A diverse panel will share their insights on recycling, including clarification on the mysteries that challenge us all: what can be recycled at home vs. at work, and why can’t we recycle things here that can be recycled in Seattle. Also learn how the new Spokane Material and Recycling Technology Center will change all this.
Intentional consumer decisions to purchase fair trade items help alleviate poverty, empower artisans, promote gender equity, ensure safe working conditions, encourage better environmental practices of production and more! In this changing economy consumers are demanding more and retailers are listening-even Wal-Mart is trying to get in the game! A panel on fair trade will include representation from our local store Kizuri and a nationally known fair trade wholesaler based in Spokane, Ganesh Himal.
CH2M HILL is a global leader in consulting, design, design-build, operations, and program management. They have integrated sustainability into their approach to project delivery as well as their corporate practices because they see a strong business case for it. Learn how you can modify these approaches to benefit your business, too.
Healthy food is increasingly on people’s minds but organic farming doesn’t work at the scale required for growing wheat, so Shepherd’s Grain is pioneering a new approach that’s better for all concerned. Fred Fleming (Reardan, WA) of Shepard’s Grain will share the success he and other area wheat farmers have had with direct seeding as a way to reduce pollution and increase soil fertility.
Join us for our largest fundraising event of the year! Hundreds of Live and Silent auction items, raffles, a delicious dinner, and great company! Formal invitation to follow.
Want to volunteer for April Showers? Email Nicole here.
Able to donate an item or service for the auction? Fill out our Procurement form here.
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to do something good for the Earth everyday?
Happy New Year, GreenDrinkers! Can you believe it is 2012 already?! What better way to warm up on a chilly January evening than to come out for GreenDrinks at Roast House Coffee (423 E Cleveland Ave, suite C)! Take a look around the facility, enjoy fresh-brewed piping-hot coffee (as well as our usual adult beverages), and catch up with all your GreenDrinks friends. We'll meet Tuesday, January 10th, starting around 5:30pm. Stay for the whole evening or just drop in and say hi, either way, we'll be glad to see you. Learn more about Roast House and all the good they are doing in our community here: http://roasthouse.net/ --------------------------------------- Tell a friend: Spokane Green Drinks gathers on the second Tuesday of every month from 5:30-9:00ish at roving locations, announced to our email list. There is no cost to attend and no formal agenda. Typically, we have a nonprofit or sustainable business co-sponsor. It's fun: contacts, alcohol, info, gossip, inspiration, business and/ or pleasure. Wee! --------------------------------------- Happy New Year from your Spokane GreenDrinks volunteers!
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