Mar 2 - Dessert Night!

With spring break right around the corner, and Kyle unable to give his presentation we decided to have an "exam break" meeting. Everyone brought organic/sustainable desserts including organic brownies, lemon cookies, and Homestead Creamery chocolate milk and ice cream.

If you haven't heard about Homestead Creamery yet you should definitely look into it. It is available all over Virginia, and can be purchased at Kroger in Blacksburg. All of the milk at Homestead Creamery is purchased from two local farms (in Wirtz, VA - 34 miles away) both of which have been in family ownership for three or more generations. The milk is free of hormones and antibiotics, and because it is sold in returnable glass bottles it tastes fresher longer and is much more environmentally friendly. For more information on eating sustainably and locally, try to get involved with The Sustainable Food Corps.

http://vtsustainablefoodcorps.wordpress.com/

This Friday is the beginning of spring break so there will be no meeting next week. To stay updated on what everyone in EC is talking about over break check out the google group!

http://groups.google.com/group/vt-environmental-coalition?hl=en

~Cameron

Feb 23

It's looking like we've got a busy couple of weeks coming up. At today's meeting, Funk addressed the importance of student involvement with Virginia Tech's Climate Action Commitment & Sustainability Plan. We want to keep it in the picture and help the university achieve it's intended goals.

Also on the up and up, the Fever to Sing festival is approaching this March and the EC is trying to work with the organizers to "green" this thing. With over 100 bands, there are going to be a lot of people, which also means a lot of trash. Contact Cameron Miksch (cmiksch@vt.edu) for more information.

Winterfest is happening tomorrow in Squires. It's basically a little carnival for younger kids. The EC is getting together to help promote recycling and etc. Let Liza Dobson (liza7@vt.edu) know if your interested.

~Nick

Feb 3 - Second EC meeting this semester

Yesterday we had our second meeting of the semester, and we have already started to get things accomplished! Last night we introduced the idea of project groups to those who were unfamiliar with the idea, and then we concentrated on three big projects we are leading this semester. The first was Eco-Olympics which will be a month long competition between residence halls later in the semester. The second was Earth Week, an event that the EC plans every year with events occurring around earth day focused on sustainability. The third was Think Outside the Bottle, a national campaign focused on eliminating bottled water and bringing clean water to people who do not have access to it. After these three project groups were introduced, each group briefly met, talked in more detail about their plans and how everyone can get involved.

For more information on each of these projects contact these people:

Eco-Olympics - Alex Funk - Funkadelic56@gmail.com

Earth Week - Erica Putman - Ericafp8@gmail.com

Think Outside The Bottle - Kara Dodson - Karad3@vt.edu

One important announcement:

The EC is hosting a dance in 8 days and we need your help! Here's the Facebook link:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=268194001333&index=1
Contact Liza Dobson to help out ( Liza7@vt.edu ).

Thanks to those who came out to the meeting, as well as those who came to the social afterwards. Stay green.

-Cameron