Working with Virginia Tech Department of Industrial Design and their Chair, Martha Sullivan, SustainFloyd sponsored a competition to design products or systems that could reduce waste. After an initial presentation of SustainFloyd’s challenge by Haden Polseno-Hensley, Mark Bolt, and Katy Morikawa the students, working in groups, started an intense process …
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We are excited to share the work some Industrial Design students from Virginia Tech on products made from recycled #5 plastic. Ryan Conklin, collected a big load of the #5 plastic we collected at our recycling event last week for his project. He will be shredding melting, molding and machining …
As part of the Blue Ridge Virtual Eco Fair we featured presentations from experts in the field of alternative, clean energy. We are now happy to make these videos available for everyone. The provide information and views on wind energy, solar energy, and electric cars. Understanding Solar Ricardo Brown presents …
It is told that, in the forests of post-revolutionary Virginia, the widely-spaced mature trees stood so tall and created so much shade that a gentleman could ride horseback from Richmond to Bristol and never take his hat off to brush and low branches. A squirrel could cover the same distance without touching the ground.
An Inspiring Tree Project in France Several years ago I visited an old Romanesque church in rural Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The Abbaye, Notre-Dame de Lure was founded in the 12th century. Now the only remaining part is the church and a small cottage, however, pilgrims and tourists still visit. It is especially loved …
On October 18th, we screened Decoding the Weather Machine as a part of our evening film series. And despite having to postpone the film by a week because Hurricane Michael had slammed through our town, flooding the roads, and making it impossible for some people to drive, we had a great …
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Article by Mason Adams In a community where renewables have provoked backlash, expo offered a showcase for clean energy entrepreneurs, advocates.Renewable energy is still a controversial topic in Floyd County, Virginia, but solar-baked chocolate chip cookies? Not so much. Children huddled around Alex Haney, a project manager for Affordable Energy …
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On February 22nd, SustainFloyd screened SEED: The Untold Story as a part of their Spring 2018 Film Series. During the film, many noticed the hardships that face farmers today from extreme debt, pesticide control, and diminishing seed varieties. After the film, the group was left in a sort of somber …
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By Fred First Imagine three circles that take in all of our life’s important domains: the circle of human physical and spiritual well-being; the circle of global health and sustainability; and the circle of mankind’s economic engines that turn nature into commerce and profit. They are inextricably interconnected, and yet …
The Market Breakfast is becoming a summer tradition anticipated by market regulars, locals and out-of-town visitors who discover to their delight that they can have buckwheat pancakes and all the fixin’s a few steps away from the market. Settling into the shade of the massive maple at the edge of …
This year’s Dine for a Cause community gathering enjoyed learning from author and farmer, Anthony Flaccavento, from his wide and long experience in land care and community well-being. The evening’s dialogue was recorded, and we’ll offer it to you here in installments over the coming months, so check back from …
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New-comers and old-timers alike knew and loved Nola Albert. She was perpetually curious, consistently generous and unfailingly accepting of folks from all walks of life. And she was ahead of her times, anticipating the ways we need to care for each other by caring for the soil and air made …