The Sustainability Project

At A Glance

Location: 

Gilsum, New Hampshire

Primary Issue Area:

  • Food
  • Land & Water

Active since:

2008

Grants Received In:

  • 2009
  • 2007

Core volunteers:

16

Community Size:

806

Our Purpose

The Sustainability Project promotes a love of nature, environmental stewardship, caring communities and ways of living that deepen our understanding of the interconnected web of life. The Sustainability Project's primary organizational goals are:— To develop wheelchair accessible gardens, trails and camping sites at our 33-acre center in the Emerson Brook Forest, Gilsum NH. In addition to giving the public access to a beautiful place in nature, the center serves as a learning laboratory for edible forest gardening, permaculture design and sustainable community practices; — To offer mission driven events and activities that bolster our community's capacity for resiliency, resource conservation, and living in a way that supports the regeneration of the planet. We encourage and support new relevant program ideas, initiatives and collaborations from our wider community.

    Summary of Projects

    The Sustainability Project received a Small grant in 2009 to improve food security by hosting the 5th Annual Seed Celebration and Seed Exchange and to produce gardening pamphlets and an after school gardening program and to increase the educational potential of our edible forest garden.

    This grant was awarded some time ago and the details haven't been uploaded to our online system. If you'd like to learn more, contact us (info@grassrootsfund.org) and we'll fill in the blanks.