Next time you host or attend a party, bake a bread! Baking bread is so easy with the New York Times’ No-Knead Bread recipe. It’s so easy that Eddy and I haven’t bought a loaf of bread for over two years. We love to serve our bread with homemade chèvre. YUM!
Eddy and I love to bake bread because homemade bread tastes great, and it comes with no packaging. Baking bread also helps you save money, too!
So, this holiday season, green your party by baking a bread!
So, this Thanksgiving, how about baking a bread and eliminating packaging?
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Richard Fedrizzi is CEO and founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization committed to fostering a sustainable future for America through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. Under Fedrizzi’s leadership, the USGBC expanded its influence through the internationally recognized LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System, which recognizes sustainability in new and existing structures.
WHEN: Monday, November 23 – 12-1 p.m.
WHERE: University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service – Sturgis Hall
Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501)683-5239.
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Catch up with local green folks at the Sierra Club Ozark Headwaters Group monthly meeting, tonight at 7 p.m. at Nightbird Books (205 W. Dickson) in Fayetteville. For more information or directions, visit http://arkansas.sierraclub.org/.
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Join the Central Arkansas Master Naturalists for its monthly meeting, today at 6:30 p.m. at the Witt Stephens Jr. Nature Center in downtown Little Rock.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Mike Widner, Turkey Biologist with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, will discuss the history, habitat, and biology of wild turkeys in Arkansas.
To RSVP for the meeting, contact Tom Neale, President, CAMN, at camnPresident@ArkansasMasterNaturalists.org.
Central Arkansas Master Naturalists is accepting applications for its 2010 class! To register, download an application form by clicking: http://home.arkansasmasternaturalists.org/images/amn/docs/camn/CAMN2010Application.pdf.
For more information about Central Arkansas Master Naturalists, visit the website, http://home.arkansasmasternaturalists.org.
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Join the National Wildlife Federation and the Sierra Club for an honest talk about the true costs of climate change to our hunting heritage.
November 19, 5:30 p.m.
Grand Prairie Agricultural Museum, Stuttgart
Forums will feature speakers such as:
- Jim Bednarz, Ph.D., Director, Wildlife Ecology and Management Program, Arkansas State University
- Mark Sattelberg, Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service office in Conway, AR
- Debbie Doss, Board Member, Arkansas Wildlife Federation & Editor, Arkansas Out of Doors
- David Carruth, Regional Director, National Wildlife Federation
- Robert Huston, State Director, Sierra Club Hunter/Angler Program
- Marion McCollum, Owner, Mack’s Prairie Wings & former Commissioner, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
- Leland Sykes, Owner, Natural Gear
- John Stevens, RNT Duck Calls
- Luke Naylor, Waterfowl Biologist, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Refreshments provided.
For more information, contact (870)329-1396 or awf.ellen.mcnulty@gmail.com.
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The U.S. Green Building Council – Central Branch will hold its monthly meeting, today between 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Next Level Event (1400 W. Markham) in Little Rock. Danielle Shafer and Tom Hanlon with TME will discuss LEED commissioning for existing buildings. Members $18, Guests $20. For more information, contact Linda Smith at usgbcar@yahoo.com.
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Whether Eddy and I host a party or attend one, we try to have dishes made with local ingredients. When we went to the Spa City Co-op’s Fall Potluck, we made orange pecans using pecans from Jody Hardin’s Foodshed Farm. At our last dinner party, Eddy made two kinds of chili, meat and vegan. Both were made with Arkansas pinto beans, corn, tomatoes and garlic that I preserved. We used peppers from our garden to spice both chili. We used ground beefalo from The Beefalo Woman for the meat chili. We used bulgur from War Eagle Mill and mushrooms that we foraged for the vegan one.
When hosting a dinner party, many people come up with the menu first. They then head to the store to buy necessary ingredients. Eddy and I do the opposite. We look at what we have at home, both fresh and preserved. Then, we come up with the menu for the party. This way, we reduce the number of items that we buy at the store. Some times we don’t even have to go to the store to get ready for the party, helping us save gas and time.
So, next time you host or attend a party, serve dishes made with local produce that you have at home!
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Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church will host a free screening of Why Bangladesh Matters, tonight at 5:30 p.m. in Room D366 at the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church (4823 Woodlawn) in Little Rock. Discussion will follow the movie. Bring friends and popcorn. Please park in the upper deck off Woodlawn. For more information, contact Scharmel Roussel at sroussel@phumc.com.
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Wanna knit? Then, head to Main Library in downtown Little Rock for Sit & Stitch! Sit & Stitch meets every 3rd Wednesday, noon to 1 pm, in the East Room, for a social knitting (crochet, etc.) time to work on projects and meet new people. Come eat lunch as you start or continue your knitting, crochet, or other needlework projects. Beginners and experienced crafters alike are welcome to attend. Bring your lunch, yarn and needles (or other tools) and meet new people! No registration required. Open to the public. For more information, contact Patrice O’Donoghue at podonoghue@cals.org.
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Join Keep Little Rock Beautiful Commission’s Recycling Committee as it discusses new developments in recycling in Little Rock!
WHEN: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesday, November 18
WHERE: 1423 Main Street, Suite C, Little Rock, AR 72202
All are welcome! For more information, contact Kelly Ross, Keep Little Rock Beautiful Recycling Chair, at gogreenwithme@sbcglobal.net.
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Entergy Arkansas is seeking approval to charge ratepayers more than ONE BILLION DOLLARS to retrofit its dirty coal-fired White Bluff Power Plant in Redfield (between Little Rock and Pine Bluff).
The Sierra Club and Audubon Arkansas have intervened in the proceedings, and they want to help you make your voice heard.
Tonight at 6 p.m., the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing on the White Bluff plant. At the hearing, citizens can testify about whether or not they want to spend more than $1 billion to prolong the life of a dirty coal-fired power plant. The Sierra Club and Audubon Arkansas will be there.
WE NEED YOU TO GO.
Visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189683765481&ref=ts to learn how you can attend tonight’s hearing.
You can also submit comments online by sending them to: airpermits@adeq.state.ar.us. Tell ADEQ that you don’t want to spend $1 billion to prolong the life of a dirty coal plant, and that you want our state to invest in cleaner sources of energy.
For more information, contact Glen Hooks, Southeast Regional Director, Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign, at glen.hooks@sierraclub.org or (501)301-8280.
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Lately, Eddy and I have been hosting dinner parties at our place. This week I’ll share some of the things we do to green our parties.
Everytime we host a party, we send invitations via email or Facebook. Free online invitation services such as Evite.com work great, too. These services are easy to use, eliminate paper, preserve some trees and use less energy than mailing out paper invitations. They help you save money, too, since you don’t have to pay for the postage.
So, next time your throw a party, green your party by sending electronic invitations!
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Next time you host or attend a party, bake a bread! Baking bread is so easy with the New York Times’ No-Knead Bread recipe. It’s so easy that Eddy and I haven’t bought a loaf of bread for over two years. We love to serve our bread with homemade chèvre. YUM!
