York Goes Green

Here is a potential energy saver for the town.

City of Concord Installs Anti-Idling Equipment on Light Duty Vehicles and Police Cruiser

The City of Concord will install vehicle idle reduction equipment on eight of its vehicles at the end of December, thanks to grant funding from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) . . . → Read More: Concord Installs Anti-Idling Equipment on Municipal Vehicles

Greetings Everyone!

We have a great meeting planned for this Tuesday. We’ll be in the downstairs meeting room at 7pm.

On the agenda:

1. Stephen Kosacz will give us the latest on the KEYS area weatherization grant.

2. Jeff Beaudoin from the Town of York Energy Steering Committee will talk about the permit . . . → Read More: December Meeting!

Here’s great news for the area. A winter farmers’ market will be held at Foster’s Downeast Clambake, 1 Axholme Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Nov. 20 and 27, Dec. 11 and 18, Jan. 15 and 29, Feb. 5 and 19, March 5 and 19.

From the Seacoastonline.com news site:

Earth Matters: Farmers market grows in York

There are a lot of things to love about living on the Seacoast. One of them, at least for me, is the fact that so many people understand the importance of eating locally-grown food. Not only does it taste better, it is also better for you, and it isn’t trucked long distances from some foreign clime, adding to aggregate carbon emissions.

During the summer, it’s easy to find sources of fresh, local foods. During the winter, until recent years, not so much.

That changed four years ago, when Seacoast Eat Local began sponsoring winter farmers markets. Initially just a smattering of markets before the holidays, it has grown into a twice-monthly extravaganza of dozens of vendors who gather at one of their two locations, Exeter High School and Wentworth Greenhouses in Rollinsford.

The Rye Energy Committee holds markets at the junior high once a month, as well.

Those folks who live across the river in southern York County, Maine, though, haven’t had a winter market in their neck of the woods — until now. The very popular Gateway Farmers Market in York is opening its first winter market this month.

The summer market, formed by the Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce on its grounds on Route 1, has grown in size and popularity since it started eight years ago. And people didn’t want it all to end with the first stirrings of fall, said Stephanie Oeser of the chamber.

“A lot of customers and vendors were going to the Seacoast Eat Local market at Wentworth, and people kept coming up to us and saying they wished there was something like that in York,” Oeser said.

She said the chamber has been looking for the last 18 months for a location big enough and with enough parking available in the winter. They finally found it at Foster’s Clambake on Axholme Road in York.

Oeser said they’re planning on between 20 and 30 vendors each time. Interestingly, she said, most of the farmers who have booths at the summer market are not set for winter production; the vegetable vendors will likely come from a little further afield. She also said she tried to choose dates that wouldn’t conflict with Seacoast Eat Local’s markets. Continue reading New winter farmers’ market in York

Seacoast Greenovations, a provider of eco-friendly and home-healthy products, is hosting a Home Energy Savings Workshop known as Button Up NH on Saturday, November 20. Below is the event flyer:

Greetings Everyone!

1. Our next meeting is tonight at 7pm in the downstairs room of the York Public Library.  Bob Brisebois and Paul McGowan have been working hard on a plan to engage with the York business community. They will be leading a discussion on this topic and looking for volunteers who can help.

. . . → Read More: October meeting