“Just say no to GMOs!” hey, there — whatcha eating? Chips? Did you know that over 90% of all corn grown in the USA is genetically modified? The 1st quarter CAP class’s Action Project, GMOs, taught them this, and many other startling facts about the nation’s Genetically Engineered food. It also taught them to… Read more »
Posts By: Ford Church
6 Things You Should Know About GMO’s
By The 1st Quarter CAP class, 2009 Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are creatures, like plants, that have been altered by humans on a genetic level. This involves altering the DNA of an organism to produce a different trait in that creature. Monsanto, a large corporation, manufactures many GMO crops. One type of crop they… Read more »
Free Movie Night: Let’s Talk About Stuff!
Have you ever looked around your house and thought to yourself, “Man! I have so much junk!” Why do we have so much useless stuff? Where does all this stuff come from? Where does it go after we throw it away? Annie Leonard explores these questions in her short video called, “The Story of Stuff.”… Read more »
CAP Pre-Course Survey, 2nd Quarter 2009
Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Before we get started, we need to get some feedback about the outdoors, the environment, your community, etc. Please answer this survey honestly and to the best of your ability. The good folks who fund this class use this information to assess the performance of the class and this… Read more »
Free Survival Clinic at REI Boulder
Most survival situations happen when you least expect it and when you are least prepared. Before you head to the mountains this fall to explore the brilliant bursts of color or the bugling elk, join the Cottonwood Institute for a Free Survival Clinic at REI. Participate in an interactive survival scenario, learn about survival priorities,… Read more »
CAP Post-Course Survey, 1st Quarter 2009
As the quarter comes to a close, I wanted to get some open and honest feedback from this class about how to improve the CAP for future students. This information will not affect your grade, but please take it seriously. It will be reviewed by your school, the Cottonwood Institute, and this information will help… Read more »
1st quarter CAP: Overnight!
On the weekend of the 26th, the 1st quarter CAP class went on their first overnight! Allenspark was beautiful, as always — and not a cloud in the sky! In fact, the only imperfection that weekend was the wind. It blew and blustered all the day and night. But in spite of a rather sleepless… Read more »
Turn Your Stache Into Cash!
Ford Church, Founder and Executive Director of the Cottonwood Institute, is an amazing man who sadly does not have the ability to grow facial hair. But this October, despite the odds, Ford will be attempting to grow a mustache! Why would he want to do such a silly thing you ask? Well, for Mustache4Cash of… Read more »
What’s CAP up to? First Post
What’s this quarter’s CAP class been up to? let’s take a peek! A guest speaker talked about environmental issues surrounding Open Space on a hike, and they’ve had many guest speakers already. Students are way stoked about their action project, which will address Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs. More information on that soon — stay… Read more »
Gilpin Students Make World Water Monitoring Day a Success
On Thursday, September 17, 2009 students from Gilpin K-8 School headed over to the South Platte River in downtown Denver to team up with Earth Force and Cottonwood Institute for World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD). In partnership with Keep it Clean from Drain to Stream (KIC), a water education campaign led by Denver Public Works,… Read more »
