Over the last year, Green Broad Ripple has enjoyed increasing visibility. This has been good for our self esteem yet more importantly; it is beginning to lead to our having some influence in the affairs of our community.
Our organization has several ongoing initiatives:
Recycling:
Brenda Rising-Moore has organized 10 Broad Ripple restaurants to recycle glass. This admirable effort has been most effective and has drawn the attention of other restaurants and city agencies to the point that Brenda has become the to-go source for recycling information for many in central Indiana and beyond.
Urban Gardens:
Morgan Johnson has led the successful second year planting of our Urban Garden #1 (61st Street near Winthrop) and cultivated a relationship with the State Fair that gave us access to the new fairgrounds greenhouse to grow our plant start. Van and Dan are continuing with their very visible Urban Garden #1a (6310 N. College Ave.) as well as their Rain Garden #1 off their alley which has greatly helped the alley flooding that occurred regularly in the past. This could not have been done without the expert assistance of our own resident biologist; Neal Bennett.
Green Alleys:
We are about to launch a major effort to engage the community on a pilot project to take this initiative to the next level including applying for grants for the project. We will partner with Marian University to stage an event based on the theme “The Nature of Nature” as part of the Spirit and Place festival that will feature the Green Alleys concept.
As a result of our partnership with the State Fair, we have been invited to participate in this year’s State Fair by mounting a presentation in the Greenhouse. We can talk about Green, sustainability, our organization, local food, and recruit members.
| 09-15-2010 |Recycling 100 - Broad Ripple Glass Recycling Event |
In honor of Glass Recycle Week, Verallia and Green Broad Ripple have organized the drop off of 100 recycling bins for Broad Ripple bars and restaurats as part of the evergrowing Broad Ripple Glass Recycling Prgram. Join us at Union Jack Pub, 924 Broad Ripple Avenue, at 2:30 pm for the delivery of the bins.
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