Comments on: Isle Be Green Program

By: Donna Iona Drozda

Donna Iona Drozda — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:01:43 +0000

I agree with Jared…Ringer/rg deserves a great big hand for creating such high end design for the website and the beautiful reusable shopping bags.

I also completely agree with Jared’s important point of truth and consquences:

Make no mistake, I absolutely believe that this program is 100% necessary, and again I am very happy to see it coming to fruition. …

the first paragraph shows the disconnect between commodity “farmers” and their surroundings. Hopefully someday we’ll get a “quit polluting our groundwater and using commodity crops to destroy the soil we could be actually feeding ourselves with” drive as well.

May our children and their children see that day.

By: Jared Karnes

Jared Karnes — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:58:18 +0000

I am thrilled to see this greening effort in Isle of Wight County, and I commend everyone involved in it. However, as a potential future resident of the county breaking into the agricultural roots of the area with a natural farm, I find the first paragraph on this page rather ironic: “Plastic bags are damaging the crops we are spraying tons of chemicals on.”

Make no mistake, I absolutely believe that this program is 100% necessary, and again I am very happy to see it coming to fruition. However, I believe the backwards nature of the drive for it as expressed in the first paragraph shows the disconnect between commodity “farmers” and their surroundings. Hopefully someday we’ll get a “quit polluting our groundwater and using commodity crops to destroy the soil we could be actually feeding ourselves with” drive as well

I will spread the word about this initiative for sure, and thank you to Ringer/rg for their pro-bono work for this cause! The site is very clean and looks great.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:00:05 +0000

Hi Sara!

Thanks so much for praising our efforts. We are very excited about this program and the opportunity to expand our recycling program at some point in the future to more things.

Thank you for your offer to help out! The best way to assist is to spread the word. The biggest challenge for us is getting the word out because our grant funds do not allow us to advertise, yet that is the best way to change consumer behavior. We’re always looking for new ideas, so please feel free to share them with us. We do have some activities coming up that you can certainly participate in if you’d like. I’ll contact you to discuss those!

Thanks,
Rachel

By: Sara Garver

Sara Garver — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:29:38 +0000

Hello!

I also am a resident of the area and I am so glad to hear about this program. I have been researching programs all over, in college classes on sustainability and government planning and through internships and networking. This is exciting to see a localized program right here involved in greening the area and providing for a sustainable future. Never underestimate the power of action on a smaller scale!

Is there any way that I can become involved? I am very passionate about creating a sustainable future and I would love to be of service in any way I can.

Thanks so much and keep up the good work,

Sara Garver

By: Tracy Peloquin

Tracy Peloquin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:41:25 +0000

I am proud to be a homeowner in the Isle Of Wight and am very excited about this program. As a former resident of Massachusetts where multiple recycling options were easily available I am encouraged by this effort. Is there any possibility to reinstate a mandantory bottle deposit to help reduce the amount of plastic bottles I see littering the beautiful coastline????

By: Yamika Stokes

Yamika Stokes — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:57:07 +0000

I am very proud of the efforts that IOW and the sponsoring organizations like the South Hampton Roads RC&D Council have done to make this project a reality. Keep up the good work!