Archive for 'Green N.C.'
Lecture: Gardening Like a Forest
Did you know gardening doesn’t have to be a battle against the weeds for growing space? Or that mowing can be a long-forgotten, but not missed, chore of bygone days? Dave Jacke will visit Warren Wilson College for a Gardening Like a Forest workshop on February 13, 2011. If you’re not familiar with Jacke, he [...]
4 Comments »Registration for the Organic Growers School Spring Conference is now open. Visit www.organicgrowersschool.org to sign up. This event, in it’s 18th year, is currently the largest sustainability convergence in the southeastern US. It features over 120 workshops for everyone from beginning gardeners to advanced commercial growers, professional chefs, homesteaders and conscious consumers. There are kids [...]
Last Minute: Green Event Charlotte
The Green Living Project will make a stop in Charlotte, NC today (October 28, 2010) at CPCC’s Central Campus, Health Careers Building (HE on map) 4th floor, room 4510 at 3 PM. Free parking in Student Parking deck #2. Sponsored by CPCC’s Center for Sustainability, Green Living Project is bringing a multi-media presentation of global [...]
Permaculture Classes
Foothills Connect is an organization that provides farmers and entrepreneurs in the western part of the state access to a network of services and resources in a creative, engaging environment. In response to interest in the cultivation and marketing of natural products, they’re holding a two-part permaculture class on Saturday, December 4th and 11th from [...]
Know Your Farms 2nd Annual Farm Tour
The Second Annual Know Your Farms Farm Tour: September 18-19, 2010 from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. both days and highlights 27 local farms I’ve posted about Know Your Farms out of Davidson, NC once before, but if you still haven’t checked them out you should. Right now. The Second Annual Know Your Farms Farm [...]
The Persuasive Power of Ice Cream
NC Green Power sent out their most recent newsletter with a link to volunteer opportunities. If you volunteer with any of the eligible organizations they partner up with, you get a coupon for a free pint of ice cream. I’m a sucker for ice cream so I clicked away. Well, the link didn’t just take [...]
Raleigh Reuse
The Reuse Alliance Acts as a conduit that builds relationships between reuse sector organizations, and between the sector & the public. They’re hosting the first annual ReuseConex, a national conference and expo recognizing the importance of reuse. October 18 through 20, 2010 the Reuse Alliance will host ReuseConex at the Raleigh Hilton. Admittedly, if you [...]
Lend a Helping Hand
There’s a lot of talk on this blog about the beauty and benefits of growing food. Recently I finished the Master Composter program here in Charlotte, NC and have gotten involved with community gardens. Over the past few weeks I helped come up with the concept of a possible community garden that is slated for [...]
Spring Plant Sale Round Up
With spring really kickin’ it, the plant sales are popping up like wildflowers. Here are a few coming up: Asheville: Asheville Herb Festival: April 30-May 2. What you’ll find: More than 55 herb businesses from Western NC and even a few from Tennessee. Charlotte: UNCC Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale: April 16-17 , 8 AM [...]
Diggin in with your neighbors
Advocates for Health in Action, a Wake County group advocating healthy food options for everyone, will host Dig In! on April 17 at Marbles Kids Museum. Dig In! will cover all sorts of topics relevant to growing communities with gardens, including the basics of organic gardening with techniques like composting and growing healthy, accessible foods [...]
