Concerts for a Cause to Benefit Pickards Mountain Eco-institute!

Concert for a Cause
with Mike + Ruthy and Matt Phillips •
MAY 3, 5 PM – 9 PM:

You’ll be dancing to Mike + Ruthy Band and Matt Phillips, all while supporting Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute, a local non-profit dedicated to healing the Human-Earth relationship through Earth Literacy and Local Economy….

Concerts for a Cause to Benefit ABUNDANCE NC!

Concert for a Cause
with Mike + Ruthy and Matt Phillips •
MAY 3, 5 PM – 9 PM:

You’ll be dancing to Hiss Golden Messenger and Justin Fedor, all while supporting Abundance NC! Our mission is to build strong, resilient communities. We aim to be a hub of sustainability and local economy in central North Carolina, sourcing out the abundant local and sustainable resources, and supporting the people who are making those resources available……

Concerts for a Cause to Benefit ABUNDANCE NC!

Concert for a Cause
with Mike + Ruthy and Matt Phillips •
MAY 3, 5 PM – 9 PM:

You’ll be dancing to Hiss Golden Messenger and Justin Fedor, all while supporting Abundance NC! Our mission is to build strong, resilient communities. We aim to be a hub of sustainability and local economy in central North Carolina, sourcing out the abundant local and sustainable resources, and supporting the people who are making those resources available……

Concerts for a Cause to Benefit ABUNDANCE NC!

Concert for a Cause
with Hiss Golden Messenger & Justin Fedor•
JUN 7, 5 PM – 9 PM:

You’ll be dancing to Hiss Golden Messenger and Justin Fedor, all while supporting Abundance NC! Our mission is to build strong, resilient communities. We aim to be a hub of sustainability and local economy in central North Carolina, sourcing out the abundant local and sustainable resources, and supporting the people who are making those resources available……

Can Aquaponics Help Fix Our Broken Food Chain?

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” ― Hippocrates Since the beginning of civilization, plants have provided us with medicine and food that support our health at the […]

Summer Pecha Kucha Night 2015

A Quarterly Storytelling Event
JUN 2, 6 – 8:30 PM:

Pecha Kucha brings people together to present and discuss new ideas around sustainability topics. Presenters each have 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide to discuss. Slides are automatically timed to be exactly 20 seconds with the total time for each presenter is 6 minutes and 40 seconds. This keeps the pace fun & exciting…

Bikes & Barnyards! Summer Camp

A Youth Camp
with Triangle Bikeworks •
JUNE 15 thru JUNE 19, 8 AM – 5 PM:

If you are a beginning to intermediate level cyclist between ages 10 and 14 who loves to ride your bike and challenge yourself while learning new skills and having a blast….

Spring Pecha Kucha Night 2015

A Quarterly Storytelling Event
MAR. 10, 6 – 8:30 PM:

Pecha Kucha brings people together to present and discuss new ideas around sustainability topics. Presenters each have 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide to discuss. Slides are automatically timed to be exactly 20 seconds with the total time for each presenter is 6 minutes and 40 seconds. This keeps the pace fun & exciting…

Masonry Workshop (Two-day Workshop)

A DIY Sustainability Workshop
with JOE KENLAN •
APRIL 4 AND APRIL 11, 10 AM – 4 PM:

For this workshop we will be building classic simple dry stacked stone retaining walls using basic hand tools…

Aquaponics Workshop

A DIY Sustainability Workshop
with MICHAEL J. YABLONSKI PH.D. AND RACHEL TINKER-KULBERG, PH.D. •
MARCH 21, 10 AM – 4 PM:

Aquaponics is gaining considerably attention lately as a serious sustainable farming practice with the potential of solving many of problems that we face in the future with respect to climate change, depleted soils, potable water and fossil fuel shortages. Join Dr. Mike Yablonski and Dr. Rachel Tinker-Kulberg for an introduction into the world of aquaponics…