The Green Project

BOO-tiful October Projectivities!

                                                   

 

 

OCTOBER 15::
Lighting Fixture Repair with Abe Geasland. Participants can bring in lighting fixtures and get help from Abe to repair/revamp them. Get lit with us! 

OCTOBER 22::
Bicycle Maintenance/Repair with Matt Robinson of RUBARB. Participants can bring in their bikes, or whatever components they need to work on. Matt will be bringing tools from RUBARB, but if you have your own tools, you are welcome to bring them as well. 

OCTOBER 29:: @ Whole Foods Veterans 
Recycled Paper Jewelry/Crafts with Sophie Johnson of New Orleans Craft Mafia.Reusing paper to make rolled and 
paper pod beads into jewelry.


Unless noted all workshops take place at The Green Project on Saturdays from 11a-1p and are FREE to our members. 
Future members are invited to attend for a minimal $5 donation. 
If you have any questions,  please email Crystal: info@thegreenproject.org.

In honor of PARK(ing) Day: GREEN your Picnic

To celebrate World PARK(ing) Day, we are going to be parked (HA! punny!) right in front of Spruce on Magazine Street in the Green Light District. Since the eco-design team at Spruce are creating a lovely picnic area in the parking space directly in front of the eco- studio, we thought we'd contribute to the theme by posting some green picnic tips. If you're in the area tomorrow, stop by and see us! 

1. It’s all about the bag. Repurpose a reusable grocery store tote bag as a picnic bag or try an old-fashioned picnic basket.
2. Grab the grub. Organic food is better for the earth and the environment. Also buy food that’s grown locally to save on gas and support local farmers.
3. Pick your tools. Use reusable containers, dishware and utensils or at the very least use recycled, recyclable or biodegradable ones. After use, these supplies can be recycled or composted. Cloth napkins made from organic cotton are the most environmentally friendly option, but a good second bet is paper napkins made of 100% recyclable paper.
4. Location, location, location. Try picnic sites that you can get to by walking, hiking or taking public transportation. But if you must drive, carpool.
5. Clean it up. Be sure to take your waste with you - the garbage from your picnic is not a natural part of the picnic site. And don’t forget the recyclables. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints. 

A few last tips

• Be sure to pack the sunscreen and bug repellent. The best green options will have all natural ingredients.
• Do not disturb the wildlife at your picnic site, or gather flowers and plants.
• Instead of purchasing plastic bottles of water, buy a collapsible water bag that you can fill up at home, keep it cold in a cooler, then fold it up and carry home empty.
• It can take up to 1,000 years for a plastic sandwich bag to biodegrade in a landfill. Instead, bring reusable tins and canisters or wrap the food in aluminum foil that you will recycle.
• Bring back any empty cans and bottles for recycling; crush them down to maximize space.
• Avoid the use of Styrofoam & straws whenever possible, as they endanger wildlife and are not biodegradable or recyclable. 

 

SEPTEMBER 2011 Green Projectivities

    
9/3: Patching Hardwood Floors and Paint Prepping with Rob Brent of Historic Home Recyclers. Rob will show us how to pull up problem boards, both hardwood and laminate, and replace them, as well as how to prime and paint various surfaces.

9/10: Mending Clothes with Rebekah Apotre of 504 Stitches. ***We have eight sewing machines available for this class, so please RSVP through Facebook or email: alove@thegreenproject.org   Bring any clothes that need new life along with needles and thread.

9/17: Rainwater Catchment with Demetria Christo of EcoUrban, LLC. Demetria will talk about different ways to harvest rainwater and demonstrate how to turn a 55-gallon drum barrel into a reservoir.

 9/24: Halloween Mask-Making with Sarah Smith. COME CELEBRATE HallowGREEN with us at our mini Green Fair/ Paint and E-Waste Drive at Whole Foods Veterans in Metarie! Come learn how to use recycled materials to make and decorate your  own Halloween mask.

 OUR WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE FROM 10AM-12PM EACH SATURDAY MORNING & ARE HELD AT  OUR 2831 MARAIS ST. LOCATION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. GREEN PROJECTIVITY WORKSHOPS ARE FREE FOR MEMBERS & JUST $5 FOR ALL OF OUR FUTURE MEMBERS! 

 For more information, please contact Amanda: 504.945.0240 or alove@thegreenproject.org 

Senica Naturals Workshop 8/20::

If you're planning on joining us for our Home Remedies and Beauty Treatments Workshop next Saturday with the founder of Senica Naturals, there are a few things you should bring!

Each participant will have the option to choose 2 of the 5 recipes Benardette brings with her.  The options are:: 

• Infused oil
• Body scrub
• Natural detergent
• Dish cleanser
• Body tea

For the Infused oil please bring::
clean and dry herbs
olive or other cooking oil

For the homemade cleaners:: borax, baking soda & citric acid

For the Body scrub::
1-2 cups salt or sugar
oil with light or no scent (eg: almond, jojoba, corn, safflower, avocado)
essential oil

Benardette will be bringing the ingredients for the other three items
participants can choose to make, which include a dishwashing detergent
and herbal body tea.

Participants should also bring bottles to carry the recipes home in. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda:: alove@thegreenproject.org or 504.945.0240

The workshop begins at 10am at The Green Project and is FREE for members, $5 for future members and open to the public!! 

Mark your calendars! Green Screen: Defend the Gulf August 18th!

Thursday, August 18th come out and support the Gulf Restoration Network's great work, see an incredible collection of short films, drink some 'stormy' Sailor Jerry cocktails, enjoy delicious food from Elizabeth's ALL FOR FREE!! Dinner and a movie was never this good! Help us to spread the word and invite all your friends! For more info, please email Amanda: alove@thegreenproject.org or visit our facebook event page! 

3rd Annual FREE WEEK!

For the third summer in a row, The Green Project is pratically giving stuff away! Wait, we actually ARE giving stuff away. Starting June 6 and running through Saturday, June 11th- we'll have an entire section of the warehouse for all the uber cool FREE STUFF available! What's the catch, you say? Well, you do have to be named Nermal and have a Febuary 29th birthday. Hold on....what's that? No, that can't possibly be! It says here EVERYONE gets to pull stuff from the Free section! No purchase necessary. REALLY? Yes, Really. Wow!! I. KNOW. It's pretty incredible. Of course our prices are so low anyway, you might find a few things you never knew you needed, but that's totally up to you. 

Why are we doing this? Well, we could use a good purge in the warehouse and we also want to honor the community that we serve and our loyal customers by sharing the wealth of materials that come in on a daily basis.

So....have an old "honey-do" project you've been slacking on? Been inspired recently to finally do that art piece that's been mulling around in your mind? Well, now's the time to visit us! Hundreds of items will be available. And all we ask is that you be kind to our friendly warehouse staff while you're loading up on our dime. We'll see you June 6th-11th! Make sure to spread the word, the more the merrier! 

 

For more info, please contact Phyllis: pjordan@thegreenproject.org

**Items will be marked and sectioned off, this special is applicable ONLY to those items. Trust us, you'll probably find more than you're looking for!