Growing Green Awards

The NRDC awarded Growing Green Awards this year to four outstanding individuals for their work as either a Sustainable Food and Farm Educator, Sustainable Livestock Producer, Pollinator Protector, or Regional Food Leader. Washington State University’s Regents Professor and soil scientist John Reganold was recognized for his contributions as a sustainable food and farm educator, Sibella Kraus with Berkley was recognized for her work as a regional food leader, Chip Taylor with the University of Kansas was awarded the Pollinator Protector award for his work in organizing and founding the Monarch Watch, an organization that enlists citizens to protect the monarch butterfly from extinction, and Georgia farmer Will Harris was honored with the Sustainable Livestock Producer award for his sustainable livestock practices. These four people were chosen out of hundreds of nominees, all of who are doing their part and more to make our country’s food system healthier and more sustainable. As John Reganold has said, “We have to stop judging a farm just by the size of its yield and start considering the health of its soil, the happiness of its employees and the financial stability of its owners.”