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May 2020
Green Drinks
Join Piedmont Environmental Alliance and the NC Composting Council for drinks, community, and conversations at our Green Drinks gathering on May 7th. This event is a great way to learn about the work of the Composting Council, get an update on school composting in Winston Salem and find out about opportunities to get involved in local sustainability initiatives. Plus, a portion of each beer-of-the-month sold will benefit your favorite environmental non-profits!
Find out more »June 2020
The Ins and Outs of Vermicomposting: from Worm Bin to Large Scale
Join Rhonda Sherman, author of The Worm Farmer’s Handbook as she talks about techniques and systems for processing food scraps, manure, yard debris, paper and more! With over 25 years of experience, Rhonda will share what she has learned from vermicomposting 101 to working with commercial worm growers and researchers around the world.
Find out more »July 2021
Sustainable Spirits – July 22, 2021 @ 6pm
Sustainable Spirits is a fun social gathering for everyone and interested in anything from renewable energy and civic engagement to green building, organic farming, and beyond! It's free, unstructured and open to everyone. This month's theme is Bring Your Own Brew! Whether you brew coffee, tea, or beer, bring a jug, carafe, barrel or bottle of your best stuff. You can bring just enough for yourself or enough to share. Bring your own mug for sampling other people's creations. There are handy…
Find out more »September 2021
Sustainable Spirits Sept 2021
Sustainable Spirits will be gathering this month at Mystic Farm & Distillery. Your gonna love this place! They raise all of their own grains for making their distilled products and the whole thing is runs on SOLAR POWER! The evening will include farm tours starting at 6:30, a live band from Alabama called, The Groovinators, and there will be a food truck, Don Taco, onsite for your dinner. Sustainable Spirits is a free event held every month at different environmentally…
Find out more »February 2022
Sustainable Spirits – February 17, 2022
The first Sustainable Spirits of 2022 will be Thursday evening, February 17th from 6 - 8pm at The Optimist, 1000 Brookside Drive in Raleigh. This venue is a spacious coffee shop that also serves beer and wine. They'll be open just for us with both indoor and outdoor seating. Sustainable Spirits is free, as always, so come and enjoy conversations about our environment and how we're going to celebrate and secure it in 2022. Let us know you're coming by…
Find out more »March 2022
Cary Arbor Day Celebration
Come visit the NC Composting Council's table at this delightful celebration of nature. Celebrate Arbor Day | March 12, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. This event has been postponed to the rain date, Sunday March 13. All other details stay the same. Explore the wonders of trees and forests at our annual Arbor Day Celebration! Located outside the Bond Park Boathouse, the festival will feature tree identification walks, planting demonstrations, and Q&A with arborists, along with activities for kids, live music,…
Find out more »April 2022
Keep Durham Beautiful Plant & Seed Swap
Keep Durham Beautiful and The Glass Jug - RTP are hosting their first annual Plant and Seed Swap, benefitting Keep Durham Beautiful! Bring plants or seeds to share or swap. Don't have much to contribute? No problem. There will be plenty of extra plants and seeds on hand. Just come pick some things up and enjoy yourself! Gardening enthusiasts and vendors will be on-site to answer questions, including a representative from the NC Composting Council! Sushioki will be set up selling…
Find out more »May 2022
Sustainable Spirits May 2022
Sustainable Spirits is a casual monthly gathering for the sustainability community organized by the North Carolina Composting Council. It's free, unstructured, and open to everyone interested in anything from renewable energy and civic engagement to green building, organic farming, and beyond! Join us at Ponysaurus Brewing for a fun evening of meaningful conversation with people who care about and are caring for the environment. For more information or if you'd like to sponsor a Sustainable Spirits gathering please contact…
Find out more »June 2023
Annual Members & Supporters Meeting
Whether you're already a member of the NC Composting Council or an interested friend, we invite you to our Annual Members and Supporters Meeting taking place this year in Pittsboro at The Plant on June 15th. :warm about how compost use effects climate change, what the Composting Council is doing to support the composting industry and composting on-farms, businesses, communities and at home. After the meeting take a tour of The Plant, shop in the Farmers' Market, enjoy some wonderful…
Find out more »10th Anniversary of Sustainable Spirits Gatherings
We've enjoyed 10 years of wonderful Sustainable Spirits gatherings and we're celebrating! Come to The Plant in Pittsboro for, tours of Copeland Springs Farm and Fair Game Distilling, great food, and drinks from Fair Game Beverage Company, Starrlight Meadery, bmc Brewing and Chatham Cider Works. We'll have yummy hors d'oeuvres provided by our sponsor Southern Energy Management and a fabulous cake from Maxie B's. And we're doing a special collection of takeout utensils (unopened) which will be repurposed by our…
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