Reuseable Bag Ordinance Approved

News10/KXTV
March 31, 2015

ECOS supported a ban on single-use bags, which the Sacramento City Council unanimously passed during its meeting on March 31, 2015.

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New member organization: Wellstone Dems!

We have a new member organization with which we are excited to partner! At the March board meeting, ECOS voted to approve the joining of the Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento as a member organization of ECOS! The club is named after Senator Paul Wellstone, who led various campaigns on behalf of farmers, laborers, the rural poor, and the environment. Welcome Wellstone Progressive Dems! Learn more about them at their new website: www.wellstonedems.org. ECOS offers individual and organizational memberships. You can view a full list of our current member organizations here. To renew or establish your organization’s membership, click here.

Sacramento City Urban Agriculture Ordinance Passed

Capitol Public Radio
March 24, 2015

The Sacramento Urban Agriculture Coalition has been working on a comprehensive update to the city’s zoning code to ease the ability for city residents to grow, sell and access healthy, fresh produce. The Environmental Council of Sacramento endorsed their vision in September of 2014, and have assisted in the outreach and education of the coalition since then. We are proud to have been a part of this monumental effort and to have assisted in making Sacramento a truly “Farm-to-Fork Capitol.”

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