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Sustainable Approaches SUSTAINABLE practices including: Uses natural ground heat in winter and ground cool in summer; Greenest system; Reduced impact on environment; less use of non-renewable energy; System lasts longer than other heating and cooling systems – about 20 years, saving need to build more equipment; Environmental Reasons*: Reduce – A geothermal system reduces true … Read more
Headwaters Food and Farming Web Site; https://www.headwatersfoodandfaming.ca Organization Profile: Joint Project of the Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance and the In the Hills Magazine jointly provide the Headwaters Farm Fresh Guide https://www.inthehills.ca/category/headwaters-farm-fresh/ The Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance(HFFA) vision is “a food system that is productive, sustainable, transparent, and fair; supports the health and well-being … Read more
The purpose of this activity: First, to introduce people to the concept of repurposing, or giving a new use to an old or otherwise unwanted item. Repurposing gently used t-shirts keeps them out of the landfill and creates a new bag that can be enjoyed for years to come. Second, the project encourages people to … Read more
Drawdown Solution Tie In: Energy Sector Solutions –depending what you do to your home #18 Geothermal #10 Rooftop Solar Other Buildings and Cities Sector solutions –depending what you do to your home #73 Green Roofs #33 LED Lighting #42 Heat Pumps #31 Insulation For descriptions of each solution go to: http://www.drawdown.org/solutions How to Get Involved … Read more
What is a rain Barrel for? Rain Barrels capture rainwater from your rooftop. This water would normally run into a storm drain, culvert or ditch before flowing directly into a local river, carrying pollutants that it picks up along the way. Rain water that is captured in your rain barrel is fresh and clean and … Read more
Owner Profile: Owned by Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Svetlana Fetterly, the Naked Café is a holistic café whose goal is to provide wholesome, healthy, delicious food in an effort to improve the overall health of the community. Naked café gives back by supporting local sports teams and other community activities whenever they can. Everything the Naked … Read more
Source: September 2014 In the Hills Magazine Owner Profile: Davis Family (Sean and John) Sean Davis and his father John Davis run the Davis Farm and Feed Supply and the near by farm. “If you want to do something you love, you find ways to do it. We have a lot of young farmers among … Read more
