September 20, 2008 – 4:38 pm
This next Saturday (September 28) in Marion Square downtown Charleston is hosting its first “green” fair “to raise awareness of the sustainable choices available in South Carolina and demonstrate a waste free, environmentally responsible large event.”
Unfortunately Daniel and I will be out of town, but I’m really sad we’ll be missing out on this. For more [...]
I just found out that the North Charleston Farmers Market is no longer at the Westvaco Park– it’s moved to Park Circle! Here’s the scoop:
WHAT: Locally grown produce
WHEN: Every Thursday beginning June 19 (through October 18)
2:00pm until 6:00pm (woohoo– we can actually get there after work!)
WHERE: Felix C. Davis Community Center in Park Circle
Need more [...]
Okay… maybe we didn’t dash, but we did complete the 5k walk to benefit The Sustainability Institute on Saturday morning (there was also an 8k run). Quite a few people were out, and I have to say I was really impressed with the way everything turned out.
We started up at the School of the Arts [...]
I can’t believe how much our backyard garden is taking off (the front yard is also coming along nicely, although it still isn’t nearly as far along a sthe backyard). The tomato plants are already growing nicely (my mouth is already watering for a tomato sandwich). So far, we’ve also been very happy with the [...]
We finally planted all of our plants from Spring Hill Nursery, which was quite a task (I think we ended up planting around 60 plants total). After a full week, they seem to be adjusting well, and many have starting sprouting. The majority of the plants were really tiny when they arrived (as in, a [...]
The majority of our landscaping is against the house, which puts us in a bit of a predicament because termites like the warm, moist environment from piles of mulch. Everything we read (google termites and mulch, and you’ll find all sorts of delightful studies) warned against putting wood mulch against the foundation of the house. [...]
The next event for this weekend is Charleston County’s Earth Day Festival at Park Circle on Saturday morning and on into afternoon. We heard about this event at our neighborhood civic club meeting on Monday night, and it sounds like another great way to get involved and not only learn more about our impact on [...]