Early Bird registration for the 17th Annual OGS Spring Conference is now open!
Join over 1300 farmers, gardeners, activists, and consumers March 6 & 7, 2010 at the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA) for the southeast's largest sustainable living conference. If you register before February 12th at 5pm, just $40 per day buys you a general registration, and access to over 60 classes! The 6th annual Childrens Program is for kids aged 7-12, and costs $30 per day. Additional hands on workshops and cooking classes are $5 each. REGISTER NOW!!!! See you there, green thumb.
More information about this event can be found at www.organicgrowersschool.org
Friday, January 1, 2010
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Botetourt County Recycling
Where to Recycle Paper, Plastic, and Tin Cans in Botetourt County:
Convenience Center: 259 Landfill Road
Breckinridge Elementary 331 Springwood Rd., Fincastle
Buchanan Elementary 255 Schoolhouse Rd., Buchanan
Cloverdale Elementary 833 Cougar Drive, Cloverdale
Colonial Elementary 2941 Webster Road, Blue Ridge
Eagle Rock Elementary 145 Eagles Nest Drive, Eagle Rock
Lord Botetourt High School Tinkermill Rd., off of Rt. 220, Daleville
Troutville Elementary 12 Barron Drive, Troutville
Tel: (540) 992-5111
Botetourt County, Virginia
Electronic Waste Collection Day in Botetourt County
Clean air, clean water, preserved woodlands …….
One person makes a difference by doing their part to recycle. When combined with the recycling efforts of many, we actively protect our environment for future generations and for its natural
inhabitants – our wildlife!
Please contact Botetourt County’s Division of Solid Waste if you have questions:
259 Landfill Road Troutville, Va 24175
Tel: (540) 992-5111
Fax: (540) 992-8340
Saturday, December 12th
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Solid Waste Convenience Center 259 Landfill Road, Troutville
http://www.botetourt.org/
You CAN make a difference!
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
E-Waste also contains valuable materials such as gold,silver, copper, and plastic, so it makes good sense to recover these materials instead of throwing them away.
According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), consumers were expected to purchase 500 million units of consumer electronics in 2008.
U.S. households spend about $1,407 each year on hardware.
In comparison with many home appliances, life cycle energy use of a computer is dominated by production (81%) as opposed to operation (19%).
No commercial waste or commercial electronic items will be allowed at this event.
Please contact Botetourt County’s Division of Solid Waste if you have any questions.
259 Landfill Road
Troutville, VA 24175
Tel: (540) 992-5111
Fax: (540) 992-8340
Please limit your items to 75 pounds per piece for easier unloading, and remove all personal information from your PC and other data-collecting devices.
E-Waste Interesting Facts
• Americans own nearly three billion electronic products.
• Studies estimate that as much as 75% of old, used equipment is in storage, where it takes up space and becomes more obsolete and less valuable.
• Many people discard computers every three years.
• The average cell phone in the U.S. is replaced after just 18 months of use.
• Computer or television displays (CRTs) contain an average of six pounds of lead each.
Why should you recycle electronic devices instead of just throwing them away?
• It helps to preserve our natural resources.
• It keeps toxins, such as mercury and lead, out of the landfill.
• Recycling e-waste is the socially responsible thing to do!
Botetourt County is sponsoring a Household Electronic Waste Collection Day!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Solid Waste Convenience Center
Items that will be accepted from Botetourt County residents are:
Computers and monitors
Hard drives
Modems
Circuit boards
Sealed batteries (dry cell ONLY)
Transformers (without oil or
liquids)
Fax machines
Table-top copiers, printers, and
scanners
Cell phones
Stereo equipment
All associated peripherals
Wire / cable
Power backups
DVD players and VCR’s
MP3’s and DVR’s
Telephone equipment
Convenience Center: 259 Landfill Road
Breckinridge Elementary 331 Springwood Rd., Fincastle
Buchanan Elementary 255 Schoolhouse Rd., Buchanan
Cloverdale Elementary 833 Cougar Drive, Cloverdale
Colonial Elementary 2941 Webster Road, Blue Ridge
Eagle Rock Elementary 145 Eagles Nest Drive, Eagle Rock
Lord Botetourt High School Tinkermill Rd., off of Rt. 220, Daleville
Troutville Elementary 12 Barron Drive, Troutville
Tel: (540) 992-5111
Botetourt County, Virginia
Electronic Waste Collection Day in Botetourt County
Clean air, clean water, preserved woodlands …….
One person makes a difference by doing their part to recycle. When combined with the recycling efforts of many, we actively protect our environment for future generations and for its natural
inhabitants – our wildlife!
Please contact Botetourt County’s Division of Solid Waste if you have questions:
259 Landfill Road Troutville, Va 24175
Tel: (540) 992-5111
Fax: (540) 992-8340
Saturday, December 12th
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Solid Waste Convenience Center 259 Landfill Road, Troutville
http://www.botetourt.org/
You CAN make a difference!
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
E-Waste also contains valuable materials such as gold,silver, copper, and plastic, so it makes good sense to recover these materials instead of throwing them away.
According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), consumers were expected to purchase 500 million units of consumer electronics in 2008.
U.S. households spend about $1,407 each year on hardware.
In comparison with many home appliances, life cycle energy use of a computer is dominated by production (81%) as opposed to operation (19%).
No commercial waste or commercial electronic items will be allowed at this event.
Please contact Botetourt County’s Division of Solid Waste if you have any questions.
259 Landfill Road
Troutville, VA 24175
Tel: (540) 992-5111
Fax: (540) 992-8340
Please limit your items to 75 pounds per piece for easier unloading, and remove all personal information from your PC and other data-collecting devices.
E-Waste Interesting Facts
• Americans own nearly three billion electronic products.
• Studies estimate that as much as 75% of old, used equipment is in storage, where it takes up space and becomes more obsolete and less valuable.
• Many people discard computers every three years.
• The average cell phone in the U.S. is replaced after just 18 months of use.
• Computer or television displays (CRTs) contain an average of six pounds of lead each.
Why should you recycle electronic devices instead of just throwing them away?
• It helps to preserve our natural resources.
• It keeps toxins, such as mercury and lead, out of the landfill.
• Recycling e-waste is the socially responsible thing to do!
Botetourt County is sponsoring a Household Electronic Waste Collection Day!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Solid Waste Convenience Center
Items that will be accepted from Botetourt County residents are:
Computers and monitors
Hard drives
Modems
Circuit boards
Sealed batteries (dry cell ONLY)
Transformers (without oil or
liquids)
Fax machines
Table-top copiers, printers, and
scanners
Cell phones
Stereo equipment
All associated peripherals
Wire / cable
Power backups
DVD players and VCR’s
MP3’s and DVR’s
Telephone equipment
Enhancing the Productive Capacity of Land through Whole-Property Planning
A post-Thanksgiving reminder of the presentation this Friday morning!
Sponsored by Catawba Landcare
Friday, December 4th 2009
9:00am
Catawba Community Center
For a second year, a group of students from Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources have worked with several volunteer landowners in the Catawba Valley to assess their goals and their properties to develop whole-property agroforestry plans. During this meeting on December 4th, the students will be presenting their land management proposals along with the cooperating landowners.
Last year, this project raised some great ideas and suggestions among landowners and the audience members who attended. It’s an opportunity to explore different options for your land, and to hear how students at Virginia Tech are working directly with the community.
Catawba Landcare is a group of committed residents and landowners in the Catawba and North Fork Valleys who care about our land, community, and economy.
We are organizing a series of meetings and workshops to share our stories and to learn from the experiences of our neighbors.
To learn more
Visit www.catawbalandcare.org
or contact Courtney Kimmel – cekimmel@vt.edu
Sponsored by Catawba Landcare
Friday, December 4th 2009
9:00am
Catawba Community Center
For a second year, a group of students from Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources have worked with several volunteer landowners in the Catawba Valley to assess their goals and their properties to develop whole-property agroforestry plans. During this meeting on December 4th, the students will be presenting their land management proposals along with the cooperating landowners.
Last year, this project raised some great ideas and suggestions among landowners and the audience members who attended. It’s an opportunity to explore different options for your land, and to hear how students at Virginia Tech are working directly with the community.
Catawba Landcare is a group of committed residents and landowners in the Catawba and North Fork Valleys who care about our land, community, and economy.
We are organizing a series of meetings and workshops to share our stories and to learn from the experiences of our neighbors.
To learn more
Visit www.catawbalandcare.org
or contact Courtney Kimmel – cekimmel@vt.edu
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Farmers' Market -- Saturday, November 21
There will be a few farmers hangin' around Ikenberry's tomorrow morning. It will probably be a short market day. We don't guarantee everyone will be there early and stay until 1 p.m. If you need something come on over mid-morning.
Keltic Myst (Al the Soapman) will be there.
Buffalo Creek Beef will be there with a cooler full of beef.
Ginger Hillery (or a representative) will make an appearance with bread and other baked items.
Brambleberry Farm will bring eggs and greens -- chard and kale.
A new vendor will bring cedar wreaths and other natural items from her farm.
Ikenberry's is stocked with Fraiser Fir wreaths and other holiday items.
Keltic Myst (Al the Soapman) will be there.
Buffalo Creek Beef will be there with a cooler full of beef.
Ginger Hillery (or a representative) will make an appearance with bread and other baked items.
Brambleberry Farm will bring eggs and greens -- chard and kale.
A new vendor will bring cedar wreaths and other natural items from her farm.
Ikenberry's is stocked with Fraiser Fir wreaths and other holiday items.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
2009 Sheep and Goat Short Course
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: registration starts 8:00 a.m.
Place: WV State Fairgrounds, WV University Bldg., Lewisburg, WV
All interested persons welcome.
for more info, http://www.sheepwv.org
Time: registration starts 8:00 a.m.
Place: WV State Fairgrounds, WV University Bldg., Lewisburg, WV
All interested persons welcome.
for more info, http://www.sheepwv.org
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