Future Ready Blog

Why should we care about sustainable self-care anyway? #DidYouKnow According to Zero Waste Week , every year more than 120 billion units of packaging are produced globally by the cosmetics industry alone? This contributes to an annual loss of 18 million acres of forest! Many standard self-care...

The start of a brand-new year often brings forth a surge of emotions. From optimism to self-doubt and every other feeling in between - self-reflection and goal setting are often at their peaks. For many, that means focusing on turning their career goals into reality. But like most resolutions...

With the holidays right around the corner, there are numerous opportunities for students and Alumni to re-connect with friends and family. This is a great time for personal reflection, creating memories with loved ones, and enjoying holiday-themed events. Additionally, for students and Alumni, they...

As we head into another holiday season, you may be wondering how to reduce your impact. With statistics like Canadians toss 25% more garbage during the holidays, it’s easy to become discouraged. But we don’t need to be! There are many individual decisions to bring sustainability to the forefront...

This summer WWF-Canada, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature, provided grant funding for Mohawk College to implement a Seed Orchard project to increase biodiversity on campus! By sharing the seeds that are harvested from the Orchard with the community and using it as an experiential learning space on...

Written by: Kimberly Yvonne Brought to you by Mohawk Sustainability Fashion is all around us, from media outlets to Instagram influencers - we see it everywhere, it’s fun! For some people, it’s a major part of their identity and a way to express themselves. Popular trends come in and out of style...

This October marks the 20th anniversary of Waste Reduction Week in Canada! From October 18–24 , the campaign will highlight daily themes and resources throughout the week. Here we will briefly touch on each theme with information or a fact, some everyday solutions to reduce waste and a link to a...

Mohawk Sustainability recently hosted a webinar featuring the owners of Sentimental Farm. Rob and Chris are homesteaders who live a self-sufficient lifestyle on their farm by growing their own organic vegetables, raising chickens and collecting eggs, preserving the food they make and creating...

Brought to you by the Sustainability Office Hamilton is located in an area of Ontario that is fortunate enough to have a little bit of a longer growing season. This means we can squeeze in another round of crops at the end of summer to harvest for fall! There are many benefits to fall planting like...

Brought to you by the Learning Support Centre Test anxiety is hard, especially when learning in a virtual and remote learning environment. D oing tests in an online environment can bring on new stresses such as more distractions, no t having an instructor in the room for support, and even prep aring...