Category: Green Page

Kayaking, hiking, hybrid vehicles and granola will have to make room for wine in Door County. You no longer have to gauge your greenness when you decide to visit the tasting room at Door Peninsula Winery, Wisconsin’s largest producer of wine in the state and Door County’s original winery.

June 21, 2008 marked the beginning of Sustain Door’s “100-Mile Food Challenge.” The challenge is for Door County residents to seek out and consume only foods grown and processed within a 100-mile radius of the borders of Door County for one year and to record their experiences in a challenge journal.

Nik Garvoille, the Pulse layout and design assistant, gets his gas from a very unique source: restaurant kitchens. A few months ago, he traveled down to Louisville, Kentucky to pick up a 1987 Mercedes Benz wagon in which a “Greasecar” system had been installed.

Virge Temme believes that architecture has the power to change lives and built her Sturgeon Bay business, Virge Temme Architecture, Inc., around that philosophy.

The New York Times reported June 27 that the Bureau of Land Management has placed a moratorium for up to two years on all new solar power projects on U.

Energy as art may be a tough idea to swallow, as few images could seem less artful than power lines, sub-stations, and coal plants. But Door County’s John Hippensteel is leading a charge to change that.

When it came time to renovate the Door County Government Center, reducing waste was at the heart of the process. “There was a conscious effort to be environmentally friendly,” said building and grounds director Ted McCartney.

As gas prices skyrocket, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is offering a new course in step with the times. The hands-on course will cover the fundamentals of biodiesel with an emphasis on fuel production, quality control, engine performance, and vehicle emissions.

Chris Olson is a member of the Community Wind Energy, LLC of Door County. This group of local residents promotes the use of wind power created by commercial scale wind turbines.

The Wind and Sun Farm celebrates the local foods of the summer with local food potlucks every second and fourth Thursday evening in June, July, and August.

A look at what oil companies, and much of Washington, doesn’t want us to see – that oil is not the future and it doesn’t come without a price. It looks at the effects of Texaco’s drilling practices in Ecuador, America’s wasteful use of the resource, and the reality that with the rise of China and India the oil market is no longer ours to dominate.

Kathy Navis is beginning her third year operating Greens ‘n Grains, an organic foods and grocery store in Egg Harbor. She said the venture was a natural fit when her last tenant (she owns the building, which dates to around the 1870s) closed up shop.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has made funds available to reimburse businesses for the certification fee associated with getting Travel Green certified through the Wisconsin Department of Tourism.

The city of San Francisco recently discovered it keeps 70 percent of its disposable waste out of local landfills through recycling, reuse, or repurposing.

The second mind-blowing book from Michael Pollan deconstructs the American diet. His simple dietary advice is given away on the cover “Eat food, not too much, lots of plants,” but it’s his highly accessible style and the startling revelation that is this book that keeps you turning the page – and second-guessing your food choices every moment after.

The 6th annual Door County Festival of Nature is just around the bend. The three-day showcase of the county’s natural areas will take participants on hikes, paddles, and tours of the peninsula’s nature preserves, retreats, waters and other hidden treasures.

Bay Shore Outdoor Store recently added its name to the list of Travel Green certified Door County businesses. The Sister Bay store specializing in kayaks, outdoor apparel and equipment earned 36 points (30 are necessary) in their evaluation and became the peninsula’s 18th certified business.

Wes Damro from Brown County Hazardous Waste will speak about hazardous waste identification and disposal at the Sister Bay Fire Station May 14. He’ll focus on e-waste and attendees are encouraged to arrive at 6:30 pm to see a brief screening of “The Digital Dump,” a 22-minute documentary about exporting digital waste to Africa. For […]

“It will certainly not be easy to awaken in people a new sense of responsibility for the world, an ability to conduct themselves as if they were to live on this earth forever and be answerable for its condition one day.