Gatherings

We are super excited to announce we have joined with Pisgah Collective to offer family-friendly zero-waste education gatherings at the Cedar Mountain Canteen the 3rd Thursday of every month, starting in March!  We will start the evenings at 5:30 pm with a social gathering until 6 pm.  We will enjoy a zero-waste potluck from 6 - 6:30 pm.  We will supply food and place settings for families to ease the burden of preparing a dish.  If you are able to bring a covered dish to share, that would be fantastic. The education will take place from 6:30 - 7:30 pm with Pisgah Collective offering programs for children.  How wonderful!  We will be collecting donations to cover the cost of Pisgah Collective's staff and supplies.  Please let us know if you would like help. Working as a community to study together.  How fun is that!  

During our January First Thursday Moving to Zero-waste education gathering, the topic of making our education series family-friendly came up. Wes mentioned he knew of some families who wanted to attend but were concerned their children may make it difficult for the attendees to concentrate. We also heard about other obstacles that may inhibit families from joining us in fellowship as we support each other in our accomplishments towards moving our community to a zero-waste. Here is a shortlist of barriers I heard: Lack of child care or activities that would educate young children Preparing a dish to share can be difficult for many Bringing their own place-settings can be a challenge for some Start and end times ( 6 – 8 pm) make it difficult for families with young children to participate. I have also heard from parents that it is difficult to embrace zero-waste with such a busy life of work, school, and children. I have heard that from my own daughter. Being retired gives John [...]

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 She originally made the plaza across from Rocky’s available but as weather forecasts became daunting, she called and asked if we would prefer using the lobby of the Aethelwold, a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 [...]