Category Archives: Sustainability Summit May '09

Video about Harrisonburg Summits

The Community Mediation Center is excited to share this video captured the energy at a Harrisonburg Summit!

The Human Movement System

Movement is a virtue when it comes to the quality of human life. Whether you simply want to bend over and be able to pick up your grandchildren or to jog until you are are 85, functional movemen......

3 Summit Dates Confirmed!

There are now three dates confirmed for upcoming Harrisonburg Summits!  Mark your calendars, and click on the links for registration, partnering, and sponsorship information. Saturday, August 29......

Friendly City Food Co-op at the Health and Wellness Summit

The Friendly City Food Co-op is a new grocery store coming soon todowntown Harrisonburg.  What’s the big connection between where you buy your groceries and health and wellness?  The answer lies......

Less is More…More or Less

“Less is more.”  You may have heard this quote before, but, you probably don’t know that the phrase is one of the most famous aphorisms by world-renowned architect Ludwig Mies ......

More Bike Parking

Convener / Scribe: Anne Lorimer Clementine’s downstairs 1:30 Attendees: Anne Lorimer, Grayson Pritchard, Carole Nash Introduction: The Situation We each moved to downtown Harrisonburg last......

Spirituality and Sustainability

Scribe & Convener Shari Scofield Spring House 1:30 Attendees: Bethany Lewin, Lisa Boland, Andrea Gram, Justin Van Kleeck, Laura Dent, Lallon Pond, Pam Yates, Joanna Gray, Shari Scofield Why......

The Greenest Buildings Aren’t in the Landfill: Historic Preservation and Sustainability

Scribe: Carole Nash Conveners: Randy Jones and Carole Nash Clementine’s Upstairs Lounge 1:30 p.m. Attendees: Randy Jones, Carole Nash, Travis Layman, Zora Klein, Michael Carson, Dan Downe......

C(ity)ounty

Congratulations to Mayor Degner and the participants of the 2009 Mayor’s Sustainability Summit. Many citizens demonstrated great dedication to a sustainable future for the city and region......

“Sustainability”?

             Some years ago, there was a cartoon of a chirpy looking guy coming up to some people gathered around the office water cooler and saying, “Hey, I’m new around here – where’s the sugg......

Creating a Vibrant and Livable Downtown

Scribe:  Welby Lehman    Convener: Eddie Bumbaugh Blue Nile 12:15-1:30  Attendees: Trina Nussbaum, Sarah MacDonald, Laura Dent, Welby Lehman, Kim Sandum, Jan Trettner, Justin Pruett, Troy Lucas,......

Maximize Downtown Density & Preserve (County) Open Space

Scribe: Bethany Lewin       Convener:  Jan Location: Court House steps   Time: 11:00am  Attendees: Jan Trettner, Bethany Lewin, John Eckman, Eddie Bumbaugh, Randy Jones, others  Grow up, not ou......