CONSERVING RESOURCES TO SAVE OUR PLANET:
Buy locally-grown produce. (click here for a list of Westchester County farmers' markets)
"When God created the first human beings, God led them around the Garden of Eden and said: 'Look at my works! See how beautiful they are- how excellent! For your sake I created them all. See to it that you do not spoil and destroy My world; for if you do, there will be no one else to repair it." (Midrash Kohelet Rabbah, 1 on Ecclesiastes 7:13)
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If you would like to join the Environmental Task Force, please email us at Environment@wct.org.
The next Environmental Task Force meeting is April 15, 2010
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WINTER FARMERS MARKETS
Hastings - Library Parking Lot - Saturday April 10th and Saturday May 8th - 9am - 1pm
EARTH DAY IS THURSDAY, APRIL 22ND!
Bottle Cap Collection: As part of our Earth Day celebration, and in partnership with Aveda, Woodlands will be kicking off its Bottle Cap Collection in April. Please refer to the Cap Collection Guide posted in classrooms and the lobby or click here to find out which caps are acceptable. Please send only CLEAN caps!
"No Impact Man" - Movie Screening and Discussion
Saturday, April 24 2010, 3:00pm at Woodlands Community Temple
Admission is free, but please bring a non-perishable (healthy) food item to be distributed to our local food banks. Refreshments will be served.
Movie trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Ctt7FGFBo&feature=player_embedded
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Earth Day Westchester 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kensico Dam Plaza in White Plains
- Live music and entertainment with Annie and the Natural Wonder Band, Jeff Boyer Productions and Solar Punch
- FREE “Green Raffle” with great prizes
- Lawn and gardening Q & A with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County
- The best in fresh, local produce at the Earth Day Farmers Market
- “Green” exhibit showcasing practical ways to make your home, school or business more energy-efficient and sustainable
- Westchester County Sustainability/Recycling Awards & Prizes
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RECYCLING NEWS
The next Household Recycling Day will be held Friday, April 9 from 1-3 p.m. and Saturday, April 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Playland Park in Rye . For a complete and detailed list of what to bring and what’s not accepted, visit www.westchestergov.com/HRD or call 813-5425.
Generally, in addition to chemicals and other special wastes found in a typical household, residents can continue to bring their personal papers for shredding, plastic bags for recycling and unused medications for disposal. They can also bring empty barbecue tanks and Freon-containing appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and dehumidifiers.
Pesticides, cleaning products, tires, computers, TVs, old cell phones and a maximum of 10 tires may be brought for safe disposal. However, waste from businesses or schools will not be accepted. Paint - whether from residents, business or schools - will also not be accepted.
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WHERE CAN I RECYCLE #5 PLASTIC?
Products packaged in #5 plastic are sold widely, but #5 is not recycled in most communities.
Great news! Some Whole Foods stores are piloting a new program for recycling #5 plastic with Preserve in partnership with Organic Valley and Stonyfield Farms called Gimme 5. You bring your #5 plastics to a drop-off bin at participating stores (White Plains) and they send the plastic to Preserve, who make recycled household products including toothbrushes, razors, tableware, and kitchen products. When they get it, the plastic is ground up and turned into clean plastic pellets. The pellets are then sent to Preserve's manufacturing facilities to be transformed into new Preserve products.
By recycling your #5 plastic through the Gimme 5 program, you are saving plastic from being sent to the landfills and keeping the plastic local by recycling it here in the USA.
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September 10, 2009 - Postponed
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CHANGE A LIGHT BULB AND HELP SAVE THE PLANET!
Woodlands is no longer ordering CFL Light Bulbs. What is left in our gift shop is all that we have. The price has come down and they are available at many stores.
When your CFL light bulbs goes out don't throw them away. Please bring them to WCT and place them in the recycle bin. Andy Farber will make sure they are recycled properly. You can also take them to your local Home Depot to recycle them yourself.
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TERRACYCLE: We are not collecting yogurt containers at this time. Please keep saving them (please be sure to wash them out) and look for an announcement about when the next collection date will be.
Please note: Most yogurt containers are #5 plastic - please see article to the left on the Gimme 5 program, and bring your yogurt container to Whole Foods!
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Community Supported Agriculture – What is a CSA and How Does it Work?
A CSA (for Community Supported Agriculture) is a way for the food buying public to create a relationship with a farm and to receive a weekly delivery of produce. CSA provides a direct link between local farmers and consumers. Each season, members purchase a share of a farmer’s crop before it’s planted. This allows the farmer to pay for seed, water, equipment, etc., upfront, so he is less reliant on banks and loans. Each week during the growing season (usually June through October), the farmer delivers great tasting, healthy food to a pre-determined location. The food is harvested either the morning of pick up or the day before, ensuring fresh, great-tasting produce.
CSA members share in the harvest – when there is a good growing season, everyone benefits. When the season is not so good, members shoulder the risk. This type of arrangement helps people to connect back to the earth and the food they eat.
Why Is Community Supported Agriculture Important?
- CSA's direct marketing gives farmers and growers the fairest return on their products.
- CSA keeps food dollars in the local community and contributes to the maintenance and establishment of regional food production.
- CSA encourages communication and cooperation among farmers. With a "guaranteed market" for their produce, farmers can invest their time in doing the best job they can rather than looking for buyers.
- CSA supports the biodiversity of a given area and the diversity of agriculture through the preservation of small farms producing a wide variety of crops.
- CSA creates opportunity for dialogue between farmers and consumers.
- CSA creates a sense of social responsibility and stewardship of local land.
- CSA puts "the farmers face on food" and increases understanding of how, where, and by whom our food is grown.
If you have not already done so, please join us as we prepare to receive locally grown fruits and vegetable next spring, summer and fall (2010). Woodlands will be the drop off point on Sundays, 8:00 - 10:00am, start date to be announced. You can pick up a flier from the Social Action table. THERE IS STILL TIME TO SIGN UP!!! Half shares are available by request. Please contact Dayle Fligel at WCTSocialAction@wct.org
CSA APPLICATION
WOODLANDS CSA PAGE
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