Next Steps for Foam Recycling / August 19, 2020

This week we are even closer to a local way to recycle foam products. Environmental Stewardship Greensboro, Greensboro Beautiful, Tiny House, Emerging Ecology, New Garden Friends Meeting and other local faith congregations are organizing a local drop-off site at the Tiny House Training Center on W. Gate City Blvd. Last week Greensboro Beautiful tentatively approved $18,000 for the project, which also secured $22,000 from the Foodservice Packaging Institute toward the project’s $44,000 goal. The local…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / August 19, 2020

The Peace & Social Concerns Committee is working to help NGFM incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs. Suggestions for…