Annapolis Green helped "Green" the Maryland Maritime Heritage Fest
We hope you stopped by our Eco-Smart Village at the Maryland Maritime Heritage Festival on City Dock this weekend May 2-4.
The organizers of the festival asked us to help "Green" the festival, and we did, in a big way. Our Eco-Smart Village was the focal point of environmental information at the festival.
What could be more fitting to a Festival honoring the Bay and its heritage than to add a touch of "green" to help ensure its sustainable future!
Wes Sims, President and Founder of Fusion Modular, was our Village Guru. He and his colleagues biult, on-site, an example of a sustainably-built house that was the focal point of the Village. The house was open on two sides and only 12 x 12 feet, but it illustrated how home building or renovation can be kind to the Earth.
The house had an innovative hot water system, a composting toilet, solar panels on the roof, a rain barrel to harvest storm water, and a rain garden into which the water can flow. There was also a garden of edible plants - not all of which were vegetables! Inside there was information about energy saving appliances, and examples of environmentally friendly countertops.
Next to the house were exhibitors from businesses and non-profit organizations that are committed to the environment - all under the banner of Annapolis Green! Our grass-roots movement has really taken off!
And on the fun side, Green Drinks was at the Festival's block party on Friday, May 2.
Although not our "own" party, we added our Green touch by showing up in force and sharing our thoughts on the environment and the Bay.
- Fusion Modular - sustainably-built house
- Annapolis Green - that's us!
- MRB Solutions, LLC - evacuated tube solar systems to heat water and for radiant heat floors
- Annapolis Community Food Gardens - the best food is what you grow yourself
- Buy Fresh Buy Local Chesapeake Region & Chesapeake Food~Farm Tours - memorable tours celebrating local food at its source
- Miko Wheeler Fine Countertops - a beautiful kitchen can be Earth-friendly
- Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company - helping the Bay one cup of coffee at a time
- Terra Logos Green Home Services - energy audit gurus
- Spa Creek Conservancy - Stewards of the Creek
- Sun-Mar - composting toilets
- BankAnnapolis - green mortgages
- e-crüzers - electric shuttle green transportation, providing free rides to and from the Festival from downtown Annapolis and Eastport
- The Chesapeake Bay Program - the unique regional partnership that includes the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia; the District of Columbia; the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative body; the Environmental Protection Agency, representing the federal government; and participating citizen advisory groups
- Fitzgerald Cadillac, VW, Mazda, Mitsubishi - hybrid car
Thank you to these companies that are donating materials to make our Eco-Smart Village a success:
- Homestead Gardens - providing all the edible plants for our raised bed food gardens
- Greenstreet Gardens - plant containers
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Clagett Farm - self-watering planter garden
- Fabulous Home and Patio - teak patio bistro tables & chairs and indoor kitchen table & chairs
- Representations Inc. - LED undercabinet lights
- K&B True Value Hardware - soaker hoses
- Buckets of Color - internal painting
- The Brick Companies - bio-degradable corn cups
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