Category: Outreach
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Green Classroom Curriculum
Green Classroom Curriculum January 8, 2019 Due to renewed interest in science-based learning for children, we’re making available a gardening curriculum published by the New Alchemy Institute in 1988. The Green Classroom is a tested, convenient way for teachers to provide garden-focused knowledge to today’s students, with practical benefits in a climate-challenged world. Developed by…
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Advice to the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition
Below are our recommendations for using advanced ecological water and nutrient strategies in the watershed planning and modeling for Three Bays watershed in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The situation The average adult resident of Three Bays watershed eats about a ton of food per year. Almost all of that food is imported onto the Cape in trucks.…
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We made it to Separett’s newsletter!
In our never-ending search for the best eco-toilets, we studied the Separett eco-toilets developed in Sweden. Separett specializes in urine-diverting toilets, and modular compost bins instead of a single large container. We discovered that one new model, a urine-diverting composting toilet, had not been brought to the US yet. So, we imported two of them…
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The Costs of Clean Water
Join the Falmouth Climate Action team for a forum on pollution in our groundwater, ponds and estuaries and what Falmouth voters can do about improving local water quality! Sunday, March 23 from 4 to 6 PM Falmouth Public Library, Main Street, Falmouth Hermann Meeting Room (downstairs) Presentations will cover background on why local water sources…
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A Toast to Green Drinks
We were delighted to host the first Cape Cod Green Drinks of 2014 on January 29. Over 60 people came for delicious food, refreshing drinks and stimulating conversation and presentations about eco-toilets and aquaculture. Attendees came from as far away as Maine and Vermont, Plymouth and Eastham— as well as local residents who are interested…
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We’re hosting Green Drinks Cape Cod!
You’re invited to Green Drinks at the Cape Cod Eco-Toilet Center! Join us for a fun and informative evening exploring sustainable solutions to Cape Cod’s wastewater crisis! Refresh your palate (and your mind) with eco-conscious people Learn about a variety of eco-toilet models in our showroom Find out how eco-toilets and aquaculture can clean up…
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Separett President to Give Talk at the Eco Toilet Center!
We’re pleased to invite you to a special presentation by Mikael Billsund, president of the Swedish eco-toilet company Separett on November 6, 2013. Mikael will give a talk and show a short video starting at 2 PM, followed by a tour of the Cape Cod Eco-Toilet Center. Attendees will have the chance to learn about Separett,…
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Join us for a Green Building Open House!
On Saturday, October 5, get a behind-the-scenes look at sustainable technologies and renewable energy solutions, and learn how they’re saving your neighbors lots of green! The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s annual Green Buildings Open House (GBOH), the largest sustainable energy event in the Northeast, will take place on the Upper Cape on October 5, 2013…
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Keeping Cape Cod’s Waters Clean
Written and illustrated by Molly Bang with research by Citizens for Economic and Ecological Sustainability (CEES) Sponsored by: The Falmouth Climate Action Team, The Green Center, GreenCAPE, Water Alliance and the Coonamessett Farm Foundation
The Green Center 