Resources to Help Reach Your Environmental Goals
EAT SUSTAINABLY
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatless_Monday
- https://www.healthypeninsula.org/farmers-markets
- https://www.tilthandtimber.com/
- https://www.northernbayorganics.com/
- https://www.mofga.org/resources/fact-sheets/basics-of-organic-vegetable-gardening/
- https://www.chickadeecompost.com
REDUCE GASOLINE USE
- https://afdc.energy.gov/files/u/publication/10_G00888_savings_WEB.pdf
- https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/is-now-the-time-to-switch-to-electric-outdoor-tools-a7816758525/
SUPPORT BIODIVERSITY
- https://www.gardenia.net/guide/reasons-why-you-should-plant-an-oak-tree
- https://www.nativemainegardens.org/
- https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/invasives.htm
- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/realestate/ecological-gardening.html?unlocked_article_code=1.A08.yAu2.YLl2iDC_hR2O&smid=url-share
REDUCE PLASTIC USE
- https://iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/plastic-pollution
- https://www.greenamerica.org/your-green-life/how-buy-bulk
- https://oceanblueproject.org/
- https://www.nrdc.org/stories/10-ways-reduce-plastic-pollution
ADOPT CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
- https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/12/16/buying-stuff-drives-climate-change/
- https://www.maineclimateaction.org/
- https://maineaudubon.org/advocacy/renewable-energy/
REDUCE HOME ENERGY USE
- https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/reducing-electricity-use-and-costs
- https://windowdressers.org/
- https://archive.epa.gov/region5/sustainable/web/pdf/energy-advice-for-owners-of-older-homes.pdf
ACT LOCAL
- https://www.maine.gov/climateplan/
- https://castine.me.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Castine-Comprehensive-Plan-adopted-2024-11-05.pdf
- https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/10-ways-you-can-help-fight-climate-crisis
CULTIVATE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
- https://www.earthday.org/
- https://earth.org/online-shopping-and-its-environmental-impact/
- https://shawinstitute.org/volunteer/
- https://bluehillheritagetrust.org/events-calendar/
CHAMPION RENEWABLE ENERGY