The Green Scene March 12, 2025 Meeting Program.

 

View this email in your browser The Green Scene March 12, 2025 Meeting Program Towards Building a Resilient Agri-Food System: Rohan Shirwaiker, Ph.D. James T. Ryan Professor and University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University At The Gathering Place Large Room 11:00am to Noon Via A Virtual Connection From His Office at NCSU Projected on Our Large Screens Do Not Reply to This Email. Instead, Please Feel Free to Send Replies and Comments Via Phone or Text to Jason Welsch at (914) 806-4852.            North Carolina State University was awarded $30 million over five years from the Bezos Earth Fund to lead a center of excellence to create a biomanufacturing hub for dietary proteins that are environmentally friendly, healthy, accessible and affordable.      Prudent management of the relationship between food and the environment has become critical. To sustainably feed the growing global population estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050, food production must be strongly adapted to increase efficiency while simultaneously reducing energy, land, and water use, amongst other impacts. Sustainable proteins will be an important part of the solution. This talk will provide an overview of plant-based and animal and microbial cell-based sustainable proteins and their complementary role in the global agri-food system moving forward. The efforts of the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein at NC State in advancing this emerging domain will also be highlighted. Join us Wednesday morning.   And, consider bringing a friend   -   as well as any questions you may have on the subject.  All are welcome! Mark your calendars, and spread the word! Jason Welsch, Moderator Fearrington Green Scene Cell Phone: 914-806-4852 Keep Up To Date By Visiting the Regional Green Scene Blog This program is in keeping with the Green Scene's mission to actively encourage village residents to consider and act on major environmental issues and also to reduce their consumption of energy, water, and other resources, reuse goods and supplies, and recycle whenever possible.

Chatham County (NC) 2025 Mulch Sales Will Take Place on Saturdays ONLY From 7:30 am to Noon March Through May.

2025 Saturday mulch sales will take place on the following Saturdays:

• March 1

• March 8

• March 15

• March 22

• March 29

• April 5

• April 12

• April 26

• May 3

• May 10

• May 17

There are no mulch sales on April 19, due to Easter.

Saturday mulch sales are from 7:30 am to Noon at Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling Main Facility- 28 County Services Road, Pittsboro.

Mulch is $5 per scoop; each scoop is about one cubic yard. We will load large trailers and dump trucks only with a large scoop for $10 per scoop. Note: Saturday sales are cash or check only.

We load, you haul. All loads of mulch MUST be secured. Learn more about securing your load. Tarps are available for purchase at the Main Facility and during mulch sales. The tarps are 6 x 8 feet and cost $3 each.

Contact the Main Facility with questions Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm at 919-542-5516 or email recycle@chathamcountync.gov.

The Green Scene February 12, 2025 Meeting Program

Coexisting With the Deer and Snakes of Suburban North Carolina

Wednesday, February 12, 2025  

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The recent devastating Los Angeles wildfires are a dramatic example of the sometimes dangerous interaction of natural events with human communities.  A clearly less dramatic, but none the less, still significant issue, is the sometimes unpleasant interaction between a number of Fearrington Village residents and the local white tailed deer population.

In an informal poll last Fall, of more than one hundred Fearrington residents who volunteered to respond to the question: "Do you think that Fearrington Village has a deer population problem ?" ( With possible answers being "Yes", "No", "Not sure" ).  More than 60% of the respondents said "Yes".      

In order to further investigate this situation, we have invited Wildlife Biologist, Joseph Folta, with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, to share his professional expertise on the subject at our Wednesday, February 12 Green Scene Meeting. The meeting will take place in the large room at The Gathering Place, from 11:00 AM until Noon.

Mr. Folta will also share his substantial experience with another occasional cause of "natural concern":  snakes.

If you would like to gain some knowledge about being more prepared to deal with possible interactions with these two categories of some of our "natural neighbors", please come  and join us Wednesday morning.   And, consider bringing a friend   -   as well as any questions you may have on the subject.  All are welcome!

Attendance = 19

Mark your calendars, and spread the word!

Jason Welsch, Moderator
Fearrington Green Scene
Cell Phone: 914-806-4852

NEXT Program Meeting Will Be On Wednesday, February 12, 2025

 

There will be NO January Green Scene Meeting
Wednesday Morning, January 8, 2025.

Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday morning, February 12, 2025, as usual, at 11:00 AM, at the Fearrington Gathering Place.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025 !

Mark your calendars, and spread the word!

Jason Welsch, Moderator
Fearrington Green Scene
Cell Phone: 914-806-4852
Email Questions, Replies, and/or Comments to: janemcw@aol.com

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