You may have read somewhere already that *cino is going for a $50,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Project, which is giving away $1.3 million each month to organizations selected by popular vote. So what are we going to do with $50,000? Well, here's what we're thinking.
We're big believers in the idea that...
We had a great dinner with some of the main volunteers from the community garden at Huss School last weekend. They're such an energetic bunch with lots of ideas--it was hard to keep up sometimes! We're really looking forward to seeing how they continue the past season's success and grow in the future.
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Here's our latest! Pepsi is giving away millions in grants each month to fund ideas nationwide which they are calling the Pepsi Refresh Everything Project. Applicants can apply for grants in the amounts of $5,000, $25,000, $50,000 and $250,000 and winners of the money will be selected by a voting process among the first...
On Sunday evening, a group gathered to celebrate the closing of the harvest at Triple Ripple Community Gardens at Huss School. While the kids (and some of the young-at-heart) played kick ball and whiffle ball, adults from the garden volunteers and the Three Rivers Area Sustainable Food Group met each other and chatted about...
Wow--it was a ton of work to put together the first annual Huss Future Festival, but what a wonderful event! The day began with a soaking downpour and predictions of severe thunderstorms barreling toward us across the Midwest, but the parking lot filled up and the skies cleared and for all eight hours we...
If you're in the Three Rivers area, drop by Huss School today for our first annual Huss Future Festival! The festival features a giant rummage sale, art vendors, live music, free fair trade coffee from World Fare and tours of the building. We've even got a ping-pong challenge and an apple barrel train!
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The community garden has started harvesting in earnest! Last Thursday, 10 pounds of produce went to the local domestic assault shelter and on Saturday, 25 pounds went to the county homeless shelter. Wow! Beets, radishes, basil, lettuce, zucchini...
I had a short, but good conversation with a local chef the other night at a party. I jokingly asked him when he's going to start a restaurant in Three Rivers, which I'm sure he gets a lot. Turns out, it's his dream (in retirement?) to start a free restaurant: customers will enjoy...
Each June, the Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Water Festival, a three-day event with carnival rides, live music, fireworks, crafts, children's events and SO much more. This year, for the first time, *cino had a presence with the non-profit booths to publicize what's happening at Huss School, including the community garden....
One of our projects for this spring and summer has been figuring out how to convert a portion of the four-acre property around Huss back to wild space. We've tried to delineate the area with clear boundaries so that our neighbors won't just think we're neglecting the land, but even then, we're still getting...
As we work to turn the rectory where our *cino interns are living into a space of hospitality for them and for other volunteers who come to Three Rivers overnight, we're finding there are some items we could use, which are listed below. Please get in touch if there's anything you might be able...
