Discover Your Watershed!
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Saturday, May 18th 10am-3pm @ Lyman Lake Lodge
For more info, contact Jes Sdao at jsdao@spartanburgcounty.org or visit http://www.spartanburgparks.org/LEAF/discover-your-watershed.php
5th Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
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5th Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, Lawn Mower Exchange, and Rain Barrel Sale
WHEN: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
TIME: 9 AM until 2 PM, Rain or Shine
WHERE: Spartanburg County Administration Building
366 N. Church St., Spartanburg, SC
Please ENTER from Magnolia Street
This is an opportunity for residents of Spartanburg County to bring the following materials to the County Administration Building,
366 North Church Street, for proper and safe disposal.
Acceptable:
Lithium Batteries
Aerosols
Mercury/Silver Batteries
Brake Fluid
Reactive Material
Cleaners: All Types
High BTU Bulk Liquids/Solids
Corrosives (Acid & Base)
Liquids Oxidizers (Liquid or Solid)
Corrosives (Acid & Base) Solids
Mercury Debris
Fire Extinguishers (Medium/Small)
Paint & Paint Thinners
Flammable Liquids or Solids
Fertilizers
Fluorescent Ballasts/Bulbs
Propane/Other Gas Cylinders
Furniture Polishes, Waxes, etc.
Solvents/Degreasers
Alkaline Batteries
Swimming Pool Chemicals
Ni-Cd Batteries
Pesticides/Poisons (Liquid/Solid)
Unacceptable:
Ammunition
E-Waste (anything with a plug)
Asbestos
Explosives
Medical Waste
Radioactive Materials
NO Business, Commercial or Agra-Business Waste
NO Contractors/Construction Material
Support Spartanburg for the Holidays!
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There is absolutely NO reason we shouldn’t put money back into our community for the holidays. Please consider supporting our local small businesses when you buy gifts this year!
Keep in mind with this post!!! We aren’t trying to forget anyone…we’re trying to remember everyone! So if we’ve left someone out, please let us know! 
Hub City Bookshop: Buy a book, buy a giftcard for a teacher, friend or co-worker. While you’re there, grab a cup of coffee at the Little River Roasting Coffee Bar or a cupcake from Cakehead Bakery!
Restaurants: Give gift cards to your favorite local restaurants! They will appreciate you showing your appreciation for them! Nuway Restaurant, Main St. Pub, Cribbs Kitchen, Zarza, Monsoon Noodle House, Brickhouse Pizzeria, Lime Leaf Thai Cuisine, Miyako Sushi Group, Wild Wing Spartanburg, Delaney’s Irish Pub, Venus Pie, Two Samuels, Gerhards, Converse Deli, Cuzina Grill, The Farmer’s Table
Beer & Wine: Don’t think local wine shops are out of your price range! Visit Carriage House Wine or Refuel Wine and see that you can support local and afford good wine at the same time. Not to mention…that little local store sticker looks really cool on your gift! And HELLO! Spartanburg is the home of RJ Rockers Beer. If you’re giving the gift of beer…give your friends the gift of Spartanburg’s local brew!
Music: Wanting to learn the banjo? Or is that just me? Regardless, visit BLVD Music for all your music needs!
Local Art: Visit West Main Artists Co-Op and buy local art, ceramics, jewelry, etc. COOL, unique gifts!
Local Stores: Two Doors Down, The Lemon Peel, Baehr Feet, Couture Closets, Three Sisters Boutique, Cohen’s
Take care of me or you: Yogalicious, Dancing Hands Massage
Holiday Fun: Go Ice Skating on the Square or go see a fun, out-of-the-ordinary holiday show at Hub-Bub–Every Christmas Story ever Told and Then Some!
There is lots to do and lots to support! Encourage your friends and family to support local! It matters!
Wild Foods Expert to Teach “Lookin’ & Cookin’
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October 27, 2012 9:30-1:30 Celebrated wild foods expert Alan Muskat, nationally known as The Mushroom Man, will be teaching a workshop on edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms in Saluda on October 27th. The workshop will take place at “Meanwhile, Back in Saluda,” a bed and breakfast in rural Saluda. A morning outing will be followed by a semi-wild picnic in an outdoor kitchen complete with wood fired ovens. Participants will learn how to safely find, identify, harvest and prepare wild foods, learn about wild medicines and experience the life of a modern hunter-gather firsthand. Guest will take an easy hike on trails and paths around the property gathering mushrooms and wild plants along the way. Muskat, who has been featured on The Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods and The History Channel, is sure to entertain and inform.
After the hike, participants can cook the foraged bounty and pot-luck picnic foods in outdoor wood fired ovens in the outdoor kitchen at Meanwhile, Back in Saluda. Photos: www.facebook.com/MeanwhileBackinSaluda
The cost is $50 per person. To register or for more information, visit www.NoTasteLikeHome.org or call 828-749-2480.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival is coming to Spartanburg!
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The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is coming to Spartanburg on Tuesday, September 25th. This is the second year Upstate Forever is bringing the festival to our community. Created by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), the Wild & Scenic Film Festival has toured annually since 2004, bringing award-winning environmental and adventure films to enthusiastic audiences around the nation. Festival-goers will have the chance to win great door prizes from Sunrift Adventures and national sponsors Patagonia, Klean Kanteen, Cliff Bars, Grist, Osprey, and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.
Details:
SPARTANBURG
Tuesday September 25th: 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.)
Chapman Cultural Center: 200 East Saint John Street, Spartanburg
Adult tickets: $10, Students: $7.50, Child: $5
For more info visit: http://www.upstateforever.org/WildScenicFilmFestival.html
Carolina Made! Pretty cool stuff!
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In a text from Mast General Store:
Introducing Mast Store Private Label Shirts Made in North Carolina – From Dirt to Shirt
We are excited to announce a new line of Mast Store Private Label Shirts by TS Designs! From dirt to shirt, these unique quote tees are made with cotton grown, ginned, spun, knit, finished, cut, sewn, printed and dyed all within the state’s borders. This unique collaboration of North Carolina farmers and manufacturers is the fulfillment of not only their environmental “local first” ideal, but also the necessity of restoring the crippled textile industry in our state.
North Carolina is the United States’ fourth largest producer of cotton, however 50% of that cotton is shipped overseas to be manufactured into finished products. Afterward, much of it is shipped back to the States to be sold to consumers.
“[The idea that growing] cotton here in the United States and then exporting it to far-ranging regions of the world, in the long run, just didn’t make sense,” Sam Moore, an adviser to TS Designs, told CNN Newsroom in May of last year.
Their ingenious solution to this problem? TS Designs, based in Burlington, collaborated with North Carolinian textile manufacturers to create Cotton of the Carolinas. Their main objectives are to support local economies by utilizing the resources of North Carolina workers, lower the transportation footprint, and offer complete transparency in the supply chain.
Eric Michel, of TS Designs, told CNN: “Our shirts go from dirt to shirt in less than 700 miles. That’s actually including roads and not as the bird flies. If you go to the Cotton of the Carolinas website, you’ll be able to trace the exact route that T-shirt took from [beginning to end]. It has pictures and contact info [for] the people in charge of these organizations. You can contact them and learn about anything on the T-shirt.”
This intimate interweaving of local production is big news for the ever-changing face of our state’s textile industry. In fact, the supply chain involving TS Designs supports more than 700 local jobs! Mast General Store is proud to play a part in their vision by selling three new Private Label Shirts (one example shown above). These preshrunk shirts are soft, breathable, and made from 100% local cotton that’s garment-dyed with low-impact dyes. TS Designs uses only biodegradable detergents with no optical brighteners or chlorine bleach, so you know these shirts are safe and comfortable to wear for all skin types.
At $19.99, these shirts are not only fashionable, comfortable, and locally-made, but budget-friendly to boot! Once you take your very own Mast Store Private Label shirt home, don’t forget to visit cottonofthecarolinas.com to track your shirt.
Take a peek at this CNN Newsroom video featuring TS Designs and how “homegrown cotton keeps jobs alive in the Carolinas.”
You DO make a difference!
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Recently, the Spartanburg Herald Journal did an article on the success of Spartanburg County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. Read the full article HERE.
Not in the landfill
Household Hazardous Waste collected April 14, 2012 in Spartanburg County:
Solid pesticides: 2,232 pounds
Corrosive solid acids and bases: 1,124 pounds
Corrosive liquid acids and bases: 605 gallons
Fluorescent bulbs: 2,152
Liquid pesticides: 495 gallons
Flammable liquids: 330 gallons
Flammable paint: 550 gallons
Regular paint: 12,820 pounds
Propane tanks: 28
Oxidizing solids: 212 pounds
Source: Upstate Forever
Paddle Fest 2012!
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Spartanburg Water will be hosting the first annual Paddle Fest which will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Lake Blalock Park from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Paddle Fest will be an annual event held to connect the community to our reservoirs and increase the stewardship of our water resources. During the event, Spartanburg Water will be hosting 2 educational paddle tours, 4 kayak/canoe races and 2 beginner paddle classes. Along with these activities, Spartanburg Water has invited local organizations and businesses to set up booths at the event to show how they are contributing to the world of paddling and our environment. To register for this event, please go to www.spartanburgwater.org. For more information, please contact John Moore via email at jmoore@spartanburgwater.org or by phone at (864) 592-2240.
The Green Earth Party!
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This looks like it will be a BLAST!
The Antibodies’ Green Earth Party in partnership with C.A.R.M.A and the Greenfield Excursion present
GREEN EARTH PARTY 2012, April 27th & 28th at The Music Camp in Spartanburg, South Carolina
About The Green Earth Party: The Green Earth Party was founded and is hosted by The Antibodies (music group) in an effort to raise awareness of sustainable living. This year, The Antibodies have teamed with local nonprofit C.A.R.M.A., Inc, to organize and promote the party. The party will feature more than 20 regional bands along with artisan vendors and members of the holistic health community.
Goals of the Green Earth Party 2012:
- Empower others with actionable steps to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle.
- Educate consumers of the benefits of supporting local businesses, farmers and organizations.
- Offer holistic health alternatives to members of our community.
- Reduce consumption, waste and pollution, Reuse what we have and Recycle everything we can.
- Conserve energy, water, and other natural resources.
- Use environmentally friendly products.
- Encourage environmentally safe growth.
Email or call Renee Denton 864-426-4950 for more information!
The Pizza Box Recycling Mystery
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For years, I’ve heard you shouldn’t recycle pizza boxes for a variety of reasons. I ran across this article this morning that finally explains why…