Sustainable Broomfield

Meeting The Sustainable Needs of Broomfield, Colorado by providing advocacy, resources and education on sustainable issues
Sustainable Broomfield

Sustainable Broomfield

Meeting The Sustainable Needs of Broomfield, Colorado by providing advocacy, resources and education on sustainable issues
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14 Eco-Friendly Ways to Keep Your House Cool This Summer

14 Eco-Friendly Ways to Keep Your House Cool This Summer

Summer is officially here and many of us are struggling to stay cool in our homes. Blasting the AC can hike up your utility bills,... Read More "14 Eco-Friendly Ways to Keep Your House Cool This Summer"
Sustainable Broomfield Founder Featured…..

Sustainable Broomfield Founder Featured…..

Our Sustainable Broomfield founder has been recently featured in Voyage Denver Magazine. Please check out the story and her journey starting the Sustainable Broomfield Non-profit... Read More "Sustainable Broomfield Founder Featured….."
Climate Change in our Backyard Climate Change in our backyard

Climate Change in our Backyard

This summer, More than ever, we can see the effects of climate change around the world and close to home. The severe drought in the... Read More "Climate Change in our Backyard"
Sustainable Broomfield History By: Brianna Hallinan, President Sustainable Broomfield    In the spring of 2019, a few Eco-Cycle Eco-Leaders from Broomfield met up to see... Read More ""

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Sustainable Broomfield Monthly Meeting (now meeting in person!)

Monday August 2nd,  6:30-8:00 PM MT

Location: Broomfield Crescent Grange

7901 W. 120th Ave, Broomfield

Meeting Agenda & Speakers (click here)

Mission

Our mission is to promote environmentally sustainable lifestyles through education and support, community outreach, and by providing resources for residents to advocate for sustainable public policy.

Vision

Bring together residents, local governments, organizations, and businesses to transform Broomfield into a model for individual and community sustainability.

Missed a meeting? View our YouTube Videos below

 

Sustainable Broomfield citizen group

Sustainable Broomfield is a citizen group that aims to inform and educate the residents of Broomfield, Colorado on ways to be more sustainable. Videos are occasionally recorded at our monthly meetings when we have a special guest speaker. We may create videos from other events we hold as well.

Sustainable Broomfield citizen group
This video was taken at the Sustainable Broomfield meeting on June 28th outside at the Broomfield Crescent Grange. All three speakers gave very informative and interesting presentations. First up was Eric Smith, the President of the Colorado State Beekeepers Association, who gave a great presentation all about honey bees. This included the life cycles of queens, drones, and worker bees; dealing with swarms and bee mites, and the benefits and drawbacks of bees from Africa, Russia, and Italy. He also showed us his swarm capturing tools and opened up one of his bee boxes for us to see the hive. Eric finished his presentation with information on sustainable bee keeping and answered questions on Neonicotinoids. Then we had Butter Wilde, the President of the Broomfield Crescent Grange, give us a tour of the Grange community gardens. She discussed soil building practices, weed management, and and how the garden runs using no till and organic methods. We also got a history lesson about the Grange building and property and some interesting facts about the City of Broomfield. Lastly, Brianna Hallinan, the Sustainable Broomfield President, gave a short presentation on the compost club which operates on the Grange property.
June SB Meeting 2021
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Catherine Musulin the Director of Sustainability & B Corp at Danone North America, a public benefit corporation and Certified B Corporation, explained to us what a B Corp is and why it is important to support them. Then, George Wolf, an emeritus professor of Astronomy, long-time member of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and local Broomfield resident, discussed the problem of light pollution, its major causes and costs, and its possible solutions.
Sustainable Broomfield May Meeting
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We welcomed Patrick Tennyson from the Butterfly Pavilion and Kyle Harris with McWhinny Development to tell us all about the Baseline Pollinator District, a new model for conservation and real estate development. Then we heard from Ross and Steven from the new small business, Next Use, the only licensed and insured business to offer both curbside recycling and composting services in Broomfield.
April 2021 Sustainable Broomfield Meeting
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At our March 29th meeting we had four great guest speakers! First up was former Broomfield mayor, Karen Stuart, who is now the Executive Director of Smart Commute Metro North, our local transportation management organization. She explained what Smart Commute does, how they're working to reduce GHG emissions, and their summer biking campaign. Next we heard from Alex Heath with the Global Greengrants Fund, one of the leading organizations in the world supporting grassroots-led efforts to protect the planet and the rights of people. Instead of dictating programs from afar, they trust local people to advance solutions and strategies that will best fit their needs, and provide them with the resources to make their ideas a reality. Then, Sonia Klein from The Wilderness Society discussed their 30x30 campaign to protect 30% of U.S. land and water by 2030. She explained the importance of protecting these natural areas and how passing the CORE (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy) Act could help Colorado take a giant step towards 30 by 30. Last we heard from Rosie with Eco-Cycle about the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act currently be debated in the Colorado Legislature. This legislation would remove a pre-emption on plastic bans, as well as ban styrofoam and plastic grocery bags. It was a very informative meeting and we hope you enjoy!
March Sustainable Broomfield Meeting
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February 2021 Sustainable Broomfield Meeting
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Our whole meeting was dedicated to zero waste practices available to residents of Broomfield, Colorado. We had Christi from Scraps discuss the launch of their curbside compost program in our city. Then David, the City's Environmental Services Coordinator told us about the different recycling programs and events coming this spring. Rosie from Eco-Cycle gave us background on the Eco-Leader Program as well as the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) in Boulder. And Nicole discussed her involvement with the Terracycle program and how average citizens can participate. We also presented information on our new Hard to Recycle Materials campaign and shared our preliminary plans to celebrate Earth Day.
January 2021 Sustainable Broomfield Meeting
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Sifting the Compost
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Learn the basics of composting in your own backyard
Backyard Composting
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Compost Club Rules
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