Happy Tuesday! I just wanted to share a photo of this cool urban garden I saw last weekend. In a previous post, I featured Gainesville Compost founder Chris Cano, who talked about using compost to fuel a wall garden that he was in the process of building. Well, here it is! This is an excellent […]
Good news to all those who seek fresh, local food products. The USDA stated on their website that farmers’ markets are continuing to increase each year, with 2011 being no exception. In fact, farmers’ markets increased in number by 17 percent from 2010 to 2011, with a total of 7,175 operating farmers’ markets. Shopping at […]
While most would look at discarded plastics, cans and other materials and think “trash”, two Gainesville residents are starting an establishment that will turn local trash into art. Sarah Goff and Mike Myers are starting The Repurpose Project, an organization that collects materials that would normally go to waste and uses them to create art. […]
After traveling to San Fran on vacation over the holiday, I was super impressed by seeing the city that is a hub for green initiatives! After doing some research, I found out that San Francisco was actually rated the greenest city by a Siemens research study. Here are a few observations I found (and later […]
Utilize alternative transport Biking, taking public transport, carpool initiatives and Zip Car rental car programs make it easy to save on gas and keep transportation emissions low. “If you opt for a carpool decal, it’s cheaper than getting a full parking decal,” explained Ashley Pennington, UF’s Sustainable Outreach Coordinator. Many other universities and workplaces offer […]
Buy and eat local If you ever take the time to look at food packaging information, you will probably notice that what you are eating often comes from different states and possibly even out of the country. “The average meal travels 1,500 miles from farm to plate with our industrial food system,” Pennington added. […]
Kermit the frog once said, “It’s not easy being green.” I care to contest. Whether you are participating in green initiatives, support of local agriculture, sustainable transport options or reading up on eco-friendly research it is not hard to do your part to reduce your carbon footprint. Here are the first two ways you can […]
This past weekend I took a trip own to Miami. Although Miami isn’t the most eco-friendly place on the planet, I saw something really interesting. The Biltmore Hotel is Miami’s luxurious jewel, with Spanish-style architecture and the the biggest pool in the southeastern United States, it has been a temporary home for many celebrities, including […]
This is part 2 of an interview I conducted with Chris Cano, founder of Gainesville Compost. He tells us how he is setting up Gainesville Compost’s first restaurant garden as well as talking about a community garden he is involved with and explains how the composting process works. Check out Part 1 of the interview […]
Chris Cano started Gainesville Compost in September. This is a green initiative that recycles local restaurants’ food scraps into fertilizer by means of the compost process. He furthers his slogan “From Waste to Food” by setting up urban gardens, such as wall gardens, in the restaurants so they can actually use the compost to grow […]
