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.
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.
Join us on Thursday, June 8, as Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Jonathan Feldman from Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy as he presents on disaster preparedness in the backcountry to include essential gear, basic survival tips and common scenarios one might encounter in the backcountry.
On Thursday, July 13th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Tristan Winkler, Senior Transportation Planner for the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). He will present on recent bicycle and pedestrian issues in the area, and ways that the public can get involved!
On Thursday, August 10, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Chuck Breckheimer, a chemistry teacher of more than 32 years and member of MountainTrue and Conserving Carolina (formerly CMLC). He will speak on the lifecycle of plastic bags, their effect on our environment, and how our choices can reduce the number of bags that end up in our rivers and streams, and tangled in trees.
On Thursday, September 14, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Katie Breckheimer, of Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway. Katie has been with the Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway since its inception in 2015. She will be speaking about what has been done, what is planned, and what you can do to help grow a local network of greenways.
Inspired by a letter by Peter Forbes (co-founder of the Center for Whole Communities in Fayston, Vermont) titled, “What is a Whole Community?” Tony will be appealing to those who care for and restore the land. He will be leading us in a conversation to deepen our connection to the people and places we love so much while acknowledging our society’s need to redefine success in our effort to create a balanced and diverse ecosystem.
Join us on Thursday, Dec. 14, when Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Sara deFosset of the Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI). Sara will be speaking in depth about the efforts of the HRI to combat the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid’s effect on our Hemlock forests. She will also teach us how individuals can do their part to protect these wonderful native plants.
On Thursday, January 11, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Kim Bailey, the coordinator of the Hendersonville Bee City USA program and a member of the national Bee City USA Board of Directors. Her organization aims to raise awareness of the role pollinators play in our communities and Kim will be speaking about what each of us can do to provide them with a healthy habitat.
This month, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes BJ Ramer, the Founder and Executive Director of Team ECCO Ocean Center and Aquarium. She will be discussing how the aquarium has impacted both tourism and education in the Hendersonville area, as well as introducing the facility’s new 2,000 gallon shark study tank.
