Green Organizations

The Lakewood Sustainability Cooperative, also known as "The Scoop," is a network of Lakewood residents, businesses, and other community partners who are passionate about creating a more sustainable Lakewood. Participants volunteer their knowledge, experience and skills to support sustainability efforts in the community.

At Toxics Action Center, we believe everyone has the right to clean air and clean water, that our communities should be sustainable and that our government should operate responsively and democratically.

Our children should be able to grow up free of exposure to dangerous chemicals and with every opportunity to thrive.

Yet too often, these fundamental rights are ignored or bypassed, endangering the health of both people and the environment.

Aspiring organic farmers can receive help to build their farm - and their farming business - from The Liberty Prairie Foundation's Farm Business Development Center.

We provide an incubator setting with affordable access to certified-organic land near Chicago, basic resources, infrastructure and access to experienced mentor farmers.

We're headquartered near Chicago at the Prairie Crossing Farm, our working organic farm nestled inside Prairie Crossing, the nationally-recognized conservation community.

Please visit our website to learn about the Foundation’s:

The Illinois Green Business Association (IGBA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that helps businesses integrate green practices through education and engagement, causing a business to find profitability in sustainability.

Our vision is that a sustainable business culture is the standard practice of economic activity. Companies, communities, and consumers will thrive through healthy, mutually beneficial relationships that are diverse, resilient and balanced.

The Florida Native Plant Society is a non-profit formed in 1980 to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida and the use of Florida native plants in landscaping.

While some members are botanical, environmental or nursery professionals, most of us are just "regular" people who enjoy nature or gardening.

The Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society is one of more than 20 chapters around the state.

Chapter activities include:

Friends of the Everglades was founded by Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1969 as an advocacy group to preserve, protect and restore the only Everglades on Earth.

Our Goals:
• Compel government agencies to comply with existing environmental laws, and resist any efforts to weaken such laws.
• Encourage politicians to recognize the long consequences of their actions.
• Spread awareness of the importance of the Everglades to the South Florida ecosystem.

Environment Massachusetts is a citizen-based environmental advocacy project of Environment America.

Funded by supporters like you, we research the challenges confronting our environment and educate the public about what’s at stake.

The Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, MA with the mission to build a Massachusetts economy that is local, green and fair. In September 2013, SBN celebrated 25 years of supporting and building local entrepreneurship.

With over 1000 locally owned and independent businesses, affiliates and individuals participating in SBN’s projects and programs, SBN remains the leading organization of sustainable business in the state.