Dinner OFF the Bridge

In lieu of Greentopia’s annual Dinner On The Bridge fundraiser, we will be hosting a socially-distant, Dinner Off The Bridge.

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Greentopia is Creating a More Resilient Rochester.

Greentopia’s been working for years to create a more resilient Rochester. This is our story.

Green Visions – Green Community Advocacy

Our Green Visions program proves that you can “go green” and also serve and build a community.

EcoDistrict® – Green Stewardship

We’ve created the FIRST EcoDistrict in Upstate New York. How can we steward our great resources to insure a green future.

Thank you for making our 2019 Annual Campaign a success. We topped our goal of $10,000 and raised $13,000! Thank you for supporting Greentopia’s efforts to use natural assets and the creation of green space to transform Rochester economically and environmentally.

What is Greentopia?

Since 2011, Greentopia has worked to create energized placemaking that changes Rochester both economically and environmentally. We’ve accomplished a lot in our few short years. Interested?

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Green Visions

Green Visions is a workforce development program that takes place in the JOSANA neighborhood. We uniquely train 15 youth, (18-21 years old, for 22 weeks) in how to prepare for the work world – by working on an urban cut flower farm!

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High Falls Park & EcoDistrict

High Falls Park, now a project of ROC the Riverway, will use the existing EcoDistrict as its core. The High Falls EcoDistrict is the First Registered EcoDistrict in the State of New York and serves as a conceptual FRAMEWORK to reimagine our community. Greentopia is also working to expand the current EcoDistrict to the entire footprint of ROC the Riverway improvements.

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Green Visions – Campus Vision 2020

ROC the River & Greentopia

News from our blog:

#bethegoodroc COVID-19 – Meals for Health Workers

Apr 15, 2020 | Charity, Greentopia, Lisa Baron, Philanthropy

BetheGoodRoc envisions a future where frontline and healthcare workers at any time of a crisis are provided with simple comforts to help make the situation more bearable and maintain a level of normalcy for workers and their families. We do this through the community....

Green Visions Shipping Container Floral Workshop!

Aug 27, 2018 | Environment, Green Visions, Greentopia

Now in its sixth year, the Green Visions program has installed an 800 square foot shipping container at the Green Visions Campus at 174 Whitney Street in the JOSANA neighborhood. The container has been completely retrofitted by Ikoniq, a Canandaigua-based company that...

Come to the EcoFair! We’re launching Greentopia’s EcoDistrict.

Sep 19, 2017 | EcoDistrict, Greentopia, Rachel Walsh

It’s time to launch the High Falls Eco-District! So no, that’s nothing like sailing a Frisbee over the edge of the Genesee River ravine in Greentopia’s backyard. It’s the formal process required to begin certification of the EcoDistrict north of downtown. The planning...

Opportunity still blooms in a wet summer

Aug 18, 2017 | Green Visions, Greentopia, Morgan Barry

It’s been an unusual summer for Green Visions, Greentopia's job development program. A super-soaked spring and summer, along with some red-tape tangles, delayed the start of the season. Manager Morgan Barry said the Green Visions garden wasn’t tilled until late May,...

The grass is greener on the Greentopia side of the street

Jul 3, 2017 | Gorge, Greentopia, Michael Philipson

We’ve moved! While it was nice being in the building on the corner of Platt Street and Brown’s Race, the sale of the building that housed Greentopia for the last several years resulted in our move to new digs across the way at 74 Brown's Race. “If you need us, we’re...

The voice of environmental news comes to our Leadership Series

May 11, 2017 | Greentopia, Leadership Series

You probably know that mellifluous voice, the one that makes it seem that no matter how grim things are for the environment, there’s still hope. Steve Curwood, host and executive producer of Public Radio International’s Living on Earth show brings his voice to...

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Lisa Baron

Executive Board Chair

Lisa Baron is a Founding Board Member who now serves as the Executive Board Chair for the organization. Lisa works closely with city initiatives and other stakeholders to move the vision of Greentopia forward.

Lisa@greentopia.org
585-287-5560