Hendersonville Green Drinks with the French Broad Riverkeeper

Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

On Thursday, November 10, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes featured speakers Jack Henderson, MountainTrue’s Americorps Water Quality Administrator, who will discuss MountainTrue’s various volunteer-driven water quality monitoring programs and the work […]

December 8: Hendersonville Green Drinks: Green Gifting for the Holidays

Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

On Thursday, December 8, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes featured speakers Adrienne Brown with Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and Christine Brown with Asheville GreenWorks. The will be discussing "Green Gifting" — sustainable, environmentally friendly gift ideas for the holidays.

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Hendersonville Green Drinks: 2017 Clean Energy Preview

Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

On Thursday, January 12, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes featured speaker Ned Ryan Doyle, long time solar and sustainable community advocate, former coordinator of the Southern Energy & Environment Expo and host of 'Our Southern Community' radio, to speak on upcoming trends relating to solar and clean energy for WNC. Ned is currently the co-chair of the Technology Working Group of the WNC Energy Innovation Task Force.

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Democracy for Sale Documentary Screening

Newgrass Brewing 213 S Lafayette St., Shelby, NC, United States

Join us Sunday, January 29th at 3pm for a screening of the documentary Democracy For Sale at Newgrass Brewing in Shelby, NC.

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Feb 9: Hendersonville Green Drinks: Green, Sustainable Brewing

Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

On Thursday, February 9, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Stan Cooper, Co-Manager at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., who will speak about sustainability initiatives at the Mills River brewery.

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SMIE Training: Help Sample and Monitor Water Quality in Henderson County

Blue Ridge Community College 180 W Campus Dr, Flat Rock, NC, United States

Looking for an excuse to get in the creek and learn more about water quality? We've got just the opportunity for you! MountainTrue relies on our volunteers to monitor stream health throughout Henderson County.

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Hendersonville Green Drinks: Community Supported Agriculture

Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

Join us on Thursday, April 6, as Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Allison Perrett of Appalachian Sustainable Agricultural Project for a discussion on community supported agricultural.

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Green Riverkeeper Launch at 11th Annual Spring Green Bash

Green River Adventures 111 E. Main Street, Saluda, NC, United States

Join MountainTrue on Saturday, May 6 from 5:30-9 p.m. for the 11th Annual Spring Green Bash as we celebrate our new Green Riverkeeper! MountainTrue is pleased to announce that Gray Jernigan, MountainTrue’s Southern Regional Director, is now also the new Green Riverkeeper and will serve as a fundamental protector of the Green River watershed.

Hendersonville Green Drinks: The Issue of Food Waste

Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

Join us on Thursday, May 11, as Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Kate Lis from Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy to speak on the issue of food waste components of our food system that can be altered to become more sustainable for all.

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