/Living)

... Pamela Steinbach Photos By Linda Miller Farmer Dan Flowtow contributes to the health of our community by growing produce organically and selling it directly to a growing list of customers. Dan Flow...

22. Wind and Solar Energy
(GLG-1/Living)

...n guidelines, clotheslines are banned. A Wall Street Journal article from September 18, 2007, profiles the growing movement to buck such bans and looks at the cost of outlawing clotheslines. As the ar...

23. BYOB
(GLG-1/Living)

By John Steinbach Paper Bags? Plastic? Or ... It’s THE BIG QUESTION confronting you at the supermarket checkout counter, isn’t it: paper or plastic? And it seems so silly, too, since whichever bag y

24. Bucking the Clothesline Ban
(GLG-1/Living)

...n guidelines, clotheslines are banned. A Wall Street Journal article from September 18, 2007, profiles the growing movement to buck such bans and looks at the cost of outlawing clotheslines. As the a...

25. Bob Hess
(GLG-1/Living)

... standing outside in his thinking pose looking up at the house. That was the kind of talent he had learned growing up working on the farm.” Carol goes on to relate how “people thought Bob was absolu...

26. Special Report - Initial Green Org Challenge
(GLG-1/Energy)

By Dick Schwartz Initial Green Organization Challenge: An Energy Audit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne The Green Organization Challenge is an initiative of Grassroots Green. Initial funding

27. Support Renewable Energy Standards
(GLG-1/Living)

By John Steinbach If you’re ready to do some grassroots lobbying for a sensible approach to energy and the environment, learn about Renewable Energy Standards (RES) and contact your state and nationa

28. An Almost Good Gardener
(GLG-1/Living)

...e natural rhythms of the seasons and far removed from having a relationship with growers who make a living growing food. I want to patronize a local grower, and I’m willing to pay for that, because I ...

29. Special Report - Initial Green Org Challenge
(Community/Green Org Challenge)

By Dick Schwartz Initial Green Organization Challenge: An Energy Audit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne The Green Organization Challenge is an initiative of Grassroots Green. Initial fun

30. Meeting the Green Challenge
(GLG-1/Energy)

...ng an impact on the atmosphere through our overwhelming use of fossil fuels. That impact has been steadily growing ever since, and the consensus is that global warming is real and it demands our atten...

31. Downsizing to a Green Piece
(GLG-1/Building)

...lling our 4,000-square-foot home, we moved into a 1,100-square-foot downtown condo at Midtowne Crossing. A growing realization that we are accountable for the values we teach our children and a spirit...

32. Affiliates
(Growing GrassRoots/Affiliates)

The Grassroots Green Initiative has been blessed with many supporters in the Northeast Indiana area. Our various partners, supporters, resellers and affiliates are shown below on a map of the region.

33. Fundraising
('Uncategorised Content')

DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE PLANET—AND YOUR NON-PROFIT! SELL the exciting, new, consciousness-raising Green Living Guide for Northeast Indiana. You’ll love it, because … Your organization makes $10

34. Welcome
('Uncategorised Content')

  We at Grassroots Green believe the energy and environmental challenges we face are enormous and that vigorous, creative and widespread action is both essential and urgent. Here’s a sam

35. Growing GrassRoots
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