Category Archives: Sustainability

Turkey Drive for Sustainability – Nov 14 11-1pm

2009/11/10 Health and Wellness, Sustainability, Video No comments
The Community Mediation Center is excited to announce a service opportunity in conjunction with Saturday’s Sustainability Summit!  The Salvation Army is bringing their truck to accept food......

Cultural Dancing

2009/10/22 Education / Schools, Sustainability No comments
This breakout session does not yet have a report.  The intermittent wireless internet connection at our location may be to blame, and we apologize to anyone who submitted notes that were not cap......

Weekday Religious Education Thoughts

2009/10/22 Education / Schools, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
This breakout session does not yet have a report.  The intermittent wireless internet connection at our location may be to blame, and we apologize to anyone who submitted notes that were not cap......

Community Gardens

2009/10/22 Intercultural/Interfaith, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
This breakout session does not yet have a report.  The intermittent wireless internet connection at our location may be to blame, and we apologize to anyone who submitted notes that were not cap......

An Invitation to Partner

2009/09/18 Health and Wellness, Intercultural/Interfaith, Partners, Sustainability No comments
Harrisonburg Summits are gaining momentum. May’s Sustainability Summit and August’s Health and Wellness Summit saw over 100 partners and 300 people sharing information and forming s......

Biking and Walkable Communities / Nature-Deficit Disorder

2009/09/02 Health and Wellness, Summit Report, Sustainability 2 comments
Session on Biking Safety Back to Agenda Topic: Biking and Walkable Communities / Nature-Deficit Disorder Location: Spring House Convened: 10:45 Attendees and Affilitiations: Grayson Pritchard,......

The Local and Regional Food System

2009/08/31 Health and Wellness, Summit Report, Sustainability No comments
Convener: Eric Benfeldt        Scribe: Hero Brzw Spring House 10:30 Attendees:  Laura Dent Mike Ballato Eric Bendfeldt John Eckman These are only rough notes from the conversation.  Feel free to......

Green Community

2009/08/26 Community Blogger, Sustainability No comments
Earlier this month I was fortunate to take-in Green Community, an exhibit currently on display at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C.  The exhibit runs through October of this year a......

Smart and Smarter

2009/08/15 Community Blogger, Sustainability No comments
Smart growth is not a new concept to those involved in planning and development here in the city.  However, it is acknowledged that smart growth is a buzzword that isn’t easily defined.   ......

EarthCraft House

2009/07/31 Community Blogger, Sustainability No comments
The United States Green Building Council (USGBC)  has received a lot of attention for its LEED program.  Its popularity has lead numerous municipalities and states to require new public building......

What’s your energy score?

2009/07/25 Community Blogger, Sustainability No comments
Surf the internet for about 3 seconds and you will probably see an ad asking you to click to find your credit score.  If the cheesy animation doesn’t tempt you, then you’ve probably ......