GDMG - Tuesday, December 15, 2009

December GDMG will be a celebration. We will celebrate the holidays and get to know one another better. I am working on getting a sponsor to provide appetizers for this gathering. plus we'll have live music from Charlie Santiago who will be playing acoustic oldies/Christmas tunes for us!

Please bring can goods or box foods for a donation to the local food pantry. The local food banks are in desperate need for food.

Also bring your ideas for future topics on anything green, of course. It may be something that you are an expert in already or you want to learn more about it.

Green Drinks Middle Georgia
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
6.30 - 8pm
Calvin's Live
1281 Houston Lake Rd

November's gathering:
We had Charles Rutland, CPA, who talked with us about the green credits and deductions in the tax code. We all gained great information for our home improvement projects. By the way...Charles agreed to come back next year-early spring, to talk again for those who missed him last month. Thank you so much Charles!!

His contact information:
Charles Rutland
Senior Tax Advisor V
H&R Block
478-978-1652

Green Drinks Middle Georgia, Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Charles Rutland, CPA will be discussing "green" credits and deductions available in the tax code. If you have or need to purchase new appliances, windows, doors, etc. this gathering is for you! Learn how you can take advantage of lowering your taxes! Come join a lively mixture of like minded people to learn or discuss anything "green". It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organizing network. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. Green drinks mission, “It's a force for the good and we'd like to help it spread to other cities.”

Calvin's Live, 1281 Houston Lake Rd
Warner Robins, GA 31088
6.30pm-8pm

October 20, 2009, 6.30- 7pm

This month, please join us at Green Drinks Middle Georgia to share your ideas and thoughts about "green" topics such as recycling programs, expanding on the Keep WR Beautiful Program, ways of supporting the locally owned businesses/economy, alternative energy models, etc. with the mayoral and council candidates along with the current mayor and council. Our events are very simple and unstructured with a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. The gatherings are held monthly on the third Tuesdays at Calvin's Live, 1281 S Houston Lake Rd. from 6-7.30pm.

Please invite everyone you know and come along to learn and share!

Measuring Lawn Mower Height Of Cut

Measuring Lawn Mower Height Of Cut

Green Drinks Middle Georgia-Tuesday,September 15, 2009

Come join a lively mixture of like minded people to learn or discuss anything "green" . It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organizing network. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. Green drinks mission, “It's a force for the good and we'd like to help it spread to other cities.”

Events will be held the 3^rd Tuesday of each month at Calvin's Live(next to the restaurant), 1281 S Houston Lake Rd from 6-7.30pm. If you have any questions, please contact Jodi at jadaley65@gmail.com.


Joining us will will John Trusell, organizer for "Save Oaky Woods". He was not able to make last month due to a family emergency. Also, Robin Shaw of All Y'alls Organics will be bringing her organic tea to try and purchase by the gallon. We also have some folks that are interested in planning a "green" event. Please come and bring your thoughts and ideas.

State of Georgia uses unique (… and dare we say, humorous?) approach to promote recycling

State of Georgia uses unique (… and dare we say, humorous?) approach to promote recycling

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Organic Farmer's Tool Chest Workshop

Who: Georgia Organics, the state’s leading non-profit group working to integrate healthy, sustainable, and locally grown food into the lives of all Georgians.

What: The Organic Farmer’s Tool Chest , one of the most comprehensive workshops on organic farm training in the state of Georgia, open to the public, to provide training on farm and crop planning and recordkeeping, the basics of organic certification, rotations, cover crops, and insect identification and management.

The Organic Farmer’s Tool Chest includes a farm tour at D&A Farm in Pike County, with farm owner and manager David Bentoski. Bentoski is a former Delta mechanic who transitioned from his job at Delta a few years ago to start a certified organic farm. D&A Farm currently cultivates 10 acres, has a produce subscription program with over 100 members, and sells weekly at the Morningside Farmers Market in Atlanta.

Daniel Parson will be leading a presentation at the old Whiskey Bonding Barn on farm and crop planning and recordkeeping, the basics of organic certification, rotations and cover crops. Parson managed Gaia Gardens, a 5- acre certified organic farm in Dekalb County, before moving to South Carolina at the end of last season. By the end of his fourth year at Gaia Gardens, Parson had the farm grossing $45,000 per acre between a 67- member subscription program, and selling at a farmers market in Atlanta. In addition to his farm experience, Parson also has a Master’s degree from Clemson University in Plant and Environmental Science with a focus on cover crops.

John Ruberson, Ph.D., Professor of Entomology at the University of Georgia, is presenting on the biological control of insect pests in cropping systems using predators and parasitoids. In particular, the primary objective of Ruberson’s research is to develop biological control information and practices that can be used in row crop and vegetable systems to manage pests in a more sustainable manner than reliance on pesticides.

When: Aug. 20, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: D & A Farm and the historic Whiskey Bonding Barn

9263 Old Zebulon Rd
Molena, Ga. 30258

Cost: $35 for members, $45 for non-members, and $20 for mentoring program participants. Lunch included. Learn more and register at www.georgiaorganics.org/events or call 678-702-0500.

NOTE: Applications are also now available for the Georgia Organics Mentoring Program, which is made possible by a grant from the USDA’s Risk Management Agency. This program pays for professionals experienced with organic production to offer technical assistance with participating farmers, as well as free quarterly workshops, registration to Georgia Organics’ annual conference, connection to markets and support from Georgia Organics staff. Applications are available at www.georgiaorganics.org/farming/ or by calling 678.702.0400.