“We have a goal for all city buildings to be run on renewable energy and emission free by 2025”
“I’m old school. I don’t buy anything pre-made. It takes more labor to control it from start to finish, but the quality is better”
“Protecting our watershed is everyone's responsibility”
“Oberlin is unique. But if you can engage and make your business work here, you can succeed anywhere!”
“Meaningful community-based work takes consistent and thoughtful engagement”
“I got better at being reflective because I had to reflect on animal adaptations to complete my Ecocolumn”
“It’s so great to be friends with someone who’s in a different age from you. Teaching kids, and talking to seniors, there’s so much you can learn”
“We try to instill a sense of place in the kids of the Oberlin community through gardening or going outside”
“I really love learning about how special Oberlin is by talking with community members”
“The goal of the Experience Oberlin website is to help both visitors and locals understand all the neat stuff going on in this little city!”
“I’m more in the mindset that if I can’t find what I need in Oberlin… I probably don’t really need it that much”
“I love the Science Library because I am simultaneously experiencing the outdoors while sitting inside”
“We always try to stay cutting edge”
“Going into work every day does not feel like a job if you enjoy what you do and who you are with”
“I walk to live”
“My congregation encourages community gardening and participation in the City Fresh program”
“The environment is important because it holds us all together”
“I’m inspired by programs that aim to impact as many people as they can. The Legion Field Community Gardens does that”
“It’s special that Highschool students can partner so closely with the college, professors, and people from businesses in climate activism”
“There is a focus on what we do in Oberlin that gives us a platform to present solutions to the world”
