Recycling denim!

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Yay!! Cotton From Blue to Green is accepting jeans and other denim pieces for recycling again.  Have you heard about this program? Do you have old jeans you no longer wear and/or small children who manage to get holes in the knees of every pair you buy? Then read on... Since its inception, Cotton From Blue to Green, "the Cotton. From Blue to Green.® denim drive program has received over half a million pieces of denim. This results in approximately 1.5 million square feet of UltraTouch™ Denim Insulation to assist with building efforts for communities in need.

Since the start of the Cotton. From Blue to Green.® denim drive program in 2006, the insulation has been distributed to Habitat for Humanity affiliates around the country. As another avenue for distribution, at the end of 2010, Cotton launched a Grant Program for architects, contractors, builders and project developers to apply for grants of UltraTouch™ Denim Insulation for community-based green buildings."

I've been saving all the kids' worn pairs (as for a while CFBtG couldn't accept any new denim because they were overwhelmed by amount folks wanted to recycle) and am happy to see that the Mail-In Program is back in action. Click here for more info on recycling your denim- just another great way to help our Earth.

PS- DC-area folks, I'm  happy to be your recycling repository and get your denim mailed in if that would be helpful. Just let me know.

Cool Food Events for DC-area folks

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FOOD JUSTICE SERIES:  ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND HEALTH sponsored by the Accokeek FoundationFRESHFARM Markets Co-Executive Director Bernie Prince will be part of a lively panel discussion in the next installment of the series that spotlights the issues that affect food justice on a local and global scale. ~ Thursday, Nov. 17 ~ 6pm - 8pm ~ Busboys  & Poets, 2021 14th Street, Washington, DC 20009 ~ Suggested donation = $5 For more info, click here. ~~

AMERICA EATS SERIES:  SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE What are the ecological, economic and social issues surrounding the practicec of sustainable agriculture?  NPR's Linda Wertheimer moderates a distinguished panel that includes FRESHFARM Markets Co-Executive Director Ann Yonkers. Panelists include Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, USDA; Jose Andres and more. ~Monday, Nov. 21 ~7pm ~William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives For more info, click here. ~~

FOOD Inc. In conjunction with "What's Cooking Uncle Sam?" the Oscar nominated documentarty Food, Inc is being presented followed by a post-screening discussion with Ann Yonkers, FRESHFARM Markets Co-Executive Director; Brooks Miller, co-owner of North Mountain Pastures and Alice Kamps, Curator of "What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?" ~Wednesday, Nov. 30 ~7pm ~William G McGowan Theater at the National Archives For more info, click here.