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March 2010

Vol. 3, Issue 2

For the second year in a row Cathy is awarded the Greater Innisfil Chamber of Commerce 2009 Green Business of the Year Award

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In 2009 hundreds of millions of people around the world showed their support by turning off their lights for one hour. Earth Hour 2010 will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community.

Pledge your support and turn off your lights for one hour, Earth Hour, 8.30pm, Saturday 27th March 2010.

It’s Show time! Show what can be done.

Green Connections
is going mobile.

Each meeting will now be hosted at a different location.

Next meetings:

Mar. 8, 2010
Aurora Town Hall
1 Municipal Way

Apr. 12, 2010
East Gwillimbury Civic Centre
19000 Leslie St., Sharon

Guests are always welcome.

Random Pictures

Filming for the Slimy Things episode of This is Turtle Island which aired on TVO, Feb. 28.

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Re: Thank you very much Cathy!

I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful today was for the kids but especially for me! You captured a true basic need at our school. I am truly grateful! I emailed Roberta right after the presentation and thanked her for sending your link to us! The boys fed the worms right away ... coffee grinds, apple core, lettuce (no dressing), and orange peels.

Rest assured that the worms have found a home and they will be well taken care.

Sincerely,
Fiorella
St. Michael's Choir

Featured Video
of the month:

What happens to all those drink trays from the coffee shop?

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Cathy talks with Jacqueline and Jeff on daytime York Region about the environmental impact of that visit to Tims

Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. While climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, it also presents the greatest opportunity – an unprecedented opportunity to build a healthy, prosperous, clean energy economy now and for the future.

The
"Spring is Just Around the Corner"
Issue

What do you do with a girl who does not want to use chemicals, has never coloured her hair and doesn't even own a hair dryer?

You put her together with Sharon Bates, East Gwillimbury's Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 for an organic makeover.

Cathy and Sharon talk with Daytime hosts Jacqueline Betterton & Jeff Moore about organic and environmentally friendly options for haircare.

Upcoming Events
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Take the Pledge: Follow this link.

A joint project of the Canadian Federation of Students, the Sierra Youth Coalition and the Polaris Institute.

Starting today kick the bottle and turn on the tap.

We're calling on people to organize an action on or around Bottled Water Free Day on March 11, 2010! Join or plan an event in the build-up to Bottled Water Free Day!

Toronto Events:

• Comedy On TAP!: March 11th, 8pm at Ryerson University.
• U of T Public Water Initiative Events: March 19th, at Sidney Smith lobby, 100 St. George Street.
• Don't Fear the Faucet EVENT: March 11th, planned by the Sustainability Task Force & Sustainability Office at the Ontario College of Art and Design
• Free Lemonade, YOU bring the Container!: March 11th, from 12-12:45pm Jarvis Collegiate Institute Eco Team will provide students with Lemonade, water facts and activities during lunch!

Follow this link for a full listing of events Nation wide

In the News
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• Think outside the blue box - How worms may just be a secret weapon in the war on garbage.
  Hundreds of red wiggler worms are hard at work inside a small plastic bin that’s tucked into the corner of a Toronto kitchen. Each day, these worms eat half their weight in kitchen scraps such as vegetables, eggshells, and coffee grounds.
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• Organic Magic with Worms
  On January 13th Cathy’s Crawly Composters demonstrated to the students at Kate S. Durdan the ever increasing role these worms have in waste management and soil production. The students participated in the setting up of a worm bin as well as feeding and harvesting during the informative presentation.
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Blog-O-Sphere

• Business Development - It's "No" for Sure, Unless You Ask - My friend and colleague Cathy Nesbitt of Cathy's Crawly Composters won the coveted Green Business Award from the Greater Innisfil Chamber Of Commerce ... Again. To her the honor, glory and kudos. To me the pleasure of watching her walk to the podium and accept.
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For all the wormy news please visit our website.

Did you Know?

• Worms do not have eyes or ears, but they have light-sensitive cells and can tell the difference between light and dark.

   

• Worm bodies are very sensitive to movement and vibrations. It is hard to sneak up on a worm. Worms usually know when people are near simply by the vibrations they make by walking.

   

• Red Wigglers are great for eating your compost but it is the Nightcrawler that will help aerate your garden. Red Wigglers are surface dwellers, only going between 6" - 12" deep, whereas Nightcrawlers take their food down into their burrows 4 - 6 feet underground.

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