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January 4, 2010

Hello Green Drinkers
and welcome to all newcomers ...


green drinks annapolis
Tuesday, Dec. 12

Level: A Small Plates Lounge
69 West Street

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Please join us and your eco-friends for the first Green Drinks Annapolis of the Decade. And their tagline ... local plates, handcrafted cocktails, great friends ... sounds like a place for us!

What to expect? The owners of this new restaurant are excited to host our group. They will feature Herradura Organic Cucumber Margarita & Housemade "Outlaw" All Natural Tonic with Finlandia Vodka & Hendrick's Gin, Wines by Bonterra --  Organically produced in Mendocino County, California, Syrah, Merlot, Chardonnay & Sauvignon Blanc. Wow!

So, we look forward to seeing you as we launch into this new year with much Green hope for real action on the Chesapeake Bay and the environment in general. 
 
Green Drinks Annapolis
will have the scoop on our fun/plans for 2010 as we pledge to help inform, connect and inspire our community to live a more eco-conscious life ... and help save our Chesapeake Bay!
 
Lynne & Elvia
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Sustainable foods are those foods which are healthy for consumers and kind to the environment. Learn how to find and make nutrient dense foods which will help heal you and reduce inflammation. Local Food Beat is offering a special deal for Green Drinks Annapolis participants: If you host and/or register for a class in the next 90 days, you will receive a free 30-minute massage by a skilled massage therapist with over ten years of experience.

To learn about upcoming 2010 classes which will include Thyroid/Adrenal Education Class, recently written about in the Washington Times, and a new class on Foods for Hypothyroidism, please sign up for my newsletter. Sharon New-Bauckman, MS, founder of Local Food Beat, is a food and health educator. She blogs regularly on her website:  www.localfoodbeat.com. Please contact Sharon at [email protected] or 410-206-9343.

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What is Green Drinks?

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Green Drinks is a monthly (more or less) get-together tha
t gives the environmentally minded a chance to get to know one another in a fun, informal way facilitating working together for a common cause: The Health of the Chesapeake Bay. Those who don't drink alcoholic beverages are welcome too!
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In This Issue
New to Annapolis Green?
Patronize Our Supporters
What is Green Drinks?
Coming Up
Green Caffeine Returns
Future Green Drinks Dates
Deal for Green Drinkers
Bring Us Your Corks
Eco-Stuff
Coming Up
see our website calendar
for details


*Thursday - Saturday, Jan. 7-9
Green Building Institute Class: Certified Passive House™ Consultants' Training, Phase III - for architects and building system designers.

*Tuesday, Jan. 12
Green Drinks Annapolis

volunteer opportunity
*Sunday, Jan. 17
Invasive Plant Workshop and Removal
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Anne Arundel County Winter Farmers' Market is open every Sunday through March 21
11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Westfield Annapolis, Route 50 & Jennifer Road, Annapolis, in the first floor of Norstroms Parking Garage. Beef, chicken, pork, eggs, winter greens, baked goods, pottery, alpaca products, honey, coffee, herbal products, jams, soaps and more produced in Anne Arundel County. WIC and Senior FMNP Checks Accepted.
Green Caffeine Makes a Comeback!


Tuesday, January 26
7:30 a.m.
b.b. Bistro, 112 Annapolis Street, West Annapolis


It's a day-time, coffee-rather-than-alcohol get-together -- like a caffeinated Green Drinks.

Come before work, have breakfast, coffee, or tea and get to know early-bird eco-aware folks.

b.b. Bistro is one of Annapolis' certified Sustainable Restaurants, serving good, healthy, organic food.




Next Green Drinks
Save the Dates!

February - TBD
March - TBD

Thursday, April 22

Green Drinks for the Bay
Severn Inn
1993 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard

Special Deal
 for Green Drinkers

Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company
online coffee sales - 20% discount; promo code: GRNDRIN



Bring us your corks!
The City of Annapolis  is recycling wine corks via TerraCycle, an eco-friendly innovator who will be "upcycling" the used corks, both natural and synthetic, into bulletin boards.