EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL RESOURCE CENTER

New Victory Garden and Food Forest Coming to Life in Columbia, Maryland

The Community Ecology Institute has purchased an organic farm with several acres of undevelopable land, opening up opportunities for kids and families to volunteer to help with projects such as weeding garden beds, building compost bins, helping restore the greenhouse, pulling invasive weeds from the woods and planting trees. It is the second climate victory garden to be established in the state.

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Judge Rules Kids Can Sue Feds for Climate Change Negligence

In 2016 a federal judge gave 21 Americans between the ages of nine and 20 the green light to sue the federal government for its inaction on climate change.