Many communities are expressing an interest in becoming more sustainable through their businesses, homes and schools. Surprisingly, the typical roadblock to starting these initiatives is not dollars and cents. The missing link is usually a lack of sufficient education and awareness of how to get started most effectively and efficiently!

The Iowa Green Team and Prairiewoods have joined forces to build an exciting new program called Green Start that delivers this message to key audiences such as businesses, students and homeowners in a convenient and affordable manner. We like to think we’re all in this together and there is no better time than now to start building a sustainable foundation of knowledge and awareness into your environment. 

Green Start is a smart and conveniant way to begin your journey in helping TURN IOWA GREEN. Please visit our TURN IOWA GREEN website for more information and details!

Green Start Mission
Provide Iowa Businesses, Students and Homeowners with a solid foundation of education and awareness principles required for developing environmentally friendly practices and solutions for work, home and school.

Green Start Program Summaries
Business – Bringing Green Business Awareness to local businesses provides both employees and key decision makers with a solid foundation of tools required to begin developing a Green Business and Sustainable Workplace, along with an insight into the benefits received.

Students – Our evolving Green Culture will be an integral part of our student’s adult lives, and recent studies have clearly shown environmentalism as a priority in their lifestyle and career decision making. Helping students understand evolving Green Practices both locally and globally prepares them with the knowledge and development tools required to become part of a new generation that readily accepts the role of environmental stewards.

Homeowners – Business workers are also homeowners (and renters) who have a related but somewhat unique set of Green Practices that can be adopted outside the workplace. Targeting key areas specific to homeowners and renters will equip them with the knowledge and tools that can be used to integrate Green Practices into their homes.