Annapolis Green Newsletter
            March 15, 2016                                                                               Vol. 7 No. 8
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HIGHLIGHTS 

Tuesday, March 15
- Watershed Stewards Academy Class: RainScaping Maintenance
- BiodiversiTree: The Hundred Year Forest Experiment at SERC
 - Severn River Association Lecture: The Secret Joys of Severn River Headwaters
Wednesday, March 16
- Green Drinks Annapolis
- Native Bee Attitudes: Integrating Them Back into Our Yards
Thursday, March 17
- Climate Stewards of Greater Annapolis Talk on Climate Change & Public Health

Maryland Day 

Save the Dates!

Tuesday, March 22
- Annapolis Green & Fair Farms Maryland Present the Michael Pollan Film, "In Defense of Food"
Saturday, April 2
- Project Clean Stream
Sunday, April 10
- Petite Green Squares Art Show Opening Reception at the Annapolis Green House


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March 15-26 Washington DC

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Want to join in and make your mark on sustainability in the Annapolis area?  Consider becoming one of our Founding One Hundred.   

Join the list below.   
  1. Charlie Birney
  2. Infrared Tools Energy Services*
  3. Gene Singleton & Maureen McEnerney
  4. Keith & Helen Drewett*
  5. Doug Lashley / GreenVest
  6. Elvia Thompson
  7. Lynne & Mark Forsman
  8. Ralph Gleason
  9. Shelley & Eric Rubin
  10. Boatyard Bar & Grill
  11. John Nicklin   
  12. Cohen Community Fund
  13. Towne Park
  14. Eastport Civic Association
  15. Galway Bay Irish Pub*
  16. The Brick Companies
  17. County Executive Steve Schuh
  18. Severn Savings Bank
  19. Paul Murphy
  20. Hannah Studios, Inc.
  21. Joe Budge & Sharon Kennedy*
  22. PNC Wealth Management
  23. K&B True Value
  24. Betty & Jim Davis*
  25. Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company
  26. Clean Currents
  27. John H. Stevens* 
  28. EP Henry
  29. MOM's Organic Market
  30. La Prima Catering
  31. Jeannie Zajac*
  32. Vic Pascoe
  33. Robert Clark
  34. Mid-Atlantic GEM, LLC
  35. Dick Lahn
  36. Homestead Gardens
  37. Rick Kissel & Lee Finney
  38. Kevin Green
  39. Hannon Armstrong
  40. Clare Vanderbeek & Jack Morkan*
  41. Leonard Paper
  42. Watermark Journey
  43. Nancy & Bob Plaxico
  44. Steve Kahle, SKA Studio
     
*multiple donations 
Environmental Legislation 

There are a batch of important environmental bills in the General Assembly right now.

The best way to stay current is to follow the Hotlist of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters. They will be happy to send you a weekly update. Click here.

Stay informed and speak up on issues that are important to you! A letter or an email goes a long way in bringing your representative around to your point of view. 
 
The Annapolis Partnership, through its Main Streets program, coordinates the
project. Beauty is transformative and flowering planters and hanging flower baskets throughout historic Annapolis make residents and visitors feel welcomed and safe.  Studies show that visitors and shoppers will stay longer in an area that conveys beauty. In 2015, this was a nearly $50,000 project done in partnership with local businesses, residents, the City of Annapolis and Homestead Gardens and brought nearly 50 planters and 136 hanging baskets to the historic streets of Annapolis.  

Top of the Line

We've Got Office Hours! 
read more below

The Staves are Going Fast!

Get your name on our wall before they are all gone.
See below
 
Wednesday, March 16 
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Our most anticipated Green Drinks of the year!
 
43 West Central Avenue, Davidsonville

 
Green Drinks will be held right in the middle of A Feast of Color, Homestead Garden's Annual Home & Garden Expo

Sponsor 
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
 
and its programs 
 

We're bringing our "fun side of eco-awareness... making serious connections" to Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville to celebrate spring during the garden's annual home & garden expo. This will be 8th spring Green Drinks at Homestead!

In order to bring you this terrific event, which includes fabulous food from Herrington on the Bay, we're asking for a donation
of $15 at the door. This includes one drink ticket, the generous appetizer buffet, and a discount coupon from Homestead, good for spring shopping.

Venue

Our venue will be beautiful! Homestead's talented team has created themed vignettes using thousands of flowers, shrubs, trees, furnishings and more to showcase nature's influence on how we live, work and play. From Sun and Sea and Scenic Meadows to Farm to Table and Backyard Living, you will be presented with an array of color, ideas, information and the tools you need to create your own "Feast of Color." Learn more.

Be sure to check out Homestead's newest initiative: Modern Homesteading -- it opens up great possibilities for those without yards. You can grow vegetables, herbs, foliage plants, and flowers inside all year! They'll show you how.

Sustainability

This will be a zero-waste event!  
We will compost and recycle and there should be no landfill trash at all. All the drink cups used will be compostable as will the plates. The flatware will be recyclable. Our Eco-Stations will be refitted for recycling and composting. If you want to help reduce our waste, however, you always welcome to bring your own glass for wine, beer, or soft drinks.
 
Food & Drink

Delicious complimentary appetizers will once again be provided by Herrington on the Bay, Maryland's only Eco-Lifestyle Event Design and Catering Service. Every year, everyone raves about the fabulous food at the Green Drinks at Homestead. This year Chef Mike will serve up Small Plates ... Vegan, Vegetarian, and Low Sugar options -- all Fork to Table. And don't forget the crowd-pleaser desserts! We owe a huge thank you to Anna Chaney and her terrific staff. Read about Herrington's Eco-Lifestyle philosophy. 

Do yourself a favor and meet Anna Chaney, a South County leader in sustainable business and agriculture. She has some amazing things going on from the incredibly Green Herrington on the Bay site to the James Deale Permaculture site of Tiny Houses she has under development, to her Honey's Harvest Farm that hosts community based gatherings. Save the date for her second annual Family Farm Day: July 10.

Mills Fine Wine & Spirits, located at the foot of Main Street in Annapolis, will provide a selection of beer and wine for purchase and knowledgeable information about the beverages you select. Soft drinks and water will be available as well. See our website for a list of wines & beers Mills has selected for us.

Don't Miss... 
 
Our friends from Solar City will help us with drink tickets! Be sure to speak with them about how you can go solar.  

Also joining us will be Rutabaga Craft Juicery, located in West Annapolis. Rutagaba is a new store serving healthy, locally-sourced, made-to-order cold-pressed juice, superfood smoothies, and healthy breakfast, lunch and snack items. Sample and get a discount coupons.  Read about Rutabaga's "Eco-Cred."

Our event sponsor, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, has a lot of great programs, and we are featuring two that are coming us soon and looking for volunteers: Businesses for the Bay and Project Clean Stream.

If you are looking for way for your business to give back to the community and the environment, look into Businesses for the Bay -- both online and by speaking with program coordinator Corinne Stephens at Green Drinks.

And if you as an individual or as a member of a group want to get your hands dirty this spring, look into Project Clean Stream, a watershed-wide cleanup that can be scheduled from the end of March through May. Most projects are right around the first week in April and several are going on in our area. Talk with Joanna Freeman about this at Green Drinks or investigate online.

Both Joanna and Corinne were interviewed on our radio program, Living Green in Annapolis, yesterday. You can hear the interview on our website.

Also attending will be the Master Watershed Stewards to give you some info on YOUR watershed, folks from Four Rivers Heritage Area to give you info about Maryland Day (March 18-20), and artists from the Annapolis Arts Alliance with info about "Petite Green Squares," the first art exhibit to be hosted at the Annapolis Green House starting on April 10.

Spring Shopping
 
Green Drinkers will receive a discount coupon for shopping at Homestead Gardens,
which will be open during our event.

Reminders

Homestead Gardens is only 12 miles (or 21 minutes) from downtown Annapolis. Please consider carpooling. And if you have a name tag from work, please bring it to help us cut down on purchases of the temporary plastic type.
If you can help us set up or break down, please send us an email. We need several more sets of hands. 

Don't miss the Annapolis Green trailer in the Homestead parking lot! Thanks to the generosity of owner Brian Riddle, we have the use of the trailer for storage and transport of our Eco-Stations to our Responsible Events & Festivals (REF) events. More about REF in a future email.

The next day is St. Patrick's.  
Wear your Green to Green Drinks!
  Elvia & Lynne

Annapolis Green House
92 Maryland Avenue
We're open! 

The Annapolis Green House, our office and Green Community Center, is ready for business!

Hours 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and by appointment. If you're coming to see us, you might want to call first in case we are unexpectedly called away or if our regular hours don't work for you.

We are so grateful for all the donations we're received and we'll do a recap of those in a separate email. Here's our remaining wish list:
  • a large conference table for the community room (or two smaller ones that can be joined)
  • a 19-20" cabinet with sink for the power room
  • a pull-down screen to be installed in the ceiling for projected presentations
  • bar-height stools
  • step ladder
If you can help with any of these items, please let us know. 
 
Meanwhile, please consider being a part of our new digs by making a donation to "buy" a stave. See below.   
Start with a Stave!
A Functional & Furnishing Fundraiser
for the Annapolis Green House!

There are only a few left! 

This is our staves inspiration wall at Great Frogs Winery -- Nate & Andrea O'Shea gave us some great advice and ideas. Ours wall will be just as beautiful! It's a great way to reuse aged wood. 
Become a part of our new office & Green Community Center, the first its kind in our historic town... a place where organizations can meet, showcase their products and services, and, together, build a sustainable community... the Annapolis Green House!

Add your name to our Welcome Wall by making a donation to "buy" a personalized engraved stave and help the Annapolis Green House get a great start. 

What's in it for you? The good feeling you'll get knowing that you provided funds for the Annapolis Green House to get off and running. The Welcome Wall of staves will be part of the Annapolis Green House in perpetuity, a tribute to those who provided funds for a great start!  

 
  • Engraved with your or your company's name
  • 36 inches wide by 2-4 inches tall
  • Only 100 will be sold
$200 a stave, or:  
* One-Quarter barrel (7 staves) $1250 
* Half-Barrel (14 staves) $2250 
* Whole Barrel (28 staves) $4200
 
The first three batches of the staves we've sold have been engraved and are up on the wall.

Our latest contributors are Bob Gallagher & Cate Green, Chez Amis Bed & Breakfast, Galway Bay Irish Restaurant and Pub, MidAtlanticGEM.com, Severn Savings, and St. Anne's Parish Environmental Ministry. Thank you! 
 
Help us get off and running: "Start with a Stave!
Our email sponsors  


Featuring Great Frogs Wine Tasting and Glazey Days Gourmet Donuts 
Get a sneak preview of your favorite hardware store as we leave winter behind
and sprint toward spring! 
Click on the image for more info and a discount coupon!   
Visit K&B True Value online, on Facebook and in person at 912 Forest Drive, Annapolis.  
Phone: 410-268-3939 

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