Christopher Silva, Author at Marion Institute

Dave Wiley takes on climate change and our oceans

August 30, 2023
CONNECTOR SERIES, In The News, MI Homepage Box 1, Press/In The News

In our second installment of our Summer Climate Series, Dave Wiley, Ph.D., Marine Ecologist, spoke about his whale research in Stellwagen Bank and the impact a warming ocean is having on their behavior and their threatened food supply, the sand lance.

BioBlog: The Epigenetics of Health

July 31, 2023
BioBlog, BIOMED NETWORK, News

For newcomers, epigenetics is a field of study that focuses on heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence. The history of epigenetics can be traced back to the early 20th century.

Sippican School students to participate in outdoor classroom program

July 31, 2023
In The News, MI Homepage Box 1, Press/In The News, Southcoast Food Policy Council

Young gardeners will be able to explore, learn and grow with Sippican School’s outdoor classroom program this fall. Students will learn first hand about earth science, agricultural sustainability and nutrition in the school’s garden classroom as part of the Marion Institute’s Grow Education program.

Marion Institute promotes local food this August

July 26, 2023
In The News, MI Homepage Box 1, Press/In The News, Southcoast Food Policy Council

Want to test your will, form new food purchasing and eating habits, and have fun while doing it? Join the Eat Local Southcoast Challenge! WE challenge YOU to eat food from a 200-mile radius for 30 days, August 1 - 31, 2023.

July 2023 MI Newsletter

July 26, 2023
MI Homepage Box 6, Newsletters

This is a biggie! Our July Newsletter announces the launch of our newest program - The Neighborhood Farm at Frogfoot, a collab with A.D. Makepeace Co. It will serve as a farm-to-food relief program benefitting Southeastern MA food pantries with fresh, nutritious, locally grown foods. We also launch our #EatLocalSouthcoastChallenge ! And more exciting events!

Talking climate at Marion Institute speaker series

July 20, 2023
CONNECTOR SERIES, In The News, MI Homepage Box 1, Press/In The News

Our first event in our summer series on climate was expertly managed by Jennifer Francis from the Woodwell Climate Research Center. The informative talk outlined the many challenges we're all facing as our planet and it's ocean's rapidly heat up.

June 2023 MI Newsletter

July 5, 2023
MI Homepage Box 6, Newsletters

Our June Newsletter is chock full of exciting details! Our FY'22 Annual Report has dropped; A new podcast is hitting the airwaves: The Great Relearning - Three Brothers' Quest for Meaning in a Living Cosmos; and our Connector Series returns with summer content!

Community Farm Planned in Plymouth

July 5, 2023
In The News, MI Homepage Box 1, Press/In The News, Southcoast Food Policy Council

The A.D. Makepeace Company (ADM) is partnering with the Marion Institute to develop a Farm to Food Relief program to grow food for those in need.

May 2023 MI Newsletter

May 24, 2023
MI Homepage Box 6, Newsletters

This month we're happy to report a new Greenhouse Initiative has joined the ranks of our fiscal sponsorships! Ubumuntu Arts Festival is an annual event held in Kigali, Rwanda during the second week of July.

What’s Growing On? May 2023 News from Grow Education

May 23, 2023
GROW Box 1, GROW EDUCATION, MI Homepage Box 4, News

After several years of planning and building, and the hard work of many partners, every elementary school in New Bedford and Westport is now benefiting from an on-campus garden!