March 21, 2016 Vol. 7 No. 10
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Let your voice be heard on our Facebook page!
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Wednesdays on WNAV
6 p.m. 1430AM, 99.9FM
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for the latest info
HIGHLIGHTS
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Support Annapolis Green Be a Founding One Hundred Member or a Friend of Annapolis Green
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.
- Charlie Birney
- Infrared Tools Energy Services*
- Gene Singleton & Maureen McEnerney
- Keith & Helen Drewett*
- Doug Lashley / GreenVest
- Elvia Thompson
- Lynne & Mark Forsman
- Ralph Gleason
- Shelley & Eric Rubin
- Boatyard Bar & Grill
- John Nicklin
- Cohen Community Fund
- Towne Park
- Eastport Civic Association
- Galway Bay Irish Pub*
- The Brick Companies
- County Executive Steve Schuh
- Severn Savings Bank
- Paul Murphy
- Hannah Studios, Inc.
- Joe Budge & Sharon Kennedy*
- PNC Wealth Management
- K&B True Value
- Betty & Jim Davis*
- Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company
- Clean Currents
- John H. Stevens*
- EP Henry
- MOM's Organic Market
- La Prima Catering
- Jeannie Zajac*
- Vic Pascoe
- Robert Clark
- Mid-Atlantic GEM, LLC
- Dick Lahn
- Homestead Gardens
- Rick Kissel & Lee Finney
- Kevin Green
- Hannon Armstrong
- Clare Vanderbeek & Jack Morkan*
- Leonard Paper
- Watermark Journey
- Nancy & Bob Plaxico
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Steve Kahle, SKA Studio
*multiple donations
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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.
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Movie Screening
In Defense of Food
Tuesday, March 22
6 - 8 p.m.
Maryland Hall
We're teaming up with Fair Farms Maryland to show In Defense of Food, the film based on Michael Pollan's book by the same name.
It's all about what to eat. Is what's on your plate really food or a food-like substance?
Click to learn more and see the movie trailer.
There will be several organizations with lots of good info and products to share, Michael Pollan's books will be available for purchase. Read more.Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Suggested donation for entry: $10. Proceeds benefit Annapolis Green and Fair Farms Maryland.
See the movie for the sake of your health and learn to: "Eat Food. Mostly Plants. Not Too Much."
Seating is limited. Please click to RSVP.
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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.
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The Annapolis Green House is Open
and 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
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Thank you
for hosting Green Drinks last Wednesday
Our event was held right in the middle of A Feast of Color, Homestead Garden's Annual Home & Garden Expo and it was beautiful. A touch of spring, the color of flowers, and terrific outdoor (and indoor) design ideas was just what we needed coming out of winter. And we had a great crowd!
All photos by Ken Tom.
Thank you to our Event Sponsor
 and its programs  
It was our 8th annual Green Drinks at Homestead and owner Brian Riddle gave us a warm welcome as he talked about two new initiatives: Bee a Hero and Modern Homesteading.  Bee a Hero is about helping all of us do something positive about the crises pollinators face today. Through the initiative, Homestead Gardens supports the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge. This campaign seeks to register a million public and private pollinator gardens across the nation in 2016. Homestead hopes to help increase the number of pollinator gardens in this area. Want to get involved? Join the Homestead Pollinator Club for education, expert advice and special sales on pollinator friendly plants and resources.
And check out Homestead's new Modern Homesteading department for information and supplies for indoor gardening, hydroponic gardening, liquid nutrients, and beekeeping supplies.
And here's a big thank you to Homestead for the discount coupons provided for Green Drinkers.
We featured two programs organized by our event sponsor, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: Businesses for the Bay and Project  Clean Stream. Executive Director Al Todd (also an Annapolis Green Board member) gave us an overview.
If you are looking for way for your business to give back to the community and the environment, look into
Businesses for the Bay. Want to learn more? Sign up for a FREE informational Businesses for the Bay Lunch and Learn Webinar on Wednesday, March 23, at noon. Details.
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.
Learn more by listening to an interview with the heads of both programs in the archive of our radio program, Living Green in Annapolis, Click here.
We can't give a strong enough thank you to Herrington on the Bay. The appetizer buffet was absolutely delicious and how wonderful that Chef Mike provided vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Every year, everyone raves about the fabulous food at the Green Drinks at Homestead and it was t errific once again. Thank you to the entire Herrington staff and to owner Anna Chaney who could not join us last week. Herrington follows a strong environmentally friendly ethic. Read more.
  We were very happy to have the owner of Mills Fine Wine & Spirits, Jen Donahoe, join us to pour the wines and beers she selected for us and to tell us all about them. Mills is located at the foot of Main Street in Annapolis.
 We were also very glad to introduce Green Drinkers to Stacey and Jim of Rutabaga Craft Juicery, located in West Annapolis. Rutagaba is a new store serving healthy, locally-sourced, made-to-order cold-pressed juice, and more. Everybody who sampled the red, green or orange juices loved them! It's a delicious way to drink healthy! Read about Rutabaga's "Eco-Cred."
  Thank you to Lara Mulvaney and other Master Watershed Stewards who gave Green Drinkers some insight into the watersheds we live in. Learn more about the stewards from the Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy website.  And we were delighted to have several artists from the Annapolis Arts Alliance with info about "Petite Green Squares," t he first art exhibit to be hosted at the Annapolis Green House starting on April 10! We believe that art is part of what makes our community vibrant and are thrilled to provide a venue for this exhibit of small works. Learn more. Lisa Thompson, Executive Director of the Annapolis Partnership, joined us to promote Annapolis in Bloom.
<<-- See the sidebar.
Our event was zero-waste. Everything was either composted or recycled. Thanks for helping us with this! And to those who brought their own cups and name tags - thanks for helping us cut down on waste in this way!  And finally, we can't put on Green Drinks without the help of our wonderful volunteers. A big thank you to Greg Perry, Sandy Williams, Rita Calvert, Tom Cagle, Ken Tom, Cathie Trogdon, Mariel Yarbrough, and Jeanne Langdon. The next Green Drinks -- our Earth Day event -- will be held in April at the Loews Annapolis Hotel. Date TBA.
And be sure to join us tomorrow night for a screening of "In Defense of Food." <<-- See the sidebar.
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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
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Start with a Stave!
A Functional & Furnishing Fundraiser
for the Annapolis Green House!
There are only a few left!
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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.
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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 South River Federation, Chesapeake Bay Trust, Severn Riverkeeper, Cathie & Peter Trogdon, and Allison Fox. Thank you!
Help us get off and running: "Start with a Stave!
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Visit K&B True Value online, on Facebook and in person at 912 Forest Drive, Annapolis. Phone: 410-268-3939
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Our friends from Solar City helped us with drink tickets! We hope you spoke with them about how you can go solar. We'll have more info on this soon! 
