Sustainable Practices

Here at the River School, we have made a commitment to cultivating sustainability wherever we can. We educate by example with facilities that demonstrate our efforts in conservation and efficiency. We host classes and workshops that teach others in our community how to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

Here are some of the many examples of our sustainable practices:

1. ✦Solar Photovoltaic Power
   

2. ✦Rainwater harvesting
   

3. ✦Passive solar design & systems
   

4. ✦Straw-bale construction
   

5. ✦Support of other local sustainability efforts
   

6. ✦Organic chicken feed
   

7. ✦Composting
   

8. ✦Solar water heating
   

9. ✦Solar cooking
   

10. ✦The workshops we teach
    

11. ✦Native plantings to support critters
    

12. ✦Organic food & flower gardens
    

13. ✦Food preservation - canning, drying, pickling
    

14. ✦Re-use of materials
    

15. ✦Community living
    

16. ✦Multiple operations in one space (IGI, River School, Mayberry Farm, Homes)
    

17. ✦Small dwellings
    

18. ✦Eggs & meat harvesting on-site
    

19. ✦Vehicle sharing, bicycle & moped use
    

20. ✦We shun PVC
    

21. ✦Recycling paper, glass, metal, cardboard, electronics