Motown Memories Rise and Shine fundraiser – Here we go again!

April 25, 2020 Motown Memories Rise and Shine fundraiser Zero-waste dinner Here we go again – volunteers needed. We have been asked again to help with Motown Memories fundraiser to become a zero-waste event. If you were a part of the team last year, we would love to get together and brainstorm ways to improve on last year’s operations. It was our first time moving an event of this size to zero-waste and I personally learned a lot as I am sure many who were a part of the team did as well. Please let me know if you are interested in being a part of the team this year and/or if you are willing to get together and brainstorm ways to improve our work. Thanks so much!

By |2019-12-29T19:09:31-05:00December 29th, 2019|Categories: Composting, Gatherings, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste|

The Power of One Person.

I hear it all the time, “I want to do something to make change, but I don’t know what to do.” I also have heard many times, “I am just one person, how could I really make change?” Many years ago I experienced something that changed my entire outlook on those thoughts and questions. It changed my life. I was on my way to work in rush hour traffic. It was February and freezing. I think the windchill was in the teens. I was sitting at a red light in front of a grade school and one block away from a high school. It was a very busy and confusing intersection with 5 entry points. I look around and saw a small child waiting at the cross walk with a parka on. It was so big, the child’s head was buried so deep in the hood, I could barely see his face. It was early and I knew the crossing guard would not be on duty for at [...]

By |2019-12-29T14:46:33-05:00December 29th, 2019|Categories: Gatherings, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste, Sharing Club|

Gift of Time Pop-up Potluck was a loving, wonderful gathering

December 14th we, in partnership with Project Empathy, hosted the 3rd Gift of Time Pop-up potluck in downtown Brevard. Thanks to the kindness of Courtney Mason, we were given amazing space to host the event. She originally made the plaza across from Rocky’s available but as weather forecasts became daunting, she called and asked if we would prefer using the lobby of the Aethelwold, a few doors down from the plaza. Wow and yes please! It was perfect space and it was full of people, amazing food, new friendships and lots and lots of smiles and laughs. Several folks shared heartwarming stories about their experience during the event. Kathy, who sat outside and invited folks to join us and enjoy a meal or snack, said one couple she had encouraged told her the event made their day! I thought I was going to cry when I heard that. One young couple who was visiting saw our sign on the street for a free potluck and decided to [...]

By |2019-12-29T14:35:43-05:00December 29th, 2019|Categories: Gatherings, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste|

Announcing our new educational series – the first Thursday of the month

We are excited to announce our new educational series.  On the first Thursday of the month, we will be meeting at WolfBrew Bottle Shop for a zero-waste potluck and class on ways to move to zero-waste.  Our first class will be an introduction to Transylvania Shares, the new lending library in our community.  Meet the board members and learn about this exciting new community resource.

By |2019-12-10T13:29:22-05:00December 10th, 2019|Categories: Gatherings, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste, Sharing Club, Zero-waste tips|

Water bottles are available at Mud Dabbers. An earth-friendly bottle, locally made

Beautiful water bottles are ready for purchase at Mud Dabbers in Brevard.  They are $32 and a great way to keep your water cool and delicious.  Thanks Will for working with us to create a local alternative to single-use plastic bottles!

By |2019-12-10T13:15:41-05:00December 10th, 2019|Categories: Moving to Zero-waste|

Brevard Bottles are available Saturday!

Brevard Bottles: Available on Saturday! Cost: $32 Locally made with earth-friendly ceramic Bottles hold between 12 - 16 ounces Wide mouth for easy cleaning Cork stopper 24 bottles originally available (some are reserved) 4 different art scenes available - Blue Ridge (shown) - White Squirrel - Bicycle - Brevard Bear A variety of glazes per art scene Available at Mud Dabbers Thank you Will and Mud Dabbers for working with us!

By |2019-11-18T17:04:07-05:00November 18th, 2019|Categories: Moving to Zero-waste|

Ready to support our sharing cooperative Transylvania Shares? We could use your pledge for membership.

Transylvania Shares, our tool, gear, housewares sharing cooperative is on schedule to open January 2020. We need $6600 in pledges to open our doors. To date, we have $4450 pledged! We are almost there. Thank you to those who have pledged their support. Can you pledge to join? A membership is a minimum of $30 and we are asking folks to consider contributing more for their initial membership to help us get the business off the ground. We will be issuing memberships in January and will be collecting funds at that time. For now, we need your pledge! Ready to help grow a local sharing community and reduce the waste we create? Click here and pledge your membership. Your support is greatly appreciated! Thank you!  

By |2019-12-02T15:32:50-05:00November 18th, 2019|Categories: Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste, Sharing Club|

Cup and Saucer’s new napkins from grandma’s fabric collection

On November 14th we partnered with Cup and Saucer for a napkin making party and zero-waste potluck. Cup and Saucer is committed to waste reduction and we are committed to helping them. We had a blast. I learned a few things from Deb. She brought two sewing machines and lots of knowledge. Elda brought her machine as well and all worked diligently to help us create a supply of napkins for Cup and Saucer, made from fabric, Elisabeth, one of the owners, had received as a gift from her grandmother. They currently use paper napkins and wanted to move to a reusable solution. The event included a potluck dinner and when Nancy and Ed arrived for the dinner, Nancy said that this was a newspaper worthy event. Indeed it was. We met some folks who came in to see what was going on and they have joined our mailing list. Welcome and thanks for bringing your smiles and curiosity. Susan and Elizabeth brought their ironing boards and [...]

By |2019-11-18T16:47:02-05:00November 18th, 2019|Categories: Gatherings, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste|

Help wanted: Interested in helping local schools reduce their waste?

We received this request for help. Please let Lauren know if you are interested in helping. Thanks, Lauren for reaching out and helping our community move to zero-waste! Lauren Agrella-Sevilla <[email protected]> Hi John and Kim, Thank you so much for leading the way for Moving to Conservers! There is so much good going on! I'm really excited about it. We have two small children and evening gatherings are hard for us to make, so we have yet to make a potluck, but I am following with interest all of the work you're doing. Thank you! As a former high school teacher and administrator, I am very interested in the ways we can work with our schools to reduce waste. I met several weeks ago with the head of food and nutrition at the Transylvania County Schools to begin to understand why so many single-use cafeteria trays are being used at all of our county schools (I noticed this visiting our first-grader at Brevard Elementary School). She is pretty [...]

By |2019-11-10T14:01:00-05:00November 10th, 2019|Categories: Composting, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste, Use Food Scraps, Zero-waste tips|
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