Sustainable Buzz

2018 Sustainable Buzz is Tampa’s First Public Zero-Waste Certified Event

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Sustainable Buzz Receives Zero-Waste Certification WE DID IT! We are so proud and excited to announce that the 11th Annual Sustainable Buzz event, held on November 15th at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts Riverwalk, is officially the first public event in Tampa to achieve the Zero-waste certification. When our new executive director took […]

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Gulfport Food Forest

Gulfport Food Forest Restored with Sustany® Mini-Grant

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“Planting fruit trees on public lands is like planting a renewable source of joy and wonder for all,” is how Crea Egan sees her sustainable project, the Gulfport Food Forest (GFF). Egan is a landscape architect who has been interested in public art installations mixed with landscape since college. Planting fruit trees on public land

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Students Serve as Sustainability Consultants for Straz Center

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Feb 11, 2015, From Patel College of Global Sustainability: On January 28th, 2015, students from the USF Patel College of Global Sustainability and USF School of Geosciences started the first leg of a 12-week internship to assess sustainability practices at the Straz Center as part of the Sustany® Sustainable Business Program (SSBP). The SSBP, established by

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7 Winners at the Sustainable Business Awards in Tampa

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by Alison Lueders, Great Green Content The Sustainable Business Coalition of Tampa Bay and the University of Tampa celebrated 7 winners of the 2014 Sustainable Business Awards luncheon last month. The award recognizes each business for “outstanding sustainable business practices and their commitments to people, planet and profit.” Each of these businesses makes Tampa Bay a healthier,

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UT Students Host “From the Ground Up” and Get Special Ticket Price for the Buzz

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by Alison Lueders, Great Green Editing The 6th Annual Sustainable Buzz is right around the corner on November 7, 2013. Buy your tickets now! If you are a University of Tampa student, you can purchase Buzz tickets for the special price of just $15. (That’s more than half off.) But they’ll only be available at

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Craft Beer Lovers – Don’t Miss the Sustainable Buzz!

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by Alison Lueders, Great Green Editing The countdown continues to the 6th Annual Sustainable Buzz  on November 7, 2013. Get your tickets now! In celebration of this bigger-than-ever event, we are proud to profile some of our vendors. Their practices show the many ways to contribute to a healthier, more sustainable world right now. Local craft beer makes a party special This week we

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All Smiles at The Sustany® Foundation Board Meeting

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The Sustany® Foundation Board of Directors meets monthly to discuss current initiatives and plan future events. Board members are passionate about promoting sustainability in Tampa Bay and generously volunteer their time. The August meeting agenda included updates on the Green Business Designation Program (new webpage coming soon!), connecting schools with local nonprofits through volunteer management

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