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2 May 2012
Quebec's largest awareness-raising and mobilization campaign in the fight against climate change is back for a 5th edition.
You can now commit to reducing your greenhouse gas emissions even further while improving your health and giving your wallet a break, by making a pledge in...
23 November 2011
Is Christmas a holiday that you celebrate, but with a feeling of deep reservation, even guilt, at the consumer excess and waste?
Don't feel bad.
There's hope.
You can give the season new meaning by choosing new traditions that reflect your true values.
Here are some...
9 November 2011
Fifteen years ago, 250 Montreal families banded together with seven local farms to launch what has since become North America's largest community supported agriculture (CSA) network.
This October, we asked you to celebrate with us. And celebrate you did!
One hundred and thirty...
24 October 2011
Equiterre helped the Yellow Pages Group update its EcoGuide. The new version, which is more user friendly, contains information on:
what is recyclable in your area
how to responsibly dispose of such toxic household waste as dead batteries or old cans of paint...
5 October 2011
Did you know that our new home, the Centre for Sustainable Development, is more than just a demonstration green building?
It also has a social mission!
That's why you'll find cabinets in our kitchen made by Boulet vers, a social insertion organization that teaches woodworking...
27 September 2011
In 1995, Equiterre launched a pilot project involving one farm, Cadet-Roussel, and about 50 Montreal families, who agreed to pay in advance for a share of the harvest.
The next year, when we officially launched the network, it included 7 farms and about 250 families.
Of the 103...
26 September 2011
The eight member organizations of the Centre for Sustainable Development invite the public to a week-long open house at their brand new green building in the heart of Montreal's revamped entertainment district, the Quartier des spectacles.
If you care about such issues as...
22 September 2011
Join us for an evening of culinary delights made with local food to celebrate our move to the Centre for Sustainable Development and to raise money for our future projects. Help us continue our work towards a society that is sustainable and fair!
Tickets are on sale now. We...
