What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed this past week:
Reconstructing a historic bat tower in Temple Terrace and how to build your own bat roost– Grant Rimbey investigates efforts in Temple Terrace to reconstruct an historic tower for bats, discusses a large community bat roost he designed for the Florida Bat Conservancy, and tells how you can purchase (or build) your own bat roost for your yard.
Summer Solstice: A brief history– Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, occurs this Sunday- June 21st. Here are a few facts you might not have known about it, from Linda Taylor.
Organics: How to eat well without breaking your budget– With the increase of demand over organic food in the last ten years you would think that a wide range of these products would be easily accessible. Here's some some advice from Kelly Rothwell on purchasing healthy, organic food in this region without breaking your budget.
This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2009.