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SLO Farmer’s Co-Op CSA Event

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Looking to source local food? Join the representatives from the SLO Farmer’s Co-Op (Northeastern WI) to learn

>What questions to ask farmers about how their food is raised
>Why meat from animals raised outside on pasture is healthier
>The role of consumers in saving small farm production
>4 Pillars of sustainability and how small farms address them
>What a producer cooperative is and why they are important

For more information reach out at 920-750-8686 or info@slofarmersco-op.com and visit our website-

This event is free to the public!

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Gratitude Potluck RESCHEDULED

DUE TO FRIGID TEMPS the January 31st Potluck has been

Canceled & Rescheduled for:

Feb. 21st, 2019 @ 6p
Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor

“It’s the little things that make all the difference.”

We have 3 little things in particular that are making this potluck Thrive!!!

#1 GRATITUDE 

It’s that time a year when gratitude is in the air, so we at Door County Thrive wanted to focus this potluck on thanking ALL of you for helping our community THRIVE!

Because of this we will be giving away $200+ in gift cards from local + sustainable restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, and a few other green businesses! Be sure not to miss this opportunity! Everyone will get an entry into the raffle just for being at the event!!

#2 HEALTHY FOOD

Thrive potlucks are known for the incredible and health filled food brought by its caring friends and members, so we want to utilize that gift and collect your recipes and share the HEALTH!! Please bring a copy of the recipe of the dish you made on a recipe card or piece of paper. Everyone in attendance can snap a pic of their favorite dishes for instant use and Team Thrive will collect all the recipes to create a Door County Thrive Cookbook!! (Cookbook details and dates TBD).

#3 REDUCING WASTE

During the potluck we will have a short presentation on reducing waste and an update on the Green Tier Initiative in Egg Harbor whose focus in 2019 is:

reducing waste.  saving seeds . making dirt

To kick start the theme, we ask everyone to bring your own UTENSILS and PLATES from home – this is a very easy and efficient way to reduce waste. Brining ceramic plates and metal utensils from home creates zero waste to use. Wrap them up with cloth napkins to protect them while traveling and use them during dinner. Avoiding paper or styrofoam plates and plastic utensils is a great way to reduce waste and keep plastics out of the Great Lakes.

Door County Thrive is excited to host this fun filled, community potluck on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21st, 2019 @6pm at the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion located at 7845 Church Street, Egg Harbor, Wisconsin 54209. Please join us in this opportunity to say Thank You, Enjoy the Health and Reduce the Waste!

Door County Thrive’s vision is to build eco-literacy through community action! Our mission is to grow into a thriving network of thinkers & do-ers who can add to the vitality of our already abundant peninsula. We aim to empower each other by bringing the best of ourselves into collaborations that will serve the greater good.

The event is free and open to the public. Follow us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/doorcountythrive/

Questions or comments can be sent to doorcountythrive@gmail.com.
Can’t wait & see ya there!

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Celebrate Water Summit – June 4-6, 2019

Celebrate Water Door County —

Celebrate Water Door County is proud to present our 2019 Water Summit.  A year of celebration and education will culminate with a three day summit June 4-6, 2019.  The summit is sponsored by Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation,and The Enroth Fund of The Greater Milwaukee Foundation. A year of celebration has lead to this: a three-day summit at the Landmark Resort in Egg Harbor, featuring a keynote speaker, educational sessions, and field trips.

For $35 you are able to enjoy four meals, your choice of 6 out of 12 educational sessions, a luncheon with author Dan Egan (The Death and Life of the Great Lakes), and a breakfast with Community Foundation CEO & President, Bret Bicoy. The keynote presentation is held at the Door Community Auditorium and is free and open to the public. Field trips are optional and presented at an additional, nominal, cost. Included in the summit activities is a Science Poster Project that gives high school or college students an opportunity to present a project among their peers and professionals.

Click the Image above to find our more!

Chick: summit schedule printout to print a schedule.

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Public Presentation on Coal-tar Pavement Sealants

January 24, 2019
Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay
6:00 p.m.
 
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Coal tar-based pavement sealants are toxic to human health and harmful to our water resources.  In the last two years, thirteen Wisconsin communities joined Dane County in passing local ordinances banning the use and sale of coal tar-based pavement sealants.  
Click HERE to find out more, or better yet, come to the upcoming program atCrossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay.
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Join your neighbors to learn more about:
 
– human health & environmental harms of 
toxic coal-tar sealants
– actions you & your community can take to protect your health and our water resources

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Fox-Wolf Alliance
 clean water action council
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Residential Solar Power: What’s Happening and How Does It Work

milwaukee-zoo-solar-e1484602699564Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 pm

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County

10341 Water St., Ephraim

John Hippensteel, president of the renewable energy firm Lake Michigan Wind & Sun, will speak on “Residential Solar Power: What’s Happening and How Does It Work?” for the Climate Change Coalition’s monthly program. It is free and open to the public.

The use of solar power continues to expand rapidly across the United States, and installation costs are dropping significantly. As a way to reduce the use of fossil fuels, solar power will play an increasingly essential role in combating climate change and mitigating its worst effects. Hippensteel will discuss the practicalities of solar installation, operation and costs, and, more broadly, the state of the renewable energy industry in Wisconsin.

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