SEEDS of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Empowering sustainable living in our communities.

Thanks to donors like you, SEEDS will be able to continue strengthening energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable technologies adoptions in Northeastern Pennsylvania through the programs listed below. Please support this work that is primarily run by volunteers.

Energy Efficiency

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the last year, SEEDS expanded the TEAAM initiative into Lackawanna County. This program encouraged local home owners to save energy by getting energy assessments done by SEEDS volunteers and a Lackawanna County student intern who was trained by SEEDS and a certified instructor of the Building Performance Institute. This intergenerational program allowed low income families to save money on their energy bills and provided the student interactive, hands-on experience that can be used in their future lives and careers. We

also successfully completed 19 energy efficiency assessments since last year. Through these assessments we were able to identify inefficiencies in the residents’ homes and compiled specialized reports for each home with suggestions on improving the overall energy efficiency and ways to lower energy costs. In our most productive year, 36 families saved a total of over 114,000 kWh of electricity, equal to about $16,000 in electric bills and 85 tons of CO2 curbed from the atmosphere! By supporting SEEDS, you support real progress toward a carbon-free future in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
With your donation, SEEDS will continue to provide educational workshops and assessments such as these, encouraging local residents to reduce energy and materials consumption and save money. Your financial support maintains SEEDS's impact in the community.

Renewable Energy

Our volunteers are getting ready for the 9th DIY Solar Workshop in September 2025. Through this program, regular people learn, hands-on, how to install solar PV technology while minimizing the cost. SE

EDS regularly conducts free solar PV assessments for members, as well as, hands-on training workshops on solar photovoltaics, solar thermal, and small-scale wind. These trainings provided more than 60 local contractors, residents and business professionals with hands-on installation experience and top of the line training in renewable energy. Your gift will help us educate community members to make an informed choice about when and how to install solar.

Sustainable Living 

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In 2023, our wonderful volunteers have spearheaded the first-ever Hempcrete Workshop in NEPA! Hemp and lime based bio composite insulation, known as “hempcrete”, can be produced sustainably from a highly renewable resource that sequesters carbon as it grows. The resulting insulation is carbon negative, yet also has considerable thermal, acoustic and fire resistance properties. This material can be incorporated into walls, floors and even roofs. Jami

e Stunkard of Nature's Grace and other SEEDS volunteers built a hempcrete building at a residential site in Prompton, PA to be used as a example for potential future buildings, demonstrating the viability of this material. This event included a hands-on workshop, as well as a multi-day seminar extensive seminar headed by renowned hemp business owner Cameron McIntosh. This is only possible because of the community support such as this NEPA Gives event.We a