"Ellen,
It's good to hear things are changing downtown. My wife and I lived there for about 15 years. We liked the neighborhood, and MOST of the neighbors.
At some point, our part of West Jefferson "changed". I was tired of the (6)…"
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Ellen left a comment for Jeff Hersha"Hi.... you mean the West Central neighborhood? Yes, the city is actually encouraging rain gardens/native plantings, and has an monetary incentive to do so. Of course we were bucking the trend a long time ago. Urban community gardens is a huge trend,…"
Jeff Hersha replied to Mrs. Cara Dafforn's discussion Climategate"Wow...I'll try to touch on as much as possible. And I correspond at lunch...or now...while I'm still working.
First, I am of LIBERAL origin, and have the dusty collection of Mother Earth News and Whole Earth Catalog to prove it.
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Jeff Hersha replied to Mrs. Cara Dafforn's discussion Climategate"Cara,
Great Idea...I am a computer tard...(I am sure Mark will agree) you will have to lead the way. I will stay current as time allows. I know very little about the distributions, except that the monies I saw being distributed seem hollow attempts…"
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- At 6:11pm on December 24, 2009, Ellen said…
- Hi.... you mean the West Central neighborhood? Yes, the city is actually encouraging rain gardens/native plantings, and has an monetary incentive to do so. Of course we were bucking the trend a long time ago. Urban community gardens is a huge trend, and will only get bigger, keeps crime down too.
EL
- At 4:55pm on December 19, 2009, Ellen said…
- Oh excuse me, she is a reporter now.
- At 4:36pm on December 19, 2009, Ellen said…
- Are you related to Jane Hersha WPTA anchor? Just wondering.
EL
- At 1:56pm on April 18, 2009,
A Brewster Smythe said… - The 1st Green FESTIVAL in Northeast Indiana- And All To Benefit Community Harvest
On April 25, 2009 from noon to 5 pm, the good citizens of Fort Wayne, Indiana will make history.
On this day, Waynedale Green Alliance and the Southwest Conservation Club will unite to broaden environmental awareness and to benefit Community Harvest of Northeast Indiana by celebrating the end of Earth Day Week at the Southwest Conservation Club, at 5703 Bluffton Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
WMEE 97.3, Today’s Best Variety of Music will be standing by from 11-1 to welcome the participants.
The event will begin at noon with a proclamation by Mayor Tom Henry, followed by guest speakers;
Abigail Frost, Founder of the SAVE the Maumee River Grassroots Organization
Kira Blacketor, Education Specialist with Allen County Solid Waste District
Betsy Kachmar, of Citilink- Fort Wayne’s Public Transportation System
Betsy Yankowiak, Executive Director of the Little Rivers Wetland Project
Geoff Paddock, co-founder of the Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association
Matt Jones, Water Resource Education Specialist of the Allen County Partnership for Water Quality
Presentations will be held featuring, Laura Stein of Neuhouser Nursery, who will be explaining how to build a rain garden, a project that is part of an incentive plan driven by the City of Fort Wayne. Karl Blust of Garrett Energy will talk about the types of renewable energies and how they can save and help homeowners and our planet. The Energy Doctor, F & R Water Handling and Waste Management will also be on hand to discuss other areas of sustainable living. Just For You Mobile Massage Therapy will be open for business on-site.
At approximately 12:30pm Three Rivers Velo Club will bike in from Wayne High School loaded down with canned goods. The All Stars Martial Arts Academy is scheduled at two to display their talents.
And, at 3pm the music will begin with Cathy Serrano, a gifted folk guitarist, along with Skip Calvin from Guitar Exchange, followed by Dan Dickerson from Harp Condition and Bill Certain who is going to rock the house.
Food, games, and other activities will be on hand, and giveaways from local companies will be announced throughout the day.
Admittance for this wonderful, educational, and fun event is a canned good or non-perishable food item that will be donated to Community Harvest of Northeast Indiana.
Area organizations such as Waynedale Green Alliance, Southwest Conservation Club, Save the Maumee Grassroots Organization, Grassroots Green, Allen County Solid Waste District, Citilink, Three Rivers Velo Club, Waynedale News, Curves of Waynedale, Umber’s Do-It-Best Hardware, Community Harvest of Northeast Indiana, Heartland Communities, The Garden Angels Project, F & R Water and Waste Handling, All Martial Arts Academy, Energy Doctor, Bobick’s Golf, Just Especially for You, Summit City Bicycles, Just For You Mobile Massage Therapy, Garret Energy, Solar Electric Power, Summit City Asset Remarketing, and the Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association are hoping to highlight the green products, services and practices that are or will soon become a part of our everyday lives.
So, let’s go green- have fun- and benefit Community Harvest of Northeast Indiana all at the same time.
- At 9:27pm on April 11, 2009,
A Greener Indiana said… - Hello Jeff,
It’s an honor to have you with us. Thank you for becoming a member of www.AGreenerIndiana.com, you are most welcome here! Please feel free to make it your own, invite your friends, and contribute to the site. Using the latest in Web 2.0 Technology this site operates as a statewide network, environmental community, green tradeshow, education & outreach resource. Offering a strong platform for community organizing, program coordination, product development, and building in-kind services and support!
A Greener Indiana is a statewide cooperative workforce. Rooted from the internet and centered from its vision. A Greener Indiana produces a support system that is able to provide an e-based network and family of sites, a full event production company, and market place to service and benefit organizations, businesses, and citizen stakeholders propelling the paradigm and working towards sustainability.
Please respect this space and forum we offer the community by demonstrating value and respect in regards to each other and our common work. We have created several help documents to help you get the most out of www.AGreenerIndiana.com and the resources and services it offers.
1- Check out the getting started guide HERE
2- There are many ways to communicate and each way has it’s advantages. Check out the different ways you can communicate on the site HERE
3- If you are having any other problems be sure to look at our help section HERE
Your expertise is needed on this site! How can you help? How can we help you? Please post up your experiences, programs, products, and purposes on your profile. Paint a face and present your vision to the community. AGI's members are specialists and active in many areas and AGI has a staff that is able to offer full support and assistance. What do you need? If you have a question or a request DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK! Please feel free to complete the circle and link www.AGreenerIndiana.com on your site!
The idea here is to support you in helping to support communities and Indiana as a whole to make the change over to more sustainable practices.... To help everybody learn how they can improve all of the little things so that together we make a BIG DIFFERENCE. We believe everyone can do something to make a greener Indiana.
There are many groups you can join on www.AGreenerIndiana.com. Besides the resource based environmental arenas of: Land, Water, Air, Energy, Policy, and Advocacy there are many ways to go green. Sustainability requires a mutual economic, social-political, and environmental equilibrium and is interconnected to many arenas within the multi-facets of society. If there isn’t a group representing your arena or organization, CREATE ONE! Together we rise…Please share your experience among the members and Invite your neighbors. There are many features this site offers and more soon to come. Chat around, friend up like minded individuals, and post in groups, forums, and discussions. For example; documents like watershed management plans, TMDL studies, Ozone and legislation alerts, thoughts, theories, questions, proposals, interesting and entertaining reads. This is your space, YOU’RE THE VOICE! These are just some of the ways in which you may interact and utilize this site to further your work, connect with, and develop community.
Kudos to you for participating in this great work!
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