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August 2017

August 2017

Back to Bascis: Forgotten Fruit

What successful home gardener doesn’t end up with bushels of excess produce at the end of the growing season? 

Zucchini anyone?
Just imagine how much is left behind in community gardens and on farms. 
 

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, about a third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year—approximately 1.3 billion tons—goes uneaten. 

August 2017

EverGreen: Green Housing is an Ethical Imperative

“I never considered myself a tree-hugger, but I was concerned about climate change and global warming,” says Cheryl Julcher, a 2017 EverGreen winner.  

Julcher, REALTOR®, GREEN, co-founder, CEO, and managing broker of Yellow Brick Properties, Evanston, Ill., spent 20-plus years in the real estate industry and sold land and worked with builders on marketing new construction. 

August 2017

This Month's Tips:  September Garden To-dos

This Month's Tips:  September Garden To-dos

The Missouri Botanical Garden has a great list of garden to-dos for September. 

July 2017

July 2017 Webinar

Webinar: HomeSelfe RE Step by Step

HomeSelfe RE, the GRC’s newest member benefit, helps you help your clients to understand and incorporate home energy efficiency principles. You also can use the tool to better engage with current and past clients by giving them meaningful information. 

July 2017 Webinar

Transit, Neighborhood Features Clients seek

NAR’S REALTORS® and Sustainability 2017 Report looked at the neighborhood features and public transportation options that clients request when they’re working with real estate practitioners.