Dear Neighbors and Friends,
The Rye farmer's market second summer season will begin on Wednesday, June 23rd from 2:30pm-5:30pm in the parking lot at the Rye Congregational Church.
Mark your calendars and bring your friends.
See you at the market on June 23rd.
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Honor Your Home: small steps matter |
Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:30 AM
at the Seacoast Science Center
Free for Rye residents and SSC Members!
Saturday, May 1
with Alexander Lee
Through art, education and advocacy, Project Laundry List brings a positive approach to change, with a goal of making air-drying and cold-water washing laundry acceptable and desirable as simple and effective ways to save energy.
In his engaging presentation, Lee, Executive Director of Project Laundry List, will give you thirty easy and inexpensive actions to take to slow down climate change, beginning with forgoing your dryer and hanging your clothes out to dry.
Don't miss this opportunity to be in the movies!! Drying For Freedom will be filming the presentation!
Click here to learn more about Project Laundry List.
June 5
Two Home Owners and an Auditor
Learn how others "buttoned up" their homes and what an auditor can teach you about your home.
July 10
Take the New England Carbon Challenge!
with Clean Air Cool Planet
August 7
Renewable Energy Credits &
New Financing Mechanisms
NH State Representative David Borden will discuss how your energy saving actions can save you money.
September 11
Local Foods, Farming, and Sustainable Practices
with UNH Professor John Carroll
About the Honor Your Home Project
Although the speaker series is open to everyone, you must be a resident of Rye to take part in the Honor Your Home project, and commit to taking three or more actions to lessen your carbon footprint. Once committed, participants will be "honored" by having an artist paint a picture of their home. The artwork will be on exhibit at the Center from November 12-December 16. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork support REC, SSC and local artists.
Learn about several actions that you can take to lower your carbon footprint visiting the Cool Air Clean Planet web site. Take the New England Carbon Challenge!
If you have questions, or are interested in signing up for the Honor Your Home project, contact Mimi White at 964-6586 or at mimiwhite@earthlink.net
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| Free Range Eggs Available - Every Wednesday |
Get your fresh free-range eggs at 124 Washington Road in Rye. Eggs will be in a blue cooler on the front steps from 7:30am - 6pm every Wednesday. Just $3.00 a dozen.
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The Third Annual Portsmouth Sustainability Fair |
Saturday - May 8, 2010
10:00AM to 3:00PM
Portsmouth Middle School
Learn how to make your community and home more sustainable,
and have fun doing it!
● Educational Exhibits and Activities● Commercial Green Vendors
● Local Food ● Sustainable Art
● Entertainment all day and fun activities for the whole family!
The Sustainability Fair is sponsored by the City of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Listens, the Portsmouth School District, the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Sustainability Committee and the Piscataqua Sustainability Initiative.
Please bring a specialty recycling item that will be collected
at the admission gates. Specialty recycling items include: books,
computers/electronics, used clothing, eyeglasses, ink cartridges, &cell phones.
Portsmouthsustainabilityfair.org
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Your Organic Vegetable Garden: Managing Pests & Diseases |
Eric Sideman, Organic Crop Specialist, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Tuesday, May 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Portsmouth Public Library - Hilton Room, 175 Parrott Ave, Portsmouth. Free and open to the public
Many home and community gardeners have taken up growing vegetables in recent years. This rewarding pursuit comes with it's own set of challenges. Those vegetables we find so delicious can be equally attractive to a range of insects. Understanding the difference between beneficial insects and destructive pests is often difficult. This presentation by Eric Sideman, MOFGA's Organic Crop Specialist, will cover the identification of pests and diseases common to growing vegetables. Organic methods of prevention and management will be also discussed, with a special focus on identifying and preventing Late Blight.
This event is free and open to the public, and is being offered in collaboration between MOFGA, Seacoast Eat Local, and Seacoast Community Garden Network.
Space is limited. To RSVP or for more information, please email debra@seacoasteatlocal.org
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| Check Out The Rye Energy Committee Website! |
Visit the Rye Energy Committee website today at www.ryeturninggreen.com!
Keep up to date with the Rye Energy Committee:
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| Rye Eats Local Bags |
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Buy your Rye Eats Local tote/grocery bags at the Rye Farmer's Markets. 
Bright, bold, & available.
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Happy eating.
Mimi White & Tracy Ritzo
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Connect with the
Rye Energy Committee
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| Rye Energy Committee 2010 | May Recipe
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Rhubarb Squares |
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 INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter
***Filling:***
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups finely chopped fresh rhubarb
Combine flour& powdered sugar; cut in butter until mixture
resembles course crumbs. Press into the bottom of a greased 11-inch x 7-inch x 2-inch baking pan.
Bake at 350degrees for 12 minutes.
For filling, combine first four ingredients. Stir in rhubarb; pour over warm crust.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Serve warm if desired. Store in refrigerator. |
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