SSJ Mission goals

awareness

Increase the numbers of South Jersey residents, businesses and community and governmental organizations that are aware of environmental problems affecting our region.

prioritize

Increase the numbers of South Jersey residents, businesses and community and governmental organizations that prioritize sustainability as a pathway to ameliorate environmental problems.

address

Increase the numbers of sustainability projects and programs and efforts in South Jersey that address these problems in a substantive manner.

Caren Kaufman Memorial Grant Program

Sustainable South Jersey announced our new grant program in 2023, created to honor Caren Kaufman, a grassroots activist who was dedicated to sustainability and health. In 2010, Caren was diagnosed with breast cancer. Receiving this unexpected, life-changing news triggered her to research causes; she wondered if environmental factors could have contributed to her illness. Due to generous donors, the Caren Kaufman grant program will issue grants $500-$1000.

Award Grantees Announced! read more

Click here to learn more about the grant program.

Please consider supporting our efforts to support real & lasting change in South Jersey !

Be the change

earth festival

For over 10 years the Annual Earth Festival has been our biggest sustainable event of the year.

SSJ Meet Ups

Enjoy educational speakers, conversation, and networking. Three leaders in sustainability speak (10 minute lightning talks) at each meeting. Click the icon to learn more

Grant program

Fund your South Jersey initiative! Sustainable South Jersey announced our new mini-grant program in 2020, created to help support exciting environmental initiatives in the South Jersey region.

From the Blog

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Environmental Education

Foraging for Sustainable Futures

Foraging Illustration by Andi Craciun What is Foraging?   Foraging is defined as the searching for and gathering of food from wild sources. Animals throughout the history of life on

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Landscape Design

Taking a Look at Lawns

  Problematic History The grassy lawn has become a staple of the American landscape especially in suburbia. It is a point of pride for some and a chore for others,

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Upgrade Your Yard Videos

New-Yard-Episode8-Help-Existing-Trees-Support-Wildlife_EdCohenThis video series describes Ed Cohen’s journey as he makes his yard more attractive to birds and butterflies at the same time as reducing water run-off. Each less-than-a-minute video covers a different topic.

Ed would love to hear about your own efforts (or answer questions to help you get started). Contact us at . Ed is also happy to send you a link of resources (just email him).


You can find Ed’s videos
here.

Be a force for nature

Driving Sustainability in South Jersey to benefit our collective future. 

Our mission is to Inspire personal connections to South jerseys ecological resources, promote environmental education and serve as a nexus for community engagement.