CASE, Chatham Alliance for Sustainable Energy: Marketing, Facilitation for countywide, multi-cultural “town meeting” on sustainable green building and development. For photos of the Library, Green Building fundraiser, click here!
Save Energy and Keep Your Co-op Warm! Chatham Marketplace is installing an “Air Curtain” above the front doors to keep the cold air out and the warm air in.We did it!! Thank you to all for your help and donations! For more information, click here.
Pittsboro Co-Housing – In November 2007 a small group of folks met to talk about the possibility of creating a unique community within Pittsboro. This is now a thriving group of committed individuals working towards developing a co-housing community. For more information on the November 2007 meeting, click here. Read On the Road to ECOmmunity: Journeying with Giles (Blunden).
Pittsboro Mural Project: A fantastic collaboration between artists, the community, kids, our school system, local businesses and Abundance. For more information, click here.
Pittsboro Parade: Community building, economic development and upgrading town image; adding entertainment to the holiday parade. Come join us!
Pepper Tasting Extravaganza We helped Farmer Doug of Piedmont Biofarm conduct a pepper tasting for research performed in connection with Seeds of Change. Included heirloom seed saving lecture, pepper infused hors d’oeuvres, jam, soup and bread and we’ll spin some calypso! Read Doug Jone’s paper on Designing Sweet Peppers: My Work to Elevate Them to Center Stage of Local Foods.
Pittsboro Farmer’s Market: Raising money and awareness for Chatham’s Farmers’ Markets. Marketing and logistics support. Fun photos of fund raiser, click here!
Whole Foods and The Abundance Foundation team up for a Local Farm Aid Fund. The first round of funding went to Roberson Creek Farms and Piedmont Biofarm to help them after the spring hail damage. If you’d like more information about this fund, please email or call us:Â tami@blast.com or 919-533-5181.
