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The Eco Report : Green to the End by Jennifer Junghans
Morgan Oaks Eternal Preserve , a 160-acre property in rural Lincoln that opened in November 2020 , will be California ’ s second certified green burial cemetery once it completes the certification process with the Green Burial Council , the green cemetery certifying body of North America . The green burial movement sweeping through the country returns to burial practices that were traditional before the Civil War .
Room at the Top
Sacramento Region Community Foundation @ sacregcf : Thank you , Comstock ’ s magazine , for covering women in leadership roles at nonprofits throughout the region , and for sharing this statistic we uncovered through our work : 66 % of the 611 nonprofits that participated in last year ’ s Big Day of Giving were run by women !
Startup of the Month : BoxPower
CleanStart @ CleanTechSac : Congrats to @ boxpowersystems , @ comstocksmag ’ s Startup of the Month ! … Their solar microgrid containers support disaster relief and end-of-the-line customers in rural zones and other disaster-prone areas .
PHOTO COURTESY OF MORGAN OAKS ETERNAL PRESERVE ( TOP ); PHOTO BY SARA NEVIS ( BOTTOM ); PHOTO BY FRED GREAVES ( FACEBOOK ); PHOTOS BY TERENCE DUFFY ( TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM )
Art in Motion by Sara Nevis
Sacramento Ballet dancers Isabella Velasquez and Anthony Cannarella started Dance Graffiti , a project that “ fuses mural art and dance ,” as part of an effort to make ballet more approachable , says Cannarella . The couple posts photos and videos of themselves dancing in front of the Capital Region ’ s many murals on social media and invites other artists to collaborate . Now in its third year , the project serves as a creative outlet for performers shut out of more traditional venues by the pandemic .
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88 @ comstocksmag : “ Surround yourself with people who respect the massive undertaking following your dreams entails ,” says Elizabeth-Rose Mandalou , Advanced Sommelier and cofounder of the restaurant group WM Restaurants . @ chef _ deneb : My wife is a badass !! # proudhusband