Root Local

🌱Ready to transform your yard into a haven for plants, pollinators, and people? Join Root Local and GreenBox Homes Founder Tres Crow on March 18th for a timely webinar about getting started with native plants! Learn how to support local ecosystems, conserve water, and attract pollinators. Get practical tips on plant selection, design, and garden bed creation. Plus, receive planting plans to kickstart your project! Register here to save your spot: https://lnkd.in/ephfxSPR. #NativePlants #Gardening #Sustainability #RootLocal #AtlantaEvents

Experience sustainability in action at Mercedes-Benz Stadium! 🌿 Join Root Local and World Wildlife Fund for an exclusive tour on Tuesday, March 11th at 11:00 AM. Walk the field, explore the locker rooms, and discover the innovative features that make this stadium a leader in environmental responsibility. MBS, North America's first LEED Platinum sports stadium, diverts over 90% of waste from landfills and uses rainwater for irrigation and cooling, setting a new sustainability standard. Enjoy a light lunch and exciting giveaways while learning about the stadium's commitment to a greener future. Limited spots are available! Get your tickets today: https://lnkd.in/eYCnkZYW #SustainabilityTour #MercedesBenzStadium #GreenBuilding #AtlantaEvents #ExperienceAtlanta #RootLocal #WWF

Tour the Chattahoochee RiverLands with Root Local and the Trust for Public Land on February 26! The Chattahoochee RiverLands is a bold vision to create 100 miles of parks, trails, and public spaces along the river to enhance environmental awareness, health, equity, and community resilience in the Atlanta Region.   The 2.7-mile RiverLands Showcase Tour will demonstrate the RiverLands' full potential, highlighting how river and outdoor access can improve nearby communities' quality of life. The walking tour will visit three project sites, showcasing connections between a mixed-use development, a 100-acre woodland park, and a new gateway park. 📍 Where? Meet at:  Chattahoochee Coffee Company - The Eddy 6255 Riverview Rd SE Mableton, GA 🕤 When? Wednesday, February 26 9:30 am - Noon 🎫 Tickets:  $15/per person  Purchase here: https://lnkd.in/geEFh_BQ We hope to see you there! #RootLocal #AtlantaEvents #Nature #WaterConservation #Chattahoochee #ChattahoocheeRiverLands

Supporting sustainable local businesses is vital to creating a sustainable community. Join Root Local for an exclusive chocolate tasting with local chocolatier Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate, who has made it their life's work to produce excellent chocolate sustainably. The day will include a tour of the chocolate-making process, a discussion about how sustainability is incorporated into each step, and a tasting. Other goodies are also in store to make it a day to remember. Here are the details: ⏰ Saturday, January 25 at 2:00 PM 🗺️ Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate 448 Ralph D Abernathy Blvd, #5, Atlanta 🎟️ $25/person. Includes the tasting and other goodies. Purchase tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eMuZHnad (Space is limited to 20 guests!) #RootLocal #Sustainability #Atlanta #AtlantaEvents #ChocolateLovers #SustainableChocolate #SustainableBusiness

#GAgives on #GivingTuesday is HERE! We are excited to hit our goal of $5,000, and with your help, we can do it! Your contributions will help amplify Root Local’s mission to grow connections and nurture opportunities for collective action toward a more sustainable future. Donate to our campaign at https://lnkd.in/eQYRA4MY.   Make your donation dollars go even further by contributing during one of the GAGives-sponsored Power Hours that happen every two hours starting at 9:00 AM ET! Root Local has a chance to win up to $1,500 by getting the most unique donations during those times as well as by winning the Leaderboard for giving all day! Follow us on Instagram (https://lnkd.in/eapbdfVh) and Facebook (https://lnkd.in/eKvUr4gd) for updates all day long! #Atlanta #AtlantaBusiness #Nonprofits #Sustainability #AprioPassion #WestRockinOurCommunities #CollectiveImpact #CarrRiggsIngramPowerHour

🌿 Ready to make a difference? The wait is over. #GivingTuesday is just around the corner, but you can donate to Root Local now!   Root Local, the environmental collective impact organization in Metro Atlanta, believes that all Atlantans have the right to clean natural resources and access to sustainable options that benefit our shared environment. Your support will provide the resources needed to further develop EMMA, our Eco-Map of Metro Atlanta that makes it easier to find sustainable products and service options locally, and produce collective impact activities and educational opportunities with our partner organizations throughout the year. It's easy to do! Just log into our site and donate. You can make a one-time donation, or you can choose to set up a sustaining monthly gift. Either way, your support will go toward making a global impact on a local scale. Set Your Roots this GivingTuesday by supporting Root Local. Grow connections and nurture opportunities for action toward a more sustainable future.  Are you ready to make an impact? 💚 Donate here: https://lnkd.in/eQYRA4MY #Atlanta #AtlantaBusiness #Nonprofits #Sustainability

Wait. What is happening?  You're soon to know. How to help something good  this way to grow. ~ Shakespeare (probably) #RootLocal #CollectiveImpact #Sustainability #GivingTuesday2024 #Atlanta

🦋 Join Root Local and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) at Piedmont Park's Greystone for "Hope, Joy, and Butterflies"! On October 30, we will gather at 5:30 PM for hors d'oeuvres and drinks followed by an engaging panel discussion led by three butterfly experts. For the main event, we will release a new generation of butterflies into the park! Refer to our press release for more details. 🎟️ Reserve your spot here! https://lnkd.in/eAAi2BN8 #RootLocal #WWF #Pollinators #Conservation #AtlantaEvents #Atlanta

We’re thrilled to partner with Sustainable Fashion Week Atlanta (ATLSFW)!!

🎉 We're delighted to introduce Jamie Lee Dalton as the new Executive Director of Root Local! 🌱 Lee brings a wealth of nonprofit leadership experience, ranging from small, grassroots agencies to large, nationally recognized organizations. Most recently, she was a sustainability leader on The Green Team at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Please join us in welcoming Lee to Root Local! #Atlanta #AtlantaBusiness #Nonprofits #NonprofitLeadership