Dear Green American, Have you ever wondered why Green America focuses so much on your support this time of year? The truth is, as a member-funded 501(c)3 organization, Green America receives 50% of our member contributions in December. What we raise in the final days of December literally determines how much we can take on in 2025! We are blessed to have a group of donors who have stepped forward to match your year-end donation dollar-for-dollar up to $400,000. We still have $249,712 to raise to meet our match…and only 11 days before our deadline! Will you make your first-ever donation to Green America today? I promise we will ramp up our game-changing green economy work in 2025, even when Washington goes dark on climate action. #1 We are working to make ALL Agriculture Regenerative. Our Regenerative Ag work is breathtaking―not only are farmers putting carbon into the soil instead of into the atmosphere, improving biodiversity, and producing more nutritious food, these farms are more profitable. This year over $1.1 million was granted to farmers, including young and BIPOC growers, who are excited to use regenerative practices.
Our Soil & Climate Initiative (SCI) includes 250,000 verified acres—nearly 400 square miles—of farmland that has transitioned to regenerative agriculture practices. Together in 2025, we’ll work to transition 5 million wheat acres in Kansas to regenerative and get more organic food to underserved communities.
At the community level, we’ve registered over 26,000 Climate Victory Gardens―the equivalent of not driving 39 million miles. In 2025, we’ll work to add thousands more!
#2 We’re pushing industries to remove the most harmful chemicals from production.
We couldn’t be prouder of our Clean Electronics Production Network’s Towards Zero Exposure (TZE) Program. It’s working with Apple, Dell, Intel, and other electronics manufacturers to protect millions of workers worldwide from toxic chemical exposures that can lead to devastating disease. This year, our pesticides work pushed the owners of Green Giant to evaluate over 20 crops for chemicals and reduce the use of pesticides. And now we are putting pressure on Target, with more companies to follow.
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