Here’s some of what’s going on this month. Have an event that’s not listed? Add it in the comments section!March 4 - First Thursday Happy Hour With Bethesda GreenGrab a pre-St. Paddy’s Day pint and do some in-person social networking with other green folks.When: 5-8 p.m.Where: Flanagan’s Harp & Fiddle, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, Md. 20814March 7 - Creating Sustainable LandscapesHolly Shimizu,
Due to the after effects of the snow, we moved author Jennifer Kaplan’s talk at Bethesda Green from Feb. 16 to Tuesday, March 9.Come hear Jennifer discuss her recently published book, ‘Greening Your Small Business: How to Improve Your Bottom Line, Grow Your Brand, Satisfy Your Customers–and Save the Planet.’ She is an adjunct faculty of marketing at Marymount University in Arlington, Va., and a
Here’s a late pitch for an event happening tonight at Bethesda Green. It’s a panel discussion about Sustainable Investments and the ‘Green Economy,’ featuring Paul Hilton from Calvert Investments; Art Stevens, from the Calvert Foundation (a separate entity); Chris Belchamber of CB Investment Management; and Tim Brown from Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union.Time: 7-9 p.m.Date: Thursday, Feb. 18 -
Okay, I’m playing catch-up here and posting about some things that have been on my desk for a while. This collection of three is all about bags.One: The WaPost recently ran a feature in its Local Living section about shoppers in DC learning how to bring their own bags to the store. The story included a nice photo gallery of what the Post deemed "best bags" — best value, best design, best
Here’s what I’ve noticed is happening. If you have additional events, post them in a comment here or e-mail them to me at mail at greenlistdc.org.Feb. 4 - Bethesda Green First Thursday Happy HourJoin staff and volunteers from Bethesda Green for casual green conversation and social networking.When: 5-8 p.m.Where: Blacks Bar & Kitchen, 7750 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814Feb. 9 - Coal-Free
I stumbled upon a local eco-fashion site after following a link from one of my Google alerts to this Express story about DC-area entrepreneur Kimberly Wilson. She runs three yoga studios and has an “eco-luxe” organic, bamboo clothing line called TranquiliT. Her fashion site also has a corresponding blog.The site says the clothes are “for yoga and beyond,” and that “green is the new black.” Check
The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold wrote a great piece (“Troubled waters” with accompanying photo gallery) yesterday tracking clean-up efforts in the Anacostia River and its watershed. He finds it’s a mixed bag: There’s less raw sewage going into the river now compared to 10 years ago, and as a result less algae. But he writes, “more than half of its brown bullhead catfish have tumors on
The first day of spring might be seven weeks away, but if you want to support local farmers and enjoy a weekly share of their produce during the warmer seasons, you should sign up now for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.As the Washington Post’s Leigh Lambert notes in "Where to Sign Up for a CSA," these programs can be pick-up or delivery and work like so: You pay an annual or
I was somewhat surprised to get an e-mail last week from the International Medical Corps (IMC), asking me if I’d mention their Haiti earthquake relief efforts in this blog and let people know how to help.This blog doesn’t get a ton of traffic, which is why I was surprised to be noticed. Happily surprised, though!Since I had never heard of IMC, I did some quick research and found that yes, they
I’ve been a bit slow to post this, so my apologies. A few weeks ago the WaPost had a story about winter farmer’s markets ("Hot stuff, out in the cold") — and they mentioned maybe 10 or 12 of them. I was surprised there are so many.The farm market I did a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) half-share with last fall, Norman’s Farm Market, is providing a winter CSA of meat, eggs and cheese, but
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