Category: Green Page

Everyone is invited to the Door County Buy Local Farm Tour and Mixer on May 1, 4 – 7:30 pm at Waseda Farms, 7282 Logerquist Road, Baileys Harbor. The family-friendly event includes a guided tour of the 100-year-old farming estate, exhibitors in a local foodie exhibit at the machine shed, and samples of fresh, local foods and beverages.

Local teachers Cindy Knigge and Beth Coleman will lead classes with the goal of achieving a healthier mind, spirit and body at the Eagle Harbor Inn in Ephraim.

Glas, the green coffeehouse in Sturgeon Bay, was recently certified as a Travel Green Wisconsin Business. “Glas opened in 2009 with a commitment to be environmentally-friendly,” said Angie Jonas, manager at Glas.

The Heritage Dinner Series in Algoma returns for another season with six dinners sampling authentic foods from around the world. The series began on April 19 with traditional foods from Switzerland and will continue with Asian foods on May 17, Mediterranean food on June 21, Indian food on July 19, South American food on August 16 and French foods on Sept.

On Tuesday, May 1, Door County Buy Local and the Agriculture sub-committee will present the Waseda Farm Tour and Mixer from 4 – 7:30 pm. Local farmers, chefs, restaurateurs, institutional food users, consumers and supporters of sustainable, local agriculture are invited to the family-friendly event at Waseda Farm, located at 7281 Logerquist Road, Baileys Harbor.

Beginning Earth Day, The Leif Everson Observatory and Ray and Ruthie Stonecipher Astronomy Center will be harvesting renewable energy from outer space at Crossroads at Big Creek.

In an area with as much natural beauty as Door County and one that values “locals” in such a grandiose fashion it’s interesting that the sustainability movement – a big proponent of the “Buy Local” mindset and the preservation of the environment for future generations – hasn’t already enveloped the peninsula.

The Door County Local Producers Guide lists agricultural enterprises that produce food or fiber in Door County and sell locally, or businesses that use locally produced agricultural products.

Door and Kewaunee Counties now boast 44 Travel Green Certified businesses and organizations. Travel Green is operated by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism to recognize businesses operating in a more environmentally conscious manner.

David George and Laurie Zelon are constructing what is expected to be Wisconsin’s newest LEED-Platinum home on Northport Ridge Road in Gills Rock. LEED is the rating system designed by the U.

The UU Fellowship in Ephraim will celebrate Earth Day with several activities in April. The kick-off will be the screening of the award-winning documentary Rivers and Tides about the British artist Andy Goldsworthy, who creates intricate and ephemeral sculptures from natural materials.

Sustain Door announces a community idea exchange program associated with Earth Day: “Building Wealth without Money – the Economics of Well-being.” George Owen will deliver the 90-minute workshop on April 21 at 3 pm at the Bertschinger Center in Egg Harbor.

Ecology Sports and Base Camp Coffee Bar in Sister Bay will present a series of events to celebrate Earth Day and the re-opening of Base Camp. On April 18, Base Camp will re-open at 7 am with a presentation of handmade quilts made by local quilters.

Everyone is invited to celebrate Earth Day on April 21 from 9 am – 1 pm at the Mink River Estuary with a Picnic for the Planet, hosted by The Nature Conservancy.

Local growers have made fresh produce more and more available for people to capitalize on the undeniable deliciousness of Door County’s growing season.

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When a powerful wind storm ripped through Door County last October, tearing trees up by their roots and causing days-long power outages for much of the peninsula, its main effect on Judy Samida and Guy Fortin was that they couldn’t showcase their house in a solar home tour.

The employees of the Pulse will combine a few age-old adages this summer. After “putting in a hard days work,” we’ll head to the backyard with the knowledge that “you are what you eat” to plant and tend a garden.

Historically people have faced the challenge of preserving food for winter, at first relying on salting and drying for meats, cellars for storing root vegetables, and pottery crocks for fruits and vegetables preserved with sugar and vinegar.