Tag: South Jersey Sustainability

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Pinelands Nursery and Supply Sustainability Speaker Series

Pinelands Nursery and Supply is hosting a NJDEP Sustainability Speaker Series meeting. At the meeting, their production analyst, Tom Knezick, will be discussing Pinelands Nursery and Supply’s sustainable initiatives which include water conservation, renewable energy, emergency preparedness and community engagement. We will also learn how to create pollinator habitats from Kelly Gill who is both the Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist at The Xerces Society and Partner Biologist at USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Following the presentations there will be a tour of Pinelands Nursery and Supply’s Wildflower Farm. Please register here.

Wednesday June 19, 2019
10:00 am- 12:30 pm
Pinelands Nursery and Supply
323 Island Road, Columbus, NJ 08022

AGENDA

10:00 am Registration/Meet & Greet
10:35 am Introductions
10:50 am Sustainability at Pinelands Nursery and Supply
Tom Knezick, Production Analyst, Pinelands Nursery and Supply
11:20 am Break
11:30 am Creating Pollinator Habitat
Kelly Gill, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist, The Xerces Society
Partner Biologist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
12:00 pm Tour of Pinelands Nursery and Supply’s Wildflower Farm
12:30 pm Adjourn

Sustainable South Jersey Earth Festival

The Sustainable South Jersey annual Earth Festival is the largest eco-event in South Jersey and draws 5000 visitors. This year’s theme is: Reduce Plastic – Fantastic! This family-friendly event features: bike ride (8:30am), bike valet parking, entertainment, healthy food for purchase (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, too), outdoor arts & crafts, earth-friendly vendors and organizations, perennial plant swap, free tree seedlings (while supply lasts), recycle-upcycle depot drop-off, plastic-cap kids-craft, reusable water bottle refills, and Flying Fish Sustainable Sips (aged 21+) and more. This is an all-weather FREE event.
Presenting sponsors: LourdesCare of Cherry Hill, Hutchinson-Expertly Better
Partners: Cherry Hill Township, Cherry Hill School District
Bike ride support: Erlton Bike Shop
Bike valet support: Courier Post

Plant Swap!

Sunday, May 5th from 1-2:30pm

Collingswood Library, 771 Haddon Ave, Collingswood, NJ

Calling all plant lovers! Bring your extra veggie/flower seedlings, perennial divisions, bulbs, shrubs, healthy house plants, or just come empty handed, and leave with new (to you) plant varieties. Please place your plants in containers, label them as well as possible and make sure they are non-invasive, as well as pest & disease-free. The SJ Seed Circle Library will be on hand with seeds that you can plant now.

Free and open to the public.

For more information go to the Facebook event page here or call (856) 425-2221.

2nd Annual South Jersey Community Garden Tour

Come join us on this free & family friendly event! We’ll begin the day at our Williamstown Organic Community Garden, head to the Gloucester Township Community Garden at the Gabreil Daveis Tavern, then to the Community Garden at Crows Woods, Haddonfield, and end our day at the amazing Plant-A-Patch Community Garden at the Barclay Farmstead, in Cherry Hill, NJ!

3rd Annual Green Fair, Farmer’s Market, & Shred Event

Please join Sustainable Monroe Township for our 3rd Annual Green Fair, Farmers Market, & Shred Event!

Sustainable info and activities, Shred Truck, Yoga, renewable energy, electric cars, Community Garden info, habitats, food, music, and more!

Sustainable Cherry Hill Earth Festival

Celebrate, Learn, and Grow to mark this year’s Earth Festival theme: Reduce Plastic – Fantastic! Our rain-or-shine event at historic Croft Farm, starts with the 8 a.m. Family Fun Bike Ride (register now); then the festival across three acres of farmstead at 10 a.m. We’ll have free entertainment; healthy food choices for purchase, sustainable tips, crafts, products, services and more. School groups will display our Earth Festival theme and more focusing on a sustainable world.

Bring your family, friends and neighbors to this free, annual event. While parking is available in this park setting, we strongly encourage you to consider biking to our Earth Festival – save money, the planet and get exercise! We’ll have free, secure bike valet parking supported by the Courier Post.

Sustainable South Jersey Meetup

JOIN US for the next Sustainable South Jersey Meet Up, featuring 3 new “lightning talks,” open mic time, delicious local food, and great conversation! BYOB. Collingswood Public Library: Monday, March 5th from 6-8pm! PLEASE COME OUT AND SHARE!

Details

WHAT WE’LL DO:

6:00pm: Doors open, chat and snack.
6:30pm: Engaging speakers presenting “Lightning (brief) Talks”
7:00pm: Open mic with audience
7:15pm: Networking / Open Discussion
8:00pm: Farewell

LIGHTNING TALK TOPICS:

ENERGY CONSERVATION! Learn about residential & commercial incentives from SJ Gas and NJ’s Clean Energy Program from Patrick McDevitt, Energy Efficiency Program Coordinator for South Jersey Gas and Member of the Monroe Twp. Green Team!

GREEN SPACE AND MENTAL HEALTH! Rachel McCormick is a pediatric nurse practitioner with an interest in how the environment and neighborhoods impact the health of children. She will be speaking about what we can learn from current research on access to green space and the mental well being of children.

THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE!: Hear how you can help reduce waste in landfills by donating your unwanted household items and furniture to your local ReStore from Tristan Keyster, ReStore Director in Maple Shade.

ZERO WASTE AND LITTER PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA!: Nic Esposito served as a PowerCorpsPHL project manager and later Sustainability Manager for Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and was then selected by the Managing Director’s Office to create a coordinated public / private sector plan to address Philadelphia’s litter problem, part of an effort to set Philadelphia on a path to Zero Waste by 2035.

OPEN MIC!: a little time for all of us! Share your announcements, passions, etc. in one minute or less on the mic.

WHAT TO BRING:
Light appetizers provided, but please BYOB if you would like to have adult beverages during the Meetup!

IMPORTANT TO KNOW:
Event is free but we ask for a firm RSVP via Meetup or Facebook!

Sponsored by Sustainable Cherry Hill
Co-hosted by Tri-County Sustainability Alliance, The Collingswood Library, and Sustainable Cherry Hill