about Mgc4s community green team
Mission Statement
We are an environmentally focused community support group known as #mgc4s building a sustainable future through collaboration and encouragement of local residents, businesses, organizations, and government .
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for April 22, 2024
Check it Out!
This Earth Day, award-winning documentary film ‘Common Ground’ (follow-up to Kiss the Ground) is coming to select AMC and independent theaters in 75+ cities for a one-day-only super screening, to galvanize the movement of healthy farms and food systems. On April 22, 2024, watch the extended Earth Day edition of the film, including a special Q&A featuring filmmakers, narrators, producers, and other guests. Experience the hard truths about our modern food and agricultural system challenges, and the profound and hopeful stories of heroes amongst us that are defying the odds to heal the planet, one acre at a time.
Where to see it
The film will be shown at AMC Southdale 16 Theater on Monday, April 22. For additional information go to: https://commongroundfilm.org/earth-day-2024
Watch the film promo clip
Hennepin County offers waste prevention grants
Attention: Businesses and Nonprofit organizations
Are you a business, nonprofit organization or reuse retailer looking to reduce waste? Hennepin County has a grant program to support just that! This year, $300,000 is available to fund projects that focus on waste prevention, including:
- Replacing disposables with reusables
- Preventing wasted food
- Reusing and recovering goods and materials
- Supporting innovative waste prevention research and development
Apply for up to $50,000 for your project, with a minimum grant amount of $2,500. All projects must include matching funds of 25% of the total grant fund request. Review the grant guidelines (PDF) and flyer (PDF) for more information on the program and requirements.
Start the application process today!
Applications will be accepted until Monday, November 11, 2024, or until funding is exhausted, whichever occurs first. Visit the business recycling web page to learn more and begin the application process.
mgc4s core initiatives
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