greensboro

Dec 22, 2014

OASIS GROWS IN GREENSBORO FOOD DESERT

Guilford County's City Oasis Project makes healthy, fresh produce more available to residents of the county's many food deserts. The project aims to source produce for their mobile markets from neighborhood gardens and farms, addressing food access in a way that creates more economic oppurtunities for the affected communities. 

Dec 11, 2014

GREENSBORO COMMUNITY HAS OWN SOLUTION TO FOOD DESERT PROBLEM

A community in Northeast Greensboro that has been a food desert for 16 years is set to launch its own cooperative grocery store. The coop will make healthy food more available, provide good jobs for people in the community and keep profits circulating within the local economy. 

May 12, 2014

GREENSBORO TEXTILE COMPANY RESCUES MILLIONS OF BOTTLES FROM LANDFILL

From car seats to clothing, recycled fabrics are making their way into countless consumer products. One NC company is at the heart of reinventing the textiles business for the better.