Archive for 'Green N.C.'
Green Tee
Audobon International has taken up golf: well, greening the greens, that is. Golf courses are generally the antithesis of the environmental movement; they require lots of land which requires lots of {usually drinking-quality} water, and keep up their lush, green appearance with the aid of ugly chemicals and pesticides. Their goal in their words: Assist [...]
No Comments »Urban Harvest Greensboro
(Photo courtesy of Urban Harvest Greensboro, from their website) We’ve been pleased to see posts on the IndieNC blog about sustainable agriculture, especially support of sustainable farming in NC as well as urban gardening, because it reminds us that there are like-minded people out there for whom “local” and “fresh” (and often “organic”) are synonymous [...]
Wrigglin’ about in Charlotte
The Friendship Garden, located behind Friendship Trays in Charlotte, recently hosted a worm composting (vermicomposting) workshop with Brian Rosa, Organic Recycling Specialist NC DENR. He helped attendees set up a mid-scale system in the garden to compost 10 pounds of food scraps per day. Consider the food we waste on a daily basis: We throw [...]
Meet Your Veggie Maker
As we become more aware of the ecological benefits of eating local, the availability of local produce is also increasing. During winter months, however, it’s more difficult to source local goods. Some farmer’s markets stay open through the winter, but if there’s not one near you, there are online ordering options. If a CSA share [...]
Green Sleeves
It’s not often you find a company whose mission is “…to build a sustainable company that simultaneously looks after the People, the Planet, and Profits.” TS Designs walks the talk in Burlington, NC. Their shirts start as organic cotton blanks, are printed with water-based inks, and then dyed to the buyer’s specs with low impact [...]
Geek out on Green!
This week North Carolina legends of the nerdsy type, the A/V Geeks, present a collection of films from the 60s and 70s based on good ol’ fashioned tree huggin’ ecology. Films to make you wonder “Why did we ever stop being green?” include titles such as Uncle Smiley Goes Down the River and Help Woodsey [...]
CSA’s, Hilltop Farms
Yet another trend in the burgeoning local food movement is the CSA, or “community supported agriculture”. CSAs are farms that have paying members, or subscribers, who join for the privilege of enjoying the freshest food possible. The way it works is this: You pay upfront (typically in the winter) for a season’s membership, and the [...]
Honeybees By the Sea
There is a lot of talk in the eco-sector about vanishing honeybees. While it’s not true, as Bee Movie claims, the US would be plant pollination without the interesting little Italian cousins of our own native Blue Mason bee, we certainly benefit from their activity. While so far no one has a solid answer as [...]
Green on the Grid
I have to admit I’ve been wary of NC Green Power since I’ve only heard about them through the little flier that comes with my Duke Power bill. If you haven’t seen the flier, it asks for a tax deductible donation towards research and implementation of ecological alternative energy sources. The culprit of my cynicism [...]
Tarheel Blue and Green
I’m Renee Garner, a North Carolina native, born and raised; I’ve traveled but never lived anywhere else. Through my years here, I’ve watched NC change in the bigger scope of things, a little less Jesse Helms and a little more artsy/crafty, and I’m pretty proud of that. I like feeling and seeing the change. As [...]
