Episode 111 - Leftover Green Beans

Eco Company visits a school that is doing everything to be sustainable. From their greenhouse and organic garden, to their energy monitoring systems and the new LEED Gold certified science building with a living roof, this school is getting it right. Jordan visited the campus and also found students who regularly check the tire air pressure of commuters to maximize fuel consumption! We hadn’t seen that before.

Speaking of green building, we decided to visit a green building expo to see what’s on the horizon for building green. Brendan walked the floor and found solar tiles that blend into the roof, straw bales for building, rain water collectors to reduce consumption in landscaping and wood from sustainable forests. You’ll find out what that means!

Then we catch up with two Northern California High School students who have created their own line of eco-friendly clothing. Josy and Aza started Leftover Green Beans a few years ago when asked to create a few dresses for a green New York fashion show. Since then they have continued to design creative fashions from vintage cloth and accessories often found at flea markets, plus organic fabrics and tons crochet that was made by Aza’s great-grandmother. Jessica sits down with them to find out what they have been up to.

Finally we visit a high school class that encourages students to get into green careers by giving them hands on experience with things such solar energy. On this day they were making model structures from cardboard that were powered by miniature solar panels. Nothing like seeing how it works first hand to inspire future careers!