 | Conserving energy
reason WSE's public education campaign and Expo helps people conserve energy. WSE implements energy conservation measures in our operation. |
 | Conserving natural resources
reason WSE's public education campaign and Expo helps people protect natural resources. Our Market Connection Program economically rewards farmers and ranchers for outstanding stewardship and builds customer support for culinary businesses that use sustainable business practices. |
 | Promoting Renewable Energy Sources
reason WSE's public education campaign and Expo promotes renewable energy. |
 | Reducing toxic emissions
reason WSE's public education campaign and Expo and Market Connection Programs promotes practices that eliminate or greatly reduce chemical use
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 | No growth hormones or antibiotics
reason WSE recruits ranchers into our program who do not knowing use GMO products and who eliminate the use of hormones and subtheraputic antibiotics. If they do not, we market their meat to niche markets in the culinary and natural food sectors. We also promote the marketing benefits of no hormones and GMO to conventional producers. |
 | Improving the health of community
reason Provide the community with the Farmers Market with greatly increases our sense of community. |
 | Using local raw materials
reason WSE promotes the use of raw materials locally by operating the Livingston Farmers Market as way for farmers to sell directly to consumers. We also operate a Montana Farm to Restaurant Connection Program to connect local products to local restaurants, caterers, hospitals and concessionaires. |
 | Using fuel efficient vehicles
reason All staff vehicles are energy efficient. One is a Prius. We walk when we can. |
 | Recycled promotional products
reason Almost always use post consumer waste recycled paper. |
 | Reducing waste
reason Use dishes instead of disposables as much as possible. Only use compostable or other green disposable when we have to use them. Buy second-had as much as possible Use sustainable building materials |
 | Resource monitoring
reason WSE rewards farmers and ranchers who monitor their land for ecosystem health and biodiversity by marketing their products to niche markets in the culinary and natural foods sectors. We also encourage agricultural producers to take training that teach them how to monitor. We have co-sponsored monitoring trainings in the past. |
 | Offering benefits to seniors
reason Operating a low income senior voucher program at the Farmers Market |
 | Donating to non-profits
reason Sponsor many nonprofit events and are underwriters of Public Radio. Give products for silent auctions. Provide nonprofits with free booths at the Farmers Market. Offer greatly reduced rates to nonprofits for the Sustainable Living Expo |
 | Recycling program
reason Recycle glass, aluminum, newspaper, office paper, batteries, ink cartridges, cans and plastic. |
 | Preserving wildlife habitat
reason WSE works with landowners to protect and increase the health of wildlife habitat and the all important corridors. We do this by advocating sustainable agricultural practices and rewarding stewardship with connections to niche markets. |
 | Livestock have access to outdoors
reason WSE rewards farm and ranch operations that treat animals humanely by helping to secure markets for their meat. |
 | Time-controlled grazing
reason WSE rewards stewardship that use timed grazing and other measures to prevent overgrazing, by marketing products from these operations to niche markets in the culinary and natural food sectors. |
 | Erosion prevention
reason WSE rewards stewardship that prevents erosion by marketing products from operations that prevent erosion to niche markets in the culinary and natural food sectors. |
 | Noxious weed control
reason WSE maarkets products from farms and ranches that prevent the spread of noxious weeds through an integrated pest management system that significantly reduces the use of chemicals but allows them as a last, not first resort to control weeds. |
 | Using sustainable building designs
reason WSE uses sustainable building materials in our office and also promotes the concepts, designs and products to the public through our Western Sustainable Living Expos. |
 | Energy efficient equipment
reason All of the equipment in the WSE office is Energy Star approved. We promote Energy Star to the public through our Western Sustainable Living Expo. |
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