Iowa State University is Celebrating 10 Years of Living Green!

Hello, Cyclones!! My name is Molly Breen, and I am here with Maddie Blandin. We are Strategic Initiatives Interns for the Iowa State University Live Green! Initiative. The Live Green! Initiative is celebrating its ten-year anniversary THIS year, and we are so excited to celebrate Ten Years of Living Green with all of you! Live

Greening Your Cup of Joe

Molly- “Paige, guess what today is?” Paige- “What?” Molly- “International Coffee Day!” Paige- “That’s one of my new favorite holidays! Let’s go celebrate!” Ames is a coffeeshop goldmine. It’s full of unique coffee shops that add a diverse flavor to your study session or hangout. In honor of  International Coffee Day on September 29th, we

2016 College Creek Clean-up Recap

Re-cap on the 8th annual College Creek Clean-Up. Connecting college and community to raise and maintain sustainability in our local environment.

Reuse, Re-purpose, Recycle Market Comes to Ames!

Hello –   My name is Sindhuja Ram and I am a proud member of the Live Green! Leadership Team at Iowa State University, and I’ve served as a Special Initiatives Intern over the summer and the fall 2016 semester. Even though this event happened during the summer, I’d encourage you to consider reused, re-purposed and

5 Tips to “Green” Your Halloween

Hello, everyone! My name is Laurelin, and I’m a Live Green! intern in the Office of Sustainability! You might remember me from my previous blog posts about farmers’ markets, composting, and more! Today I’m back with some tips on how to “green” your Halloween! Fall is in full swing, and Halloween is right around the

5 Reasons to Check Out the Ames Farmers’ Markets

Hi, everyone! My name is Laurelin, and I’m an intern in the Office of Sustainability! I’m back with a brand new blog post about local foods in Ames – check out my top five reasons to visit the Farmers’ Markets! Over the past year, I’ve been battling against the greatest challenge of my college career: learning

RAMPing Up Sustainability: “Greening” the July Move Out Season

Hello, everyone! My name is Laurelin, and I’m a Special Initiatives intern in the Office of Sustainability! I’m back today with a wrap-up post on the Rummage RAMPage, a city-wide rummage sale that helped divert household items from the landfill while raising money for local nonprofits! Check out the rest of the post to learn

Gardening 101: A Newbie’s Guide to the Food At First Garden

Hello, everyone! My name is Laurelin, and I’m a Live Green! intern currently working for the office over the summer! You might remember me from previous blog posts, and I’m happy to say that I’ll be here throughout the fall semester as well! Today I’m back with a new post on gardening – let me

Celebrating Earth Month at Iowa State

Our wonderful Honors student, Lauren Young, is back writing a blog on her Earth Month experience! In celebration of the many sustainable activities that go on in the Ames community throughout the month of April, Live Green! creates a comprehensive calendar that highlights events at ISU and in Ames, and The Green Umbrella holds a

DIY Truffles for a More Sustainable Valentine’s Day

Welcome to another Green-It-Yourself post! This week, Madi and I attempted to make two different types of truffles for Valentine’s Day! By making your own chocolate, you can avoid some of that pesky packaging and enjoy a more sustainable holiday! Madi: We’re back! Laurelin: I can’t believe that it’s already February, which means that Valentine’s