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Environmental Education
The Pearlstone Center Wants to Get Your Goat
When it comes to its core objective of educating and advocating for the environment from a Jewish perspective, the Pearlstone Center is certainly not kidding around. Read more from JMORE…
The Gift of Planting
Planting is something anyone can do if they open their mind to it, even on a small scale. Learn from Farmer Educator, Tome, how tending a garden helps us be caretakers of the Earth.
Virtual Observances and Programs Commemorate Earth Day 50
Why is this Earth Day different from all other Earth Days? Read all about it in this JMORE article where Pearlstone is featured!
Rediscover Your Ability to Grow Your Own Food
In this blog, Farmer Educator, Tome Shaaltiel teaches how you can use your vegetable scraps to reproduce the same vegetables, instead of going out and buying fresh produce every week.
Journey to a More Sustainable Passover
Passover is a joyous time to celebrate with friends, family, and new acquaintances. Here are some suggestions for weaving earth friendly practices and discussion topics into your Seder.
Pearlstone Center Offers Solar Energy Program to Community Residents
Read this JMORE article to learn about Community Solar through Pearlstone…no roof required!
Living Judaism: Pearlstone Eyes Future with Intentional-Living and Hands-On Learning
On a chilly Wednesday morning in April, a school bus filled with fourth graders from Liberty Elementary School in West Baltimore pulled up in front…
BGE Presents $325,000 in Environmental Stewardship Grants to 51 Maryland Nonprofit Organizations
The company awarded $325,000 through 3rd annual Green Grants program.
BGE toasted representatives from more than 50 nonprofit organizations this past October for their commitment to environmental preservation…
Baltimore Green Week kicks off with goats and chickens
For the children visiting the Pearlstone Center’s sustainable farm Sunday, the chickens and baby goats might have been the main event. But supporters of the Family Farm Day said they hope that interaction…
Pearlstone Celebrates New Eco-Friendly Cabin
Lovingly nicknamed the “Mud Mansion”, this high-efficiency, four-season cabin combines sustainability with conventional building techniques. Designed and constructed using sustainable and recycled…