The side of Bruce Edmonds they don’t write about in the papers…

May 18, 2009

After Friday’s Bruce and Betty show, we had a serious meeting in the 1061 the Corner parking lot regarding my next piece in the June Abode: Recycling Conundrums. As you can see. One such recycling question mark was this piece of purple plastic packaging some flowers I received recently arrived in. You know that stuff […]

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Discovery Museum – helping kids go green!

May 15, 2009

My son had a playdate with one of his buds this week at the Discovery Museum, where we were enjoying all the great new additions and contemplating whether his energetic all-over-the-place energy could sustain focus for the Discovery Dash next weekend, when we spied a cool new green display, pictured above. With some cool tips […]

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Betty’s got a barrel!

May 12, 2009

I’m singin’ in the rain because last Sunday (May 3) I FINALLY took matters into my own hands and installed the rain barrel I’ve had sitting around for over a month my green friends. Completed SOLO I am proud to add. The delay? Well that would just turn out to be a long list of […]

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Nature gives…

May 8, 2009

I had the unique pleasure of spending last weekend at the Gaia Women’s Gathering in the hills of Albemarle County. Eighty beautiful wise nature-loving women gathered to celebrate and share their expertise on a variety of topics including herbal medicines, hand crafts, respiratory wellness, diet, and permaculture. Deb Soule, organic gardener, founder of Avena Botanicals […]

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Update on my personal focus: home energy use

April 28, 2009

Now that the dust, I mean pollen, is settling from all the Earth Day blossoms and booths and buzz, I can return to myself, my family, my home and check in with this year’s focus: energy use. A propos because Sunday night we headed upstairs to put the kids to bed and, whew, it was […]

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Reporting from BWB on Earth Day

April 22, 2009

Earth Day 2009 from Betty’s Point of View: 9:30am: After grabbing some of Gerry’s (Albemarle Baking Company) cookies to pass out to recyclers, I dropped off some green recipes for the BWB booth at the Paramount theater (thanks to my volunteer, Ivana). Nice job Ryan Jacoby and everyone at Habitat AND all the great presenters […]

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Gorgeous planet, gorgeous people

April 21, 2009

Check out Betty’s FB photos from the event on Sat: Thank you all for coming out to Saturday’s Eco-Fair, Charlotteville’s biggest turnout EVER for Earth Day! Highlights and Gratitude: Mark Jones telling me that Betty helped bring him 5 people to his last mushroom workshop! Meeting a young green activist, Hannah, who is going to […]

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Charlottesville’s Reusable Bag Campaign Kicks Off Today

April 16, 2009

I am happy to announce Charlottesville’s Reusable Bag Campaign officially kicked off today in front of City Hall with an announcement by the Mayor, words by yours truly, as well as Chris Engel of Shop Local and Kristel Ridderworld, City Environmental Compliance Manager, and Cynthia Shroeder owner of Springstreet. Come to one of our booths […]

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As The Better World Turns…

April 13, 2009

As the Better World Turns, I’m getting dizzy! Charlottesville’s Eco-Fair is just around the corner and I can hardly wait. I’ll be there along with loads of other environmental organizations and businesses and local officials and amazing local musicians: Trees on Fire (Guys: Can I have another Trees hat?? The Better World Beagle, Mugsy, ate […]

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Reasons to ditch your plastic bags and bottles

April 3, 2009

This is a summary of what we talked about this morning on the Bruce and Betty show on 1061 the Corner! PLASTICS:Plastic has done amazing things for us in medicine and food storage, BUT it’s also made of a non-renewable resource: oil! It pollutes when we make it, and it won’t biodegrade (it takes hundred […]

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