The summer issue of Synergies, an online sustainability magazine, focuses on connecting sustainable initiatives within the Lowcountry. Synergies is published by the Office of Sustainability at the College of Charleston.
“The newest issue of Synergies really represents the role of the Office of Sustainability as a hub for regional and community engagement in a constellation of topics within sustainability,” says Brian Fisher, director of the Office of Sustainability.
College of Charleston junior Olivia Cohen and Emily Li, a freshman from Emory University who interned with the Office of Sustainability, put the issue together. “We hope to use Synergies as a way to spark dialogue among those who are involved in sustainability as well as those who are interested but not directly involved,” notes Cohen.
1. Urban Beekeeping
Tami Enright & the Bee Cause Project have already installed hives in 35 schools and local businesses in the Charleston area with hopes to raise education about the importance of these pollinators and create an urban, holistically healthy environment.
2. Slow Food International reaches the Lowcountry
The Youth Community Action Club works with programs in the Charleston region promoting the core values of Slow Food International-service and food- to provide an opportunity for students to have access to healthy foods via their garden trailer.
3. Sustainable Businesses
Proud Mary, a Charleston-based environmentally and socially conscious textile company, works with artisans around the world to bridge the gap between consumer and maker through its sustainable and fashionable designs.
4. Composting in Schools
Charleston County School District has implemented a composting programs that reaches 32 schools, a majority of which are kindergarten through fifth grade, allowing over 18,000 students in our region to learn about the benefits of composting.
The issue looks at sustainability initiatives outside of the Charleston region with “Slam Dunk Sustainability,” an article about a North Carolina university’s sustainable basketball tournament.
