Whats the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed last week:
EarthTalk: Our broken global food system – Economic inequality among nations and other factors have contributed to a global food system whereby two billion people are seriously undernourished while another billion are substantially over-consuming.
‘Local Motive’: Local business fair at USF Tampa with live music, free food and more, Wednesday, March 30 – The event aims to introduce people to some of the wonderful restaurants, businesses, nonprofit organizations and more that we have here in Tampa Bay. There will be free food served, a stellar lineup of live bands playing and the event will be broadcast on WMNF 88.5. Best of all, it’s free!
DIY Green: Upcycled bookshelf made from used wooden chopsticks (video) – Here’s some inspiration to keep those chopsticks; an interesting upcycling project and an answer to reusing wooden chopsticks, giving them a second life and giving you some eye-catching bookshelves.
Tampa Bay Living Green Expo at the St. Pete Coliseum – Sat. and Sun., April 2-3 – Held this Saturday and Sunday, the expo is regions best and largest showcase of sustainable products and services and provides real solutions for people to live better, healthier lives with less impact on the environment.
Submit recycled/repurposed/upcycled projects to NBC and Etsy’s ‘The Art of ReUSE’ contest – The contest is asking for submissions of recycled and repurposed creations made from unwanted items that might normally be considered trash. It’s open to the the general public who can submit their creations to the contest’s website in the form of a video or photos, from now until April 8th.
This article appears in Apr 7-13, 2011.
