Maroon Goes Green

The Office of Sustainability at Mississippi State University. email us at [email protected]

[Maroon Goes Green @MSUGoesGreen]

Starkville is filled with local, fresh food options including the Starkville Community Market. The Starkville Community Market is filled with local growers, food producers and artisans showcasing their wares and is… https://t.co/71sb11mHgr

[Maroon Goes Green @MSUGoesGreen]

Rethink your trash when moving out at the end of the month. Here is a list of local resources in Starkville that you can donate your usable items to. By donating items instead of moving it to the curb, you could… https://t.co/pxuF863agF

[Maroon Goes Green @MSUGoesGreen]

In 2017, about 1/5 of all landfill trash was plastic (EPA). Plastic packaging makes up most of the floating debris in the oceans. Clearly, we have a packaging problem on our hands!

Buying loose veggies and… https://t.co/IdecmSLjnp

[Maroon Goes Green @MSUGoesGreen]

Are you using your kitchen more often and realizing how much food scraps & plastic waste you’re throwing out? Silicone food huggers can reduce both of these problems by covering a half-used fruit or vegetable and… https://t.co/XAY9ODNT2C

[Maroon Goes Green @MSUGoesGreen]

A reusable water bottle is an easy first step for anyone trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Anyone can do it! Carrying a reusable water bottle is especially convenient on Mississippi State’s campus which is… https://t.co/sSMpSSyYEk

[Maroon Goes Green @MSUGoesGreen]

Woo! We set another record on the amount of glass collected and recycled at our glass recycling drive this semester. 5,340 lbs!!!! The glass is recycled by Door2Door Recycling on Jackson, MS. The company recently… https://t.co/qSCuDsnD9t

[Maroon Goes Green @MSUGoesGreen]

Start off your semester with these three sustainability tips from Maroon Goes Green! ♻️ Tag us when your doing something sustainable on campus and we may feature you on our social media! https://t.co/PHsDJhjDFI

[MSU Forest Resources @MSU_CFR]

Don't miss the Forestry and Natural Resources Seminar Series. See the list of speakers for this semester.

[Mississippi State University Transportation @msuprkg_trnst]

Needing a ride from Starkville to the Golden Triangle Regional Airport @gtrairport or from GTRA to Starkville? Let us take you the SMART way and absolutely free! Give us a call at 662-325-5204 for more information!

[george hopper @georgehopper]

Great conversation during the @APLU_Ag on increasing sustainability dialogue across our land grant universities.

[Drew Gholson @DMGholson]

“If it helps the farmer and the environment, we are in a good place” Great talk by Dr. Beth Baker on effects of cover crops at #SRWC19

[In Defense of Plants @indfnsofplnts]

"Anyone who purchased rhododendron or lilac plants from Walmart or Rural King between March and May should immediately dispose of the plants in a way to prevent further spread of the disease..."
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[In Defense of Plants @indfnsofplnts]

Habitat destruction is the leading cause of extinction on this planet but what so few people realize is that plants are the habitat. Without healthy plant communities, everything else suffers
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#plantblindness

[Sustainable UF @sustainableuf]

Individual pieces of waste may seem insignificant, but they can really add up. Check out how Wimbledon is trying to eliminate unnecessary waste! #TrashTalkTuesday #PlasticFreeJuly
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[Jeff Wilson @MSUPlantMan]

Upcoming gardening program at NMREC in Verona.

[CNN @CNN]

All of Mississippi's beaches have been shut down for swimming due to a blue-green harmful algal bloom, which can cause rashes, stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. https://t.co/iurGuTDR6t

[MSU Forest Resources @MSU_CFR]

Dr. Heather Alexander, forestry asst prof, & post-doc Alison Paulson wrap up their field season in the Siberian Arctic. Researchers are studying impacts of boreal forest wildfire on forest recovery and carbon stocks based out of the Northeast Science Station in Cherskiy, Russia.

[MSU Forest Resources @MSU_CFR]

Check out this episode of Renew to learn all about pollinators! #MSUCFR https://t.co/Unqsct2iaX via @YouTube

[Mississippi State Bookstore @BNatMSState]

If you’re doing some gardening this summer, stop by our store for some FREE fertilizer! These used espresso grounds have a balanced pH of 6.9, so they are perfect to enrich your plants 🌱 with some sweet, sweet… https://t.co/gEEZ18KoSh