Links and Resources
The Glenn Environmental Committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 7:35-8:35PM in the Glenn School Building, Room 422. New members and new ideas are always welcome. For more info, contact Lydia Stewart Castle.
Caring for Creation Conference – February 6-9
Glenn is partnering with Peachtree Road UMC to host the Caring for Creation Conference, an event that will speak to the mindfulness and need for giving the earth a sabbath – to relieve, replenish and restore. This 3 day event will feature keynote speakers Matthew and Nancy Sleeth who will help participants build a day off into a lifestyle which will effect positive change on the earth and in ourselves. In addition to special speakers and panelists, there will be workshops on beekeeping, composting and gardening, a beltline tour, services and more! Matthew Sleeth will also be preaching at the 8:30 and 11:00 services at Glenn Memorial on February 9. Register at http://www.prumc.org/programs/creation-care/.
We are composting now!
If you have a Glenn event coming up, please contact us so that we can send you step-by-step directions so you may compost at your Glenn event.
We had a professional energy audit in 2011,
thanks to Georgia Interfaith Power and Light's Powerwise program, and we were successful in getting a matching Powerwise grant for $14,480 to better insulate the Church School Building. Find out more about the GIPL energy audits and Glenn's specifically at the video here
Emory Farmer's Market
- Tuesdays 2-5 pm at the Cox Hall Bridge. Buy and support local, organic and sustainably produced fruits, vegetables, and more! For more information, visit www.facebook.com/EmoryFarmersMarket
Electronics Recycling Event
- Every second Saturday of the month from 10am-3pm in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood at the former Walden Middle School.
320 Irwin St., Atlanta, GA 30312 (this replaces the former Grady HS drop-off.) For more details and details on a regular 1st Saturday in Buckhead, see: www.keepatlantabeautiful.org/?page_id=77.
Recycling to Benefit the Boy Scouts - A new green and red recycling bin for newspapers, magazines, etc. has been placed in the YAAB parking lot. This is not for trash but for newspapers, etc. If you have questions please call the church office at 404-634-3936.
We now have Kill-A-Watts!
You can borrow them from the Glenn Library and see how much electricity your appliances use, sometimes even when they are "off." These are helpful in calculating your carbon footprint
to download the Kill A Watt consumption sheet.
Check it out! We have dramatically increased the Caring for Creation resources in the Glenn Library with Kill-A-Watt devices and books on green home improvement, harvesting your own renewable energy, gardening, climate change, the environmental impact of food, green business practices, and more. Check out the Caring for Creation/Environmental Section in the back right corner of the library. Don't miss the additional resources in the media section, including DVD copies of "An Inconvenient Truth"
, "Story of Stuff"
, and "Kilowatt Ours"
for the education and viewing enjoyment of Glenn members.
Articles: Caring for Creation
Links & Resources
Water Conservation Tips:
Energy Conservation Tips:
- Get your power from Georgia Power? Have an energy audit done to save energy and money on your power bill by calling 1-800-524-2421 or filling out a request online.
- Use a Kill-A-Watt! You can borrow them from the Glenn Library and see how much electricity your appliances use, sometimes even when they are "off." These are helpful in calculating your carbon footprint.
- Borrow "Kilowatt Ours" from the Glenn Library for more tips and the moving reasons why we should all reduce our power use.
The best thing you can do for the environment is use less.
- Find the nearest location to recycle anything from used batteries to plastic milk jugs
- Emory Recycles and you can, too, by dropping your recyclables off at "Emory Recycles!" containers on Emory campus (including containers at the YAAB).
- Recycle electronic waste like computers, cell phones, power cables, DVD players, walkmans, radios, and batteries or bring documents for shredding and recycling every second Saturday from 10am-3pm in the Old 4th Ward at the former Walden Middle School at 320 Irwin St., Atlanta, GA 30312. (Note this replaces the old Grady HS electronics drop-off), Details at: www.keepatlantabeautiful.org/?page_id=77
- IKEA will take your compact fluorescent bulbs for recycling. Find other places to recycle products at http://www.earth911.org.
- Buy products considering their full life cycle (Click here for help on what to consider.) Some life cycle evaluations will surprise you.
- Use the National Green Pages to help you
- Recycle Your Sneakers with Nike
- Recycle Your Sneakers with Green Sneakers
- Batteries: Dry cell batteries contribute about 88% of the total mercury and 50% of cadmium in the municipal solid waste stream. Recycle your batteries at Glenn church, or if you have rechargeables that need recycling, take them to multiple local stores that accept rechargeable batteries found here: http://www.rbrc.org/consumer/. For non-rechargeable batteries, try http://www.earth911.org.
- Styrofoam Recycling open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for drop off at 6588 Marbut Road, Lithonia, GA 30058. Recycling is done by Dart Container Corporation. Any styrofoam with the number 6 recycling symbol may be dropped off there in clear sealed bags. Please place packaging foam in a different bag from food service containers. Food service containers must be clean and rinsed. No packing peanuts (you can take those to UPS stores for reuse).
Organic and Local Food:
Partnership with Emory University:
- Article Listing Local Organic Farmer's Markets and CSAs
- Farms and Distributors in Georgia (Georgia Organics)
- Places to shop for Organic Foods in Georgia
- Decatur Organic Farmer's Market, Saturdays 9am-Noon (year-round) at 498 McDonough St, Decatur, GA (across from Chick-Fil-A) and Wednesdays 4-7pm (March-Oct) and 3-6pm (Nov-Feb) at 163 Clairemont Ave., Decatur, GA 30030
- Morningside Organic Farmer's Market, Saturdays 8-11:30am from April-Nov., 1393 N. Highland Ave Atlanta GA 30306, across the street from Alon's Bakery, next door to Food 101 and out the front door of OutsiderInside Art and Tuescher Chocolates.
- Piedmont Park Green Market, Saturdays 9am-1pm, May-midDecember at the 12th Street Gate on Piedmont Ave.
- The Local Farmstand, 10am-6pm Friday-Saturdays (and sometimes Thursdays), 1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30318
- Buy a share in a local farm and get your produce delivered to a pick-up near you:
- Farmer's Fresh Food Network, PO Box 1733, Carollton, GA, 770-633-6261 or www.farmersfreshcsa.com. Delivery locations: Buckhead, Midtown and Toco Hills.
- Intown CSA, 1205 Cumberland Rd., (404) 892-9868. Delivery locations: Member homes in North Druid Hills, Decatur, Cabbagetown, Midtown and East Atlanta.
- TaylOrganic Farm CSA (Pick up at Midtwon-999 Peachtree Street, Little Five Points, Virginia Highlands, Buckhead-YMCA-Moores Mill, Buckhead, Peachtree Rd Farmers' Market, Tucker, or at the farm in Ellenwood.) See 11Alive Story.
- Riverview Farms
- D&A Farm CSA
- Moore Farm Family and Friends CSA
- Buy a share in a community organic garden and pick it up:
- Gaia Gardens, pick up Wednesday nights from 900 Dancing Fox Road, Decatur, GA 30032
- Buy Local in Georgia
- Slow Food
- Sevanandah Natural Foods Market Co-op, 467 Moreland Avenue, N.E.Little Five Points, Atlanta, GA 30307
- Dekalb Farmer's Market offers some organics (bring your recyclables with you as they recycle as well) at 3000 East Ponce De Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030
- Local Whole Foods on 2111 Briarcliff Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329