The Abandoned Octopi

All the poor octopi. They never get nice (very blogged- about) meetings. But, Conservation Conversation is announcing very nice (very blogged-about) October meetings. Sadly, we have no octopus meetings to announce. So here is the info for the October Sonnenschein Green Initiative Meeting, and the October Green Evening.

October 14, 2009 from 12:00 – 1:30 PM. The meeting will converge at the Hohenwald Housing Authority’s conference room, on 107 Allison Ave.

AND

October 27, 2009 from 6-8:30 PM. The Green Evenings are free, open to the public, and are held at the Emporium Cafe- where you can (if you want) get some tasty food.

So, maybe the octopi won’t be abandoned next time. But for now, I say, we should start the uprising, and begin declaring the merits of our eight-legged, under-water, friends. Also, we hope to see YOU at the next SGI meeting and the Green Evening!

God bless, and live green!

-The Green Alliance

Another Green Meeting... And Another Date With The Green Knight

You read that write, we not only have a Sonnenschein Green Initiative Meeting coming up on September 9th, but we also have another date with the Green Knight…I mean, the Green Night or more popularly called, the Green Evening. Check the coolio details below!

The Sonnenschein Green Initiative Meeting- September 9th, from 12-1:30 PM. The dealio is going down at the Hohenwald Housing Authority Conference Room.

The Green Evening at the Emporium Cafe, will be September 29th, the time isn’t set yet. The topic will be “Community Development”. Ther will also be a few flippin sweet guest speakers, including the President and Vice-President of Gaia University. This evening will also be a “World Cafe” evening. More info on what a “World Cafe” is coming soon.

We hope y’all can come on down yonder. (Suddenly I have a Southern accent). Make sure you mark you calendars, make a note on you Blackberry, add it to your App. on your iPhone, or whatever it is you do.

God bless, and live green!

Yeppers! It's That Time Again... With a Twist

Really, it is that time again. The Sonnenschein Green Initiative meeting will be held in the confrence room at The Center for Holistic Ecology on August 12th from 12-1:30 pm. The address is 103 East Third Street Hohenwald. The directions are: Turn off Main St. by the Strand Theatre on to South Maple,go approximately three blocks,turn left onto East Third St. (Street directly by water tower) second building on the left. You got that right, we're changing locations.
The next Green Evening Cafe will be on Tuesday August 25th at the Emporium Cafe, located on Main St. Hohenwald. from 6-8:30 pm. The topic will be "The Built Enviroment". A screening of "Kilowatt Ours" will also be held. There will be speakers, and discussion on the development of green building enterprises.
God bless and live green.

New Meeting Dates

Hola,
The Sonnenschein Green Initiative is cutting down to one meeting per month and one Green Meeting during the Summer. The next meeting will be Wednesday July 15th at the Lewis County Career Center, from 12 - 1:30 pm.
And the next Green Evening will be Tuesday, July 28th at the Emporium Cafe in Hohenwald from 6-8:30 pm. Just keepin' ya' updated.
God bless, and live green.

WE NOW PRESENT...more info

Well,
It's not another video, but we have some news for you. If you are any bit interested in Permacutlure There will be a Permcaculture Summer Series. Just a few things you'll do: Tour different forest ecoregions in Tennessee; Learn about: Principles of bioregion repair; Alternative energy, natural home
building, energy conservation and landscape design. These are just the tip of the iceberg so if you are interested visit: sonnenscheingreentn.org
Oh, by the way. The Permaculture Certificate is recognized internationally, once completed you will be a Certified Permaculture Designer.

AND... the next Sonnenschein Green Iniitiative will be Wednesday, July 8th at the Lewis County Career Center, from 12:00- 1:00 P.M.
God bless and live green!

First Meeting After the Forum

Hey everyone,
This Wednesday, June 10th, is a SGI meeting from 11:30- 1:30. The meeting will be at the Lewis County Career Center. We will have our video documentating the Sonnenschein Forum on the blog soon. There might be a little surprise with the video... it's a secret!!!
God bless and live green!

Sonnenschein Regional Sustainability Forum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not sure if I used enough exclamation points on the title. But it is the cold, hard, truth... just kidding, actually it's the awesome, amazing, sweet news. The Sonnenschein Regional Sutstainability Forum, (Say that five times, fast!) it is this weekend June 6th! June 7th is a tour of local Green Houses!! It's happening at the Lewis County Middle School!!! There will be a sweet celebration at the Emporium!!!! If you want food, register at the Emporium!!!!! There will be speakers for the adults!!!!!! And projects for the wee ones!!!!!!! There will even be break out sessions, on Green Jobs, Green Energy, and things like that!!!!!!!! So don't forget, the SONNENSCHEIN REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY FORUM IS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless and live green!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apologies, and NEWS!!!

Sorry,
my apologies, I slipped up and missed telling you about the last Sonnenschein Green Initiative meeting. But ont the other hand!!! (I'm speaking metaphorically.) There is going to be a Green Evening at the Emporium May 26th. Not only will there be a SEED AND PLANT EXCHANGE. But there will also be a great line up. The theme is Green Business and Green Jobs. Greg Landua will present on his local start up Green Business, a fair trade organic chocolate industry. Yummo! Sorry, we couldn't get Willy Wonka for the meeting, (but you might be able to find a few Oompa Loompas). Then, Deben Tobias will speak on "Creating Meaningful Work for You and Your Employees" and Adam Turtle will speak on bootstrap start-ups. There will also be discussion on new business plans and green job oppourtunities as a little warm-up for the September Green Business Summit. I'm sorry they couldn't book Willy Wonka, but you will be able to buy some srumpdidliouptious food from the Emporium, where the meeting will be held. Also, the next day, May 27th, there will be a Sonnenschein Green Initiative meeting at the Lewis County Career Center.
Live green, and God bless! (Strike that! Reverse it!)

NEWS FLASH!

HELLO WORLD!
It's fun to write things in caps, sorry, NEWS FLASH! It will be this coming Wednesday, April 29, 2009. It will take place from 11:30-1:30 pm. The meeting will be held, The Career Center, War Memorial Building, in the Lewis County Career Center. WRITING EVERYTHING IN CAPS!!!! Sorry,
GOD BLESS AND-sorry- live green!

Green Evening at the Emporium!!!

Hey everyone,
There will be a Green Evening at the Emporium. It will be April 28th from 6-8:30 at night. IT IS FREE! But you may ask, "What's on the plate?" Well, the Emporium will serve food. And if you meant the metaphorical plate, Mrs. Debbie Landers will speak on the Transition Proclamation, representatives of our local government will share about the benefits of the Initiative for the city and county. The thirty minute Financial Permaculture DVD will be shown, (it's about Hohenwald)! And then, the Food/Farming and Building/Housing work groups will update everyone, and there will be discussion. So, to quote the Price is Right guy, "Come on down!!!"
God bless and live green!

MORE STUFF!!!

Aloha,
If anyone wants to see a location for a temporary Farmer's Market, go to Lewis County City Hall, April 14th, at six in the night. Aaaaand! The Next Sonnenschein Green Initiative is next Wednesday, the 15th from 11:30- 1:30, at the Career Center, War Memorial Biulding. AAAANNNDDD!!! Looking even farther ahead, April 28th 6- 8:30 for a Green Evening (open to the public) at the Emporium.
So I hope we keep you busy with all of the stuff that we stuff you with.
God bless and live green!

No Joke, Next Meeting April 1st

Howdy y'all,
Well, the next meeting will be this Wednesday- April 1st (This isn't an April Fools Joke either). It will be at The Career Center, 25 Smith Ave and will be held from 11:30- 1:30, during the day. Of course!
By the way, the first "Green Guide" issue has been printed, be on the look out for the pamphlet. It will be at the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce, and other local businesses.
God bless and live green!

Next Green Evening- March 24th

Hey,
This Tuesday at the Emporium Cafe in Hohenwald there will be an-open-for-the-community Green Evening. It will be held from six in the evening, till eight thirty at night. The Emporium will be open for dinner, dessert, and hot drinks. The "theme" of the meeting will be food and farming. There will be a seed and plant exchange, so bring some you might have excess of. Then Cassandra Warner of Cane Creek Nature Works will be speaking on gardening. Matthew English and Cliff Davis of Ecological Artisans will be speaking on incorporating Permaculture in your gardens, landscapes, and other cultivating ventures. There will also be a presentation and discussion by the Sonnenschein ( what a word) Food and Farming work group on developing a local farmer's market, community garden, and community kitchen. There is no charge to come, so PLEASE stop on by.
P.S. : Here is a heads up, the next Green Initiative meeting will be April 1st, at the Career Center from eleven thirty to one thirty, in the day.
God bless and live green!

Update! The Green Initiative Meeting!

Hey,
Instead of being held at the usual Career Center, the meeting for the Green Initiative Committee, will be held at the Technology Center on Highway 412. Once again, sorry for the trouble, if any caused.
God bless and live green!

WHOOPS! Mess up on the Dates!

Sorry!
The Green Evening at the Emporium, will be held at the same time... BUT on a different day. It will be NEXT Tuesday, March 24th. We apologize if there has been any trouble by the mistake.
God bless and live green!

Yay! More Activities!

Hows it going? (Sorry, thats a rhetorical question.)
This Monday, March 16th, at six o' clock P.M., at the Lewis County Courthouse. The Proclomation for the Green Initiative will be proposed to the County Commisioners.
Then, Tuesday, March, 17th, a Green Evening will be held at the Emporium. It begins at six and ends at eight thirty P.M.. This is an open class and discussion for the public. There will be door prizes!!!
And the last date was in our last post, Wednesday, March 18th, the Green Initiative meeting, will be held at the Lewis County Career Center. It begins at eleven thirty A.M.
Busy, busy week. Please come if you can, and if you have resources to contribute, PLEASE, PLEASE, come.

Fellowship of the Green + The Next Meeting Date

Hey everyone,
The next meeting will be March 18th, at the Lewis County Career Center!

And now... THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE GREEN! At the last meeting, we discussed the projects-in-the-works by the Green Initiative. We are in the process of creating a community garden, where the community can come and garden, but we think you knew that. As of right now, it is a very small effort. So if you can help or contribute, seeds or related materials, it would be greatly appreciated. Just leave a comment below if you can.

A very, in-the-works project is "Complementary Currency". We cannot go into detail, as of right now, but it is an effort to centralize capital. It will also encourage support of local business.

Green Waste Management is a very exciting project! This is a local path to use the non- toxic waste to create wetlands which will give back to the eco- system and make homes for our wildlife.

These are just a few projects we are working on. There are many more that we could talk about but, we need a reason to post again! Not really! But yes, there are other projects we are working on.

God bless, and live green!

Green Meeting this Wednesday

Hey everybody,
This Wednesday, March 4th, a meeting will be held for the Hohenwald Green Initiative. It starts at 11:30 A.M.. It will be held at the Lewis County Career Center. If you can, please come.
God bless, and live green!