green light new orleans

This past semester, an environmental class at Tulane University worked with Green Light New Orleans to begin to create a carbon reduction methodology for our Backyard Vegetable Garden Program. We want to know… how much of an impact on the carbon reduction and financial savings are our gardeners contributing to as they grow their own food? The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NAPECA) helped to make this happen by funding the research and a number of our Backyard Vegetable Garden builds. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation hosted two student researchers at their conference last month (July 2015) to present the research and its connection to Green Light. This is what the students learned at the conference and through their research…