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. GBR has been nominated for a sustainability award as a result of this project.
Urban Gardens:
Morgan Johnson has led the successful fourth 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. GBR wants to thank our dear friend Candace for the continued use of her property and to all of our volunteers who helped make this a stellar growing year. We sold over 100 lbs of tomatoes to local restaurants including the Union Jack Pub and Napolese.
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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| 10-12-2011 |The Blue Economy: Moving Past Green |
GBR is pleased to announce that our close friend Brandon Pitcher (2010 Indiana Green Entrepreneur of the Year) has agreed to give us his newest presentation “Beyond Green: Introduction to the Blue Economy” before he leaves Indiana for a long-term project in South Africa. This promises to be a very insightful view into the future of our economy and some real solutions to the problems we are facing. Brandon will be available for discussion and Q&A. Please join us at Union Jack Pub Broad Ripple on October 12 at 7:30 pm if you wish to catch this presentation.
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