Category: Green Page

You may have seen him whizzing down Highway 57 on his way to work at the Whistling Swan Inn and Restaurant early in the morning, or late at night. You may have seen him in spring with the wind in his hair, or fall with a hat on his head, scarf blowing around his neck.

Today’s new refrigerators use a third of the electricity that models did in the 1970s, but the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) is looking for more efficiency, according to a press release.

Autumn is in full swing in Wisconsin. As you rake and collect leaves in the coming weeks, you may be tempted to sneak them in the trash, pile them on the curb, or set them ablaze, but there are many easy, more environmentally friendly ways to dispose of autumn’s bounty.

Wisconsin has over 2 million acres of pasture but only about 1/4 of those acres are under rotational management to maximize yield and quality. Despite its many social, economic, and environmental benefits, managed grazing is far from reaching its full potential.

9,695: Average number of steps Australians take each day.

“Fossil fuel is the No. 1 thing we import to Afghanistan, and guarding that fuel is keeping the troops from doing what they were sent there to do, to fight or engage local people.”

Recently, 91 fourth graders from Sunrise and St. John Bosco schools in Sturgeon Bay filled their tote bags with the bounty of their harvest from the Door County Master Gardeners Youth Harvest project.

10: Times more conversations the average person has at a Farmers Market than a supermarket

The Custer, WI-based Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) organized a Wisconsin Solar Tour Oct 2. The tour showcased a sampling of solar and wind technologies, green building techniques, and sustainable living ideas from across the state.

“The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.”

The League of Women Voters of Door County, together with other league chapters around the state, is asking people to take 10 actions to reduce their energy use beginning Sunday, October 10, 2010.

“Look for potatoes, onions, cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, carrots, beats, and kale,” said Corinne Lea, local CSA owner and gardener extraordinaire.

227 million, 273 million: The number of people and livestock, respectively, who lived in Africa in 1950

On October 21 and 22, the Women’s Employment Project’s Second Annual Energy Conservation Fair and Fall Flea Market will take place at the Cherry Point Mall in Sturgeon Bay.

Sturgeon Bay has received WPPI Energy’s Leading by Example award for demonstrating practices that help consumers reduce energy costs, save energy, and protect the environment.

Most of our food today comes from farms that look little like the idealized image espoused in American lore. Diane Ludwigsen has organized a Door County Walk for Farm Animals for Oct. 3 to raise awareness about how farm animals are raised and treated on factory farms today.

The Settlement Farmer’s Market will continue for one more month. The market takes place each Wednesday from 10 am – 2 pm at the Settlement Shops, 1 mile south of Fish Creek on Highway 42.

“The middle of the road is where the white line is, and that’s the worst place to drive.

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”

Ninety-two fourth graders from Sunrise and St. John Bosco schools will harvest their six plots at the UW-Extension Peninsular Research Station on September 29.