"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity . . . and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself." ~William Blake
TEAMS was formed to urge advocacy for the watercourses, riparian corridors, and the wetlands of southeastern Massachusetts. Water is one of the basic components of habitat for living things. Our watercourses - our streams, lakes and ponds- are all sources of water for living things and are nonrenewable resources. They need the highest amount of protection. Our riparian corridors are green ribbons of life found on the edges of these watercourses. They provide food, space, shelter, and water for various living things. They can be transportation corridors and serve as a sort of buffer zone between the uplands and the watercourses. The wetlands absorb and hold back flood waters, filter out pollutants, and provide food and shelter for various living things too.
The Green Fair will be at the Old Colony Regional Vocational School, 476 North Avenue in Rochester. Check out the "Activities" page for all the details. There was a Photo Contest and the winning photo will be displayed at our fourth annual Green Fair.
Menu for Green Fair: A delicious and healthy hot lunch will be prepared by the Old Colony Culinary Shop. Enjoy this relaxing meal in the school's dining room.
Minestrone soup, turkey wraps with lettuce & tomato, plain and vegetable pizzas, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and assorted hot and cold drinks.
All proceeds from the sale of food will benefit the school.
For anyone with garages and basements full of various electronic devises or appliances that have outlived their usefulness but seem too substantial, or too dangerous to discard, the TEAMS Green Fair on Saturday, March 20 may offer a solution. Miracle Network Solutions of Middleboro has arranged for CRT Recycling of Brockton to be on hand in the parking lot of the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School to collect such items for recycling. A donation is requested for most items including computers and monitors will benefit Old Colony's Green Committee. A fee of between $10 and $14 will be required to drop off television sets.
The following are items CRT will accept: Computer monitors, Laptops, CPUs, Servers, CD Rom/DVD Drives, Speakers, Mice, Keyboards, Plugs, Wires and Parts/Accessories of Computers, Copy/Fax/Scanner/Printers, Phones of any kind and Phone Systems, UPS (computer battery back up systems), Camera/Video/Audio Equipment, DVD Players, Stereos, VCRs, Walkmans, Ipods and accessories, Microwaves.
The following will also be accepted but must be drained of all water: Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, Freezers, Dehumidifiers, Hot Water Tanks and Heaters, Washing Machines, Dryers, Stoves & Dishwashers.
To save the task of removing all data from computers, volunteers or students from Old Colony will be on hand to remove the hard drives which CRT will put through a shredder.
People who take advantage of this service will not only be clearing out their garages and supporting Old Colony, but also will make sure that valuable materials are kept out of our waste stream.
Recycling is just one reason for people to put March 20 between 10am and 4pm on their calendars to visit the Green Fair on the campus of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, at 476 North Avenue in Rochester.
Fair attendees will be able to tour the Old Colony campus and learn how its planned renovations will pay for themselves in energy savings. Visitors will also be able to enjoy the healthy, gourmet luncheon cuisine prepared by the school’s culinary shop. Land preservation organizations, such as The Nature Conservancy, a key player in the preservation of the Black Brook property, will be on hand to discuss their local activities, and regulatory agencies, such as the Rochester Conservation Commission, will be available to discuss their role in protecting our natural resources. There will be representatives of several Community Supported Agriculture farms to explain their interesting source of fresh and local produce. There will be green products to buy and ecologically sound gardening and lawn care advice, and much, much more.
TEAMS is seeking individuals and businesses that would like to display their environmentally friendly services or products at our 2010 Green Fair scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 10am-4pm at Old Colony Vocational Technical High School at 476 North Avenue in Rochester. Space is limited. Anyone interested, please contact TEAMS at teams-info@hotmail.com for additional details.
As an exhibitor you can have a positive impact on our environment. Join us as we focus on what we do in our own homes and back yards and the impacts our actions have on the health of our watersheds and the global environment.
The time to enter the contest has passed. The winning photo will be displayed prominently at the TEAMS Green Fair on Saturday, March 20, 2010 between 10am-4pm. If you have any questions about the contest, please email TEAMS at teams-info@hotmail.com.
If you have any questions or have suggestions to share, please email us at TEAMS-Info@hotmail.com.
