Farmer’s Markets in the Lehigh Valley begin opening throughout this month of May. These are a wonderful resource for those of us that value knowing the source of our food and want to support local food producers. All of these markets provide a unique shopping experience where customers can sample many of the foods, develop relationships with the vendors, discover unique varieties of foods and plants and learn healthy cooking tips at a fun, family-oriented destination.
Today on Living Green in the Lehigh Valley we are featuring a recurring event on renewable energy and sustainability, a monthly lecture series presented by the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association or MAREA. We have as our guest, Philip Jones, a MAREA board member. Phil, tell us a little about the lecture series.
It is important to think of every day as earth day. Remember that it is our repeated daily actions that affect the earth.
Water is a precious resource, so use only the water you need, and reuse it when possible.
A buried cistern or rain barrels can save the water from your roof so you can use it instead of drinkable water to irrigate your plants or flush your toilets.
Drip irrigation or soaker hoses use 1/10th as much water as spray or flood irrigation and the water gets to the roots where it is needed rather than evaporating.
This is Bill Dautremont-Smith, guest host this evening. Our guest is Lorna Midgelow-Yearwood, an environmental consultant; she teaches vegetable gardening at Northampton Community College and is active with many local environmental non-profits.
Lorna, let’s set the stage by talking about the predicted impacts of climate change in Pennsylvania?
Produced and presented by Annie Prince and Bruce Wilson, this week's program features guest Patti Tironi, a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Bethlehem and volunteer at the Lehigh Valley Outreach Depot, a ministry of Wesley, to talk about the "The Depot", a disaster relief warehouse that opened in April 2010 and is run entirely by volunteers. Living Green airs at the beginning of On the Media at 6pm on Tuesdays, and also at 5:45pm on Wednesdays, as part of All Things Considered.
Produced and presented by Annie Prince and Bruce Wilson, this week's program features guest Rachel Bradshaw, the director of Renew Lehigh Valley, to talk about the public meetings throughout the region to discuss the Envision Lehigh Valley plan for our area's future. Living Green airs at the beginning of On the Media at 6pm on Tuesdays, and also at 5:45pm on Wednesdays, as part of All Things Considered.
"Our guest this week on Living Green in the Lehigh Valley is Karen Feridun, coordinator of the new 350 Berks & Lehigh Valley Climate Action and Berks Gas Truth organizations to talk about how they are both relevant to the issue of global warming"
