Activities include eco-friendly vendors, composting information, raffle, children’s, book exchange, interactive exhibits and more. Continue Reading →
ReThink Waste Fair Set for Saturday, April 5
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Local Artist Sandy Harris Creates First Greenwich Sustainability Award
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The Greenwich Sustainability Committee is grateful for both Sandy and her father, as Sandy has lent her considerable talents to our community in creating custom artwork for the first annual Greenwich Sustainability Award to be given to 10 deserving Greenwich citizens this April 1. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Volunteering, Sandra Harris, Sandy Harris, sustainability, Sustainability Committee
The Case for a Sustainable Central Middle School: Build Smart. Build Net Zero.
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The premise that a school must be small to be sustainable – is not correct. It misses the essential nature of sustainable buildings – namely, that highly efficient, net-zero energy (NZE) buildings require dramatically less energy per square foot to operate. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Central Middle School, Laura di Bonaventura, Net-zero energy, NZE, Peter Schweinfurth, sustainability
Styrofoam Plates Out. Paper Plates In. The Future is Dishwashing in Greenwich Schools Cafeterias.
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The BOE plans to switch from single-use wares in cafeterias to reusable wares that would be washed in dishwashers. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, dishwashing, Dr. Toni Jones, Elissa Diamond-Fields, food services, Food Services Committee, Greenwich Board of Health, Greenwich Public Schools
Savor a Last Taste of Summer One 4 Oz Sample at a Time
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Scot Weicker and Daphne Dixon shared further details of the upcoming Last Taste of Summer craft beer festival and celebration of sustainability, set for Sept 30 in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Food Drink Restaurants, People & Culture, Bad Sons, Ballast Point, Capt Lawrence, Charter Oak, City Carting
Stanton House Inn: From Greenwich White Elephant to Restored Gem
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The Seaman-Brush House, better known as the Stanton House Inn on Maple Ave in Greenwich survived the years that big Victorian homes were considered white elephants. These days, the inn benefits from general manager Colin Pearson’s efforts to weave in permaculture practices learned in the Peace Corps and working on a farm. Continue Reading →