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Region 4

SunWind Power Systems

Location: 5324 Hanka Rd. Floyds Knobs, IN 47119, Floyd County Engineer Jeremy Coxon started teaching himself about renewable energy while working for the Lilly Corporation in Indianapolis. His job there, finding best practices for reliable energy management, taught him the economic value of systems that would not shut down when the electrical grid lost power. About ten years ago his family visited Germany. There, despite having far less solar and wind energy possible than we have here, renewable energy was booming. Germany continues to lead the world in renewable energy. Germany is well on the way to reaching its national…
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Amatrol Teaches Green Energy Around the World

Amatrol Teaches Green Energy Around the World

Although Amatrol has been educating for technical skills since 1981, its green energy program is relatively new, beginning in 2010, the same year it was named Small Business of the Year by both the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Louisville’s Business First. The company was approached by a manufacturer called Clipper Windpower, who needed skilled workers and wanted to see growth in the wind power industry overall. After developing training in with utility-scale wind technology, Amatrol then moved to large-scale solar, and finally residential solar, both photovoltaic and thermal. In the U.S., Amatrol trains teachers in universities, community colleges, high schools, and vocational schools…
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Michaela Farm

3127 Indiana 229   Batesville, IN 47006 Merging agriculture, education and spirituality, Michaela Farm builds on and enfleshes the Franciscan value of  “just relationships with all Creation.” This value is core to our attitudes toward Earth and is a source of inspiration and motivation for our work. We express this value by these actions: ◦       Simple living ◦       Seeing all (creation) as “kin” ◦       Respectful use of resources ◦       Striving for sustainability ◦       Gratitude, hospitality and sharing Michaela Farm is located among the rolling hills of Southeastern Indiana. Farm fresh CSA,  agriculture/spirituality education,  Laughery Valley Growers Coop,  organic gardens,  wood &…
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Rivers Institute at Hanover College

Region #4 Location: 484 Ball Drive Hanover, IN 47243, Jefferson County The mission of the Rivers Institute at Hanover College is to promote an understanding of the natural and cultural history of river environments. The Rivers Institute at Hanover College uses river environments to educate current and future students and the general public about environmental issues through the natural and social sciences, the arts, and the humanities. Contact Information: Dr. Larry DeBuhr 812-866-6846 [email protected] http://rivers.hanover.edu/

Food and Growers Association of Laughery Valley & Environs

  Laughery Valley, Region #4 Location: 15 Red Oak Drive, Batesville, IN 47006, Franklin & Ripley Counties Promoting the use of locally grown produce and the Food and Growers Association. FGA is an initiative to build a sustainable local market for foods produced in and around Laughery Valley inSoutheastern Indiana. Partnering with Historic Hoosier Hills, FGA is promoting a local food system to enable area farmers to market their products to individual consumers and institutional buyers including schools, hospitals, and restaurants.   Contact Information: Chris Bruns [email protected] http://www.foodandgrowers.org/