Hurricane Hauling Consultant Lisa Chipkin and Fairfax Mayor Pamela Hartwell-Herrero published the book Grassroots Sustainability: A guide to Organizing a Thriving Community that documents best practices and shares important lessons on how to work with different sectors of the community. Grassroots Sustainability was inspired by the real-life efforts of a handful of grassroots groups in Marin County, California that successfully brought sustainability policy and education to their communities. It is intended to empower individuals and grassroots groups near and far to facilitate meaningful change in their communities from the ground up, without having to reinvent the wheel.
Lisa Chipkin is an educator, writer, artist and community organizer with a passion for global and local food and water issues and sustainability. Following a career in non-profit arts organization management, production and education, Lisa served as a lead campaign coordinator for the successful Bay Area “Stop the Spray” campaign in 2008, and in 2010 as Water Sustainability Coordinator for the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network’s 10,000 Rain Gardens Project.
To visit the Grassroots Sustainability website or order a copy of the book, click here! 30% of the proceeds from the book’s sale are directed to the grassroots sustainability groups featured in the book. Thank you for supporting their important work!
Related Links: Grassroots Sustainability, Grassroots on Facebook, and Grassroots on Twitter!
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