A Food Revolution – Start in Charlottesville
This is an absolute must-watch video. Charlottesville folks - What are the best local food options you have found/used? Search for local food options in Albemarle at Buy Fresh Buy Local; Search for local food options in Charlottesville. Personally, I like reading the Green Scene…
Green – It’s about Saving Money
Part 5 of - see bottom for links to each post in the series. This post was actually a work-in-progress from several weeks ago, but the conversation on the radio spurred me to finish it. From TallWall (thanks to @G2Architecture): Myth 2: Green consumers' main…
Recycle Those Christmas Trees in Charlottesville and Albemarle
View Christmas Tree Recycling in Charlottesville-Albemarle in a larger map From the desk of either "a good service provided by the local government" or "Charlottesville and Albemarle cooperate without great argument" ... From the County of Albemarle:Trees will be recycled into free mulch for the…
Please Buy my Client’s Car – They Don’t Need it Anymore
I sold a house in the City of Charlottesville to some great clients last year. Now he's selling his car. Which is awesome, and very green. :) is living and working downtown, so no need for a second car - someone buy it! http://charlottesville.craigslist.org/cto/1501337437.html …
10 Ways to Go Green in Charlottesville
Andrew at C-Ville points out Ten steps to a greener Charlottesville. The two real estate-specfic tips: 4 HANG IT OUTSIDE Who doesn't love to see a neighbor's knickers adrift in the wind? Lots of folks, apparently: Fifty million American homes are banned from hanging clotheslines…
Curbside Recycling Goes Big in Charlottesville and Albemarle
It's amazing to look at how fast the recycling economy has moved in the past eighteen months. First, Albemarle County had no curbside recycling, while the City offered it as part of property taxes. Then, we had (and still have) at least one curbside recycling…
Zipcars in Charlottesville
You might have seen the occasional Zipcar in Charlottesville - usually they're from the DC Metropolitan area. But now it seems that Charlottesville has their own Zipcars - 6 of 'em in fact. It was good of UVA to have sorted out a deal with…
Proof There is a Market for Recycling in Charlottesville (and Albemarle)
You may remember a story a few months ago in which I discussed recycling options in Charlottesville and Albemarle. It used to be that there were no options, then there was one and now there are a few. Three years ago I ran a poll…
Interview With Chris Schooley
Brant Meyer interviews Chris Schooley, former Development Manager of the Belvedere Development for Stonehaus.
Carnival of the Green # 152
I registered to host the Carnival of the Green early last year and it's surprising how quickly this day has come. Picking up where Design 21 left off last week and laying the path for next week's host, Natural Collection, I present to you the…