Earth Day Green Drinks, April 22nd

GREEN DRINKS APRIL, THURSDAY THE 22ND! (WHAT A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY!!)

Join us for a night of good company and green conversation! We'll be at the LTD Prints in Strasburg, VA (click the link for their website and directions). There will be yummy snacks and Marcy McCann will share with us a little about green printing AND there will be displays from local artists.

Where: LTD PRINTS in Strasburg
When: April 22 @ 6ish.
Who: YOU and all of your friends!

Fuel the Film - Free Showings This weekend!

FREE SHOWINGS OF FUEL THIS WEEKEND!
Frederick County Parks & Rec, The Magic Lantern Theater, and the Cleaner Greener America (CGA) Foundation are offering up 2 FREE showings of Fuel this weekend. "Fuel is a comprehensive and entertaining look at energy in America; a history of where we have been, our present predicament, a solution to our dependence on foreign oil." It was a 2008 Sundance Film Festival Best Documentary Winner.

Friday 1/29, 7pm @ the Unitarian Church in Stephens City
Saturday 1/30, 2pm @ Handley Regional Library in Winchester

YAY for free eco-awareness fun!

Green Drinks January 28th

Join us for a night of good company and green conversation! We'll be meeting at Cristina's in Strasburg. They just finished all of the requirements to be a Virginia Green Restaurant (too cool!) so we'll not only be enjoying great company, we'll be enjoying our refreshments with a little less eco-guilt!

Where: Cristina's Cafe in Strasburg

When: January 28th @ 6:00ish.
Who: YOU and all of your friends!

September Green Drinks

GREEN DRINKS SEPTEMBER, THURSDAY THE 24TH!
Join us for a night of good company and green conversation! Kevin Rooney of the Cleaner Greener America Foundation will join us to talk about biodiesel. So come with questions and ready to hear about this alternative fuel source!
Where: (by popular demand) Union Jack Pub on Loudoun Street walking mall.
When: Sept 24 @ 5:30ish.
Who: YOU and all of your friends!

Just FYI: October 22nd will be in Tom's Brook at the Natural Art Garden Center and we'll be seeing their green roof and hearing from the owner about first hand pro's, con's and other really cool green roof stuff!

Also FYI, keep a lookout for a Green Film Fest coming up in November hosted by the soon to be open Alamo Draft house. This should be a super fun (and free) event, so let the buzz begin, I'll pass on more details soon!

Home Show in Tom's Brook

The Toms Brook Fire Department is putting together a home and garden expo at the new
Natural Art Garden Center in Tom's Brook. Friday and Saturday, September 25th and 26th. It's a great way to learn about and support local businesses, AND the Garden Center has a green roof! Too cool!
Go to their website for more info: http://naturalartgarden.wordpress.com/

Sustainabilty Festival

Well, if you can't read the snazzy poster, it says:

SUSTAINABILITY FESTIVAL
GREEN FEST 2009
Sherando Park, Stephens City, Virginia
Sunday, September 20, 2009
10am to 2pm
FREE!!!!

Bringing together the community to explore food, products, and energy for a sustainable future...

Vendors:
Renewable Energy
Alternative Transportation
Green Building
Green Products and Services
Sustainable Agriculture ~local produce for sale~
Food (sandwiches with local ingredients! $5 from One Block West)
Filtered Alkaline Water provided by The Wellness Group

Schedule of Events:
10am Pick up your FREE Toy Solar car kit voucher from sponsors (for kids under12)
11am Toy Solar Car kit giveaway & build
11:30 Alternative Energy with Sand Energy
12pm Electric Truck Demo with Model E Conversions
12:30 DIY Solar H2O workshop with Always Thinking


Basically, the most fun, and green, event for you and your family of the fall!

Green Drinks: Eastern Panhandle!

YOU ARE INVITED TO

GREEN DRINKS of the EASTERN PANHANDLE

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

6 pm @ Craftworks

Every month we meet at a location in the Eastern Panhandle to interact with people who work in, or are interested in, the environmental field. This is an informal world-wide organization known as Green Drinks. These events are simple and relatively unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals, and have had moments of serendipity.....all in the spirit of greening our lives for the betterment of all humankind.

Chad Gauthier of Pinnacle Enterprises and Karen Valentine of GoGreenGals are the co-founders of this chapter. We look forward to sharing our commitment to a healthy, productive, and sustainable Eastern Panhandle with all of you. Our goal is to unite the community to embrace responsible, local, and environmentally sustainable lifestyles. So come and join us for some healthy organic apps and drinks. On behalf of us both, we look forward to meeting you and joining forces to green the Panhandle!

Join Green Drinks for refreshments on the deck overlooking Cool Spring Marsh and Bullskin Run, and learn about this unique new resource for Jefferson County.

CraftWorks at Cool Spring is a center for creative learning in art, craft, nature and sustainable living that supports protection of the Cool Spring Marsh landscape, where people come to learn, relax and rejuvenate in a setting that fosters deep connections with the natural environment and stronger communities.

What's truly distinctive about CraftWorks is that it invites artisans, environmental educators, green builders, and other creative people into create and offer classes, gather, retreat, and help invent the long-term future of this resource.

CraftWorks director David Lillard will take Green Drinkers on a short 15-minute walk through the grounds and describe the plans for studios and programs.

Refreshments provided by CraftWorks; donations to offset costs warmly appreciated.

Directions to CraftWorks. We'll meet at Mrs. Thornton's cottage.

Take Route 340 south from Charles Town. After you pass Washington High, the 4 lane highway ends and it becomes a two lane road. Soon you’ll pass a diner on the right, a produce stand on the left and you’ll make a SHARP right hand turn immediately after the diner onto Wheatland Road (WVA Rd 340/2)

Continue on Wheatland until it deadends (about 2 miles)—turn right (Lloyd Road). The first house on the left is Mrs. Thornton’s Cottage. The second entry on the left is Cool Spring Farm (has a sign and a split rail fence)—turn in, then turn left to follow the sign to the cottage.

Note: If you use Mapquest for directions, Lloyd Road is called by its old name Haines Road

enjoy~karen

Karen Valentine
GoGreenGals/River&Trail
304-261-1532

Free Movie Screening: Fuel

The Cleaner Greener America Foundation, eCycle Green Collective and Mountain Media Systems have joined forces to bring a special screening of the movie FUEL to Winchester for one viewing only just before it's DC release September 18.


ADMISSION IS FREE!

JOIN US

WHEN:Thursday September 17th 2009

WHERE: The Shenandoah Arts Council
811 S. Loudoun St
Winchester VA, 22601

Doors open at 6:30pm movie starts at 7:00pm
Space is limited, if you have not yet RSVP'd please do so at: ecycleconsulting@gmail.com





BE A PART OF THE MOVIE AND THE MOVEMENT

PLEASE READ BELOW:

FUEL:
One movie has the answer to the Climate Crisis and America’s energy security
Be a part of the nationwide movement to change the way we power our lives
If one movie answered the challenges laid out in An Inconvenient Truth, wouldn’t you see it? Wouldn’t you want your friends, neighbors, coworkers and family to see it with you? That movie is coming to theaters this month.That movie is FUEL.
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR FUEL, IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE THIS SEPTEMBER
Winner of the Best Documentary award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, FUEL is a personal journey of one man - Josh Tickell - as he works to end America’s reliance on foreign oil. Along the way, he learns how his voice can create change; and shows us all that we can do the same.
In the spirit of Josh’s, a national movement of grassroots volunteers and FUEL Ambassadors is working in cities across this country to spread the word about the film and the hopeful solutions it presents.

The L.A. Times called FUEL “VITAL,” and the Seattle Times described it as, “dynamic and persuasive. It’s a must-see, and not just for environmentalists.”
This movie truly is for everybody, and we’re counting on you to not just see the movie but spread the word. So watch the trailer, sign up for updates, and get involved with the FUEL Movement by visiting http://www.TheFuelFilm.com.

Thanks and we hope to see you there,
Cheryl Anne Ash
540-323-0888

www.ecyclegreencollective.weebly.com

eCycle Green Collective & Construction
Sustainable Services For the Planet and the People That Live Here

Valley Earthfest

Valley Earthfest is coming! Make everyday earthday and come to Rose Hill Park in Berryville on June 6th to see vendors from around the valley, an environmental film festival, kids activities, music on the lawn, local restaurants cooking up Earth themed fixins, even a Lawn Gnome Costume Contest. If your business wants to be an exhibitor, spaces are FREE! That's right, free. Why? Because the folks at eCycle want to help you be green and share green without taking your green. If you want to be a sponsor either of money or of supplies, there's a great website and some PR material that you will be on. They are also looking for volunteers to help out (there's a cool t-shirt in it for you!). So email Cheryl to be an exhibitor, a sponsor, or a volunteer. Click on the link to learn more.

Green Drinks - June 5th

Green Drinks will be kicking off Valley Earthfest this year! I know I told you it'd be on the 4th Thursday in May, but I lied. It will be on Friday June 5th and we'll be hearing from Linda Kurtz about how to green our personal environments AND we'll be hearing more about what will be available at Valley Earthfest!

When? June 5th at 5:30 (Friday)

Where? Camino Real in Berryville (click here for a map)

Why? To kick off Valley Earthfest and learn more about greening our personal environments. (oh, and chips and salsa!)

Green Drinks - Earth Day Thank You!

A big THANK YOU to Ferguson's for hosting our last Green Drinks and working with their vendors to provide snacks and drinks, to Jed Rau of Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District for being our featured speaker. We set a personal record for Green Drinks attendees with 43!! Unfortunately, our area ONLY had 1200 folks show up, so Melbourne still holds the record. But we will try again next year, so mark your calendars for Earth Day 2010 (and your mom's calendar, and your brother's, your neighbor's, your kid's 2nd grade teacher's... you get the idea).

Compost Bin and Rain Barrel SALE!!

Frederick County Recycling will host a one-day only truckload sale of compost bins and rain barrels on Sat. June 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the D.J. Howard parking lot. Bins will sell for a reduced price of $36 and barrels, $55.

This is the info from the PDF Flyer. Email me and I'll send you the actual flyer....


FREDERICK COUNTY INVITES YOU TO JOIN OVER 3,000 COMMUNITIES IN MODERN HOME COMPOSTING AND RAINWATER HARVESTING

Did you know that having 1,000 residents in your community actively composting would divert 600,000 lbs of organic waste from going to local landfills per year?

Did you know that one inch of rain falling on a 1,000 sq. ft. roof harvests up to 600 gallons of rainwater for use on your lawns and gardens without turning on a tap?

Earth Machine™ Compost Bins and SYSTERN Rain Barrels will be available in the parking lot at the following location:
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
9 am - 3 pm
Dowell J. Howard Learning Center
156 Dowell J Circle
Winchester, VA 22602
(near intersection of Berryville Pike and Valley Mill Road)
Cash or check ONLY
For more information, please contact Frederick County at
(540) 665-5643 ext. 1, or visit www.fcrecycles.net
Norseman Environmental Sale LLP

Film "How to Save the World"

For the Greater Good, Inc. will not have the film, "How to Save the World" at Shenandoah University on 24 May. If you are interested in seeing the film please contact me by 20 May.

This film shares the work of Peter Proctor, a farmer from New Zeland, who has gone to India several years to assist small farmers in reclaiming their land - land which was often decimated by the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. NPR recently did a report on the plight of many farmers in India for whom an increasing reliance on water demanded by the "green revolution" has dropped the water table significantly. Here is a link to that program on NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102893816

Proctor's work uses composting and Biodynamic approaches to agriculture as a way to heal the land. Here is a link to Proctor's work http://www.celsias.com/article/reversing-the-green-revolution/

Robert Hughes sees this 3rd film as pointing out a sustainable and efficient approach to agriculture. In some ways the first 2 films in our series helped us be aware of many of the problems of "agriculture" based on the industrial model and controlled by a few major corporations and politicians. This third film shows the viability of an alternative.

Should you wish to join in, give a call or e-mail to Robert Hughes:

540-665-8989 goinggreen4339@gmail.com http://sites.google.com/site/nsvballe/

Farm to Fork

Long Branch Historic House and Farm in cooperation with Locke Store presents:

Farm to Fork: Discovering the pleasure of eating locally year-round.

May 18th, 2009 from 3pm-6pm

5 dynamic speakers discuss the benefits of growing, cooking, and enjoying local food. Food and wine tasting reception featuring local producers immediately following the forum

Ticket price is $45 per person
For ticket sales and additional information, call 540-837-1848
or go to the link above.

Keep the conversation going!

You've been invited to join Northern Shenandoah Valley on GREEN DRINKS

Set up by our very own Valerie Cookson-Botto, go to this site and keep the conversation going between meetings!

Northern Shenandoah Valley Green Drinks now has a group listing as part of the Green Drinks site on ning. Go to http://greendrinks.ning.com/group/northernshenandoahvalley
Please spread the word.

1 member Created By: Valerie Cookson-Botto

Check out Northern Shenandoah Valley on GREEN DRINKS:

http://greendrinks.ning.com/group/northernshenandoahvalley?xgi=gIIq9ya

King Corn

“King Corn” is one of a series of three films regarding current agriculture policy, production, and consumption. This film series examines “the complex web of market and political forces that is changing what we eat” as well as “exploring alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.” “King Corn” is the story of two friends, an acre of corn in Iowa, and how corn has “conquered America.” The film helps unlock the hidden truths about America’s modern food system. “KingCorn shows how- and why- whenever you eat a hamburger or drink a soda, you’re really consuming…corn.”

“King Corn” : Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

The second item is a lecture which is a part of Earth Week at Shenandoah University. This is another event which it would be helpful to support.

“Sustainability Starts With You”

Please join us for the Earth Week 2009 Keynote Speaker:

Mr. Chris Miller, President of the Piedmont Environmental Council, will speak about living sustainably in your community and what the Piedmont Environmental Council does for sustainability in the region.

The lecture begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 in Stimpson Auditorium in Halpin-Harrison Hall.

Arbor Day at the State Arboretum

Come celebrate Arbor Day at the State Arboretum of Virginia at Blandy Experimental Farm. All activities will be Saturday, April 25, 1-5 p.m. and everything is free. There will be tree-related presentations, information and advice, and children's activities from 1-3 p.m. in and around the Quarters (main brick building). From 3-5 p.m., join us in planting native oaks. Bring the family, bring work gloves if you have them, and bring those plastic flower pots you've been saving -- we'll collect these for recycling.

Call Steve Carroll with questions: 540-837-1758 ext. 287

Green Drinks for the Bay! - Earth Day

When? Earth Day, April 22nd at 5:30

Where? Ferguson's in Winchester (click here for a map)

Why? To celebrate Earth Day and the health of our waterways (oh, and to beat a record set in Australia!)

More info? - look below, and check out www.greendrinksforthebay.org and the facebook page!

That's right, fellow Green Drinkers, this month we'll be gathering on Earth Day, April 22nd at 5:30 (ish), at Ferguson's in Winchester, VA. We will not be alone in our celebrations, 16 different participating Green Drinks chapters throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed will come together to stage a same-day gathering in their respective cities, attempting to top the world attendance record of 1,800 set in Melbourne, Australia, and to rally support for action to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Not just the bay, but also the health of our water ways right here in our own Shenandoah Valley!

Jed Rau from the Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District will join us to talk about how what we put on our yards and gardens and how we use water in our homes affects water quality, and representatives from Ferguson's will be on hand to answer questions about water conservation in our homes.

Ferguson's will be graciously providing refreshments for us (beer in the bathtub? Tea on the counter?) as we gather to celebrate Earth Day, to increase our awareness of how our personal actions affect water quality all the way to the bay, and to learn how to decrease our water consumption in general.

So come on out and join us on Earth Day, bring your friends, your family, your neighbors, and let's show the world that Virginians mean business about greening our environment!

Greening the Valley one conversation at a time.

Green Home Builders Conference

Green Homeowners Panel

Thursday, MARCH 26, 7PM AT NCTC
􀀵 Mike Tidwell, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action
Network and winner of numerous conservation awards, will explain why
we have to go green to protect our future. Tidwell has been featured
on Meet the Press, NPR, and the New York Times and is co-host of the
nationally syndicated radio show Earthbeat.
􀀵 Andrew Grigsby, principal and sustainability consultant with
Commonwealth Sustainability Works, helping diverse clients integrate
green thinking into homebuilding, community development, land use,
and business planning.
􀀵 Chris VanArsdale, attorney and entrepreneur at the vanguard of the
green building movement in the Washington, DC region, serves as
Executive Director of the Canal Park Development Association, Inc.
Builders and Homeowners

Conference
Friday, March 27, 2009
8:30am - 4:00pm
National Conservation Training Center
Shepherdstown, WV
(Come to this, Jed and I will be speaking at 2:30! oh, and there will be all sorts of other speakers too!!!)

GREEN HOMES TOUR
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
10AM TO 4PM

For more information:
http://www.potomacaudubon.org
Tour Maps $15 available at the
conference and after March 2 at the
following locations:
Charles Town:
Dream House Furniture Store
Shepherdstown:
Four Seasons Books,
Martinsburg:
Good Natured,
Berkeley Springs:
The Nature Niche
Tour proceeds go toward purchase
of renewable energy credits to offset
carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles on
the tour circuit and to support
Potomac Valley Audubon Society’s
environmental youth education
programming.
Conference Registration Information:
Early Registration by March 6 - $45
Registration after March 6 - $55
EPHBA members $40 before March 6.
Pay by check or credit card (invoiced by e-mail)
Registration fee includes NCTC’s fabulous
smorgasbord lunch, snacks, and materials.
For more information or to register:
E-mail: phrcd.6003@verizon.net
Phone: 304-267-8953 ext. 5
Promote your Green Business: Consider a Conference Display!
Display space fee is $100, which includes one paid registration!
Regional home construction can no longer maintain the status quo. Building for a Greener Future is a
conference designed to help builders understand how to transition to greener construction.
Speakers include:
Afternoon concurrent sessions will provide information about green
building, weatherization, and home energy retrofits for building,
remodeling and living green. Hear experts and practitioners
explain:
􀀵Transitioning to Green: Perspectives on the Challenges and Rewards.
􀀵Getting Started with Building Green: The Homeowners Perspective.
􀀵Dealing with Energy: Home Energy Audits and Weatherization.
􀀵Tools for Builders: Certification Programs and Training Opportunities.
􀀵The Green Advantage for Marketing and Affordable Housing.
􀀵Tax Incentives and Legal Considerations.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable,
sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived
from any public assistance program. Full statement of the USDA Nondiscrimination Statement available upon request.

Menu For the Future

There is still space in the series, "Menu For the Future" scheduled for 7 Wednesday nights, beginning this Wednesday, March 4, at 7:00 p.m. and held at the Friends Centre Meeting house on Picadilly Street in Winchester. I've ordered a few additional copies of the discussion guide which includes readings from people such as Michael Pollan, Wendel Berry, Lester Brown and Barbara Kingslover. Call me at 665-8989.