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Plant give away through the Hunger Coalition response was extremely enthusiastic!
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Plant give away through the Hunger Coalition response was extremely enthusiastic!

Composting, Eating Consciously, Growing food, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste, Use Food Scraps

Plant give away through the Hunger Coalition response was extremely enthusiastic!

As mentioned in the last newsletter, members of Moving to Conservers gathered recently to pot plant starts donated by Gaia Herbs and the Transylvania Master Gardeners. This past Thursday we had the pleasure of giving out the plants at the Hunger Coalition’s weekly food distribution. Plants ready for delivery After receiving their food boxes, each driver was asked if they would like some plant starts so they could begin growing their own food. The response was extremely enthusiastic! Everyone was delighted to receive a choice of tomatoes, squash, zucchini, peppers, swiss chard, and/or herbs. In many cases, the recipients had garden space so were excited to receive some plants to start their own garden. For those that didn’t have a place to plant, we provided larger containers for them to transfer their plants. It was a great partnership between Moving to Conservers, Gaia Herbs, the Hunger Coalition, Roosterhead Plantation, and the Transylvania Master Gardeners. Our hope is that more people will begin to grow their own [...]

By Gail Kinard|2020-06-16T08:11:53-04:00May 23rd, 2020|Categories: Composting, Eating Consciously, Growing food, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste, Use Food Scraps|

Online classes from NCSU on fermenting and making things you may not be able to find in the store right now.
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Online classes from NCSU on fermenting and making things you may not be able to find in the store right now.

Eating Consciously, Food preservation, Moving to Zero-waste

Online classes from NCSU on fermenting and making things you may not be able to find in the store right now.

Susan Sunflower sent this our way to share. We have learned a few of these tricks thanks to Noel! (shown above). She has given us many classes on fermenting and I for one have started fermenting as a result. Thanks Susan for passing this on. Having problems finding yeast at the store to make bread? Have you thought that this might be a good time to learn how to make cheese? Check out this upcoming webinar series all about fementology! Appropriate for the home cook / wildlife explorer / high school student. I am just sharing this information... please visit the web site for more information and to find contact info for questions. Sessions begin April 16. ~~~~~~~ The seminars will be online and will be recorded. The first one also happens to launch our new sourdough project. Take a look. We have bakers, cheesemakers, archaeologists, evolutionary biologists, chemists, paleontologists and more, all talking about the wildlife in your kitchen. https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/news/fermentology-mini-seminars/ [cals.ncsu.edu] These will be intelligible for a [...]

By Kim Coram|2020-06-16T08:12:58-04:00April 6th, 2020|Categories: Eating Consciously, Food preservation, Moving to Zero-waste|

Evan Parker’s talk on plant-based diets was awesome. Thanks to all who attended.
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Evan Parker’s talk on plant-based diets was awesome. Thanks to all who attended.

Eating Consciously, Evan Parker, Gatherings, Moving to Zero-waste

Evan Parker’s talk on plant-based diets was awesome. Thanks to all who attended.

What a great gathering! We enjoyed a wonderful zero-waste, mostly plant-based potluck with lots of new faces and lots of familiar ones. It was fantastic. Evan shared information about the sustainability of plant-based diets. He took questions after he wrapped up his talk and I learned a bit and enjoyed hearing the questions from others. Many thanks to Evan and all who made it possible, a special thank you to WolfBrew Bottle shop for their continued hospitality, and thanks to the NAACP for letting us borrow their PA system. Next month's topic in on using food scraps and I am looking forward to the 3 presenters who have agreed to share with us. Thanks so much! Evan sent the following for those who are interested in learning more. Thanks so much Evan! Here is an excerpt from my thesis: https://medium.com/@evanparker32392/veganism-as-a-strategy-for-sustainability-f3319509d143 Here is my TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/evan_parker_veganism_as_a_strategy_for_sustainability

By Kim Coram|2020-07-08T13:07:02-04:00March 9th, 2020|Categories: Eating Consciously, Evan Parker, Gatherings, Moving to Zero-waste|

Fantastic educational gathering where we learned about plant-based diets
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Fantastic educational gathering where we learned about plant-based diets

Eating Consciously, Gatherings, Moving to Zero-waste

Fantastic educational gathering where we learned about plant-based diets

What a great evening. Noel and Patrick put together information for us to consider regarding a plant-based diet and the effects our food has on us and our community. The place was packed and it was wonderful to see so many new faces. The food was fantastic as always. I personally loved all the vegan food and enjoyed trying different dishes. I especially enjoyed the brownies. Yum! Thanks to all who attended. It was amazing to spend time with such members of our wonderful community!

By Kim Coram|2020-06-16T08:13:57-04:00February 10th, 2020|Categories: Eating Consciously, Gatherings, Moving to Zero-waste|