P.O. Box 1111, Hull, MA 02045
Patrick Guiney, President
Sustainable Greener Hull Social
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
at the Estuary Center, 333 GW Boulevard, Hull.
FREE!
Donations and Food to Share Welcome
Please carpool and bring your own mug.
We’ll start with banjo and mandolin music played by Jared Reineck.
Then get tips for growing a vegetable garden, including heirloom tomatoes, from experienced Hull gardeners, including Ernie Lavoie and Jared Reineck.
Watch Home Grown Revolution (15 minute film) about how one family became self-sufficient on a 66x132’ lot.
Discuss ideas from Sarah Stein’s book, Noah’s Garden, about transforming your yard with native plants and food plants.
Enjoy Massachusetts cider and vanilla-caramel fair trade coffee, thanks to Riddle’s, and homemade goodies.
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NEXT MEETING: March 13, 2012
We meet at 7:00 p.m., on the 2nd Tuesday (usually) of each month at the Weir River Estuary Center 333 George Washington Blvd., Hull, MA
Future 2012 Meeting Dates: Apr. 10; May 8 ***************
2012 Sustainable Greener Hull Events
Feb. 26: Social, Music, Gardens and Film - 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
at the Estuary Center, 333 GW Boulevard, Hull.
March 13: Meeting
April 30: Film:
Oct.: dates: tba: South Shore Celebration, Marshfield - a Local Food and Sustainable Living Event: www.southshorecelebration.com
and NESEA Green Buildings Open House Tour: www.NESEA.org
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Our goal is to network to help create a greener Hull. Working together, through our lifestyles, we are helping Hull become a model sustainable community that inspires others to help stabilize climate and sea level.
Members of Sustainable Greener Hull are working together to: 1. Enjoy green households
Use the Low Carbon Diet book, donated by Greener Hull and available at the Hull Public Library, to save money on energy and decrease your Carbon Dioxide pounds. Help each other with making our homes greener. Recycle more.
2. Create a network of people to care for Hull’s land Visit the Weir River Woods and support the Hull Land Conservation Trust. Give input to updating Hull’s Open Space and Recreation Plan. Support the Weir River Watershed Association and the Weir River Estuary Center.
3. Attend and Vote at Town Meetings
Support making electricity from renewable energy, including offshore wind turbines and solar power. Support Town wide municipal curbside recycling and trash pickup
proposed study committee a 2010 Town Meeting Resolution.
4. Encourage sustainable food
Buy Local; Buy Organic; Grow Your Own; Encourage Community Gardens; Eat less meat
5. Create a green business community
Help make our own businesses greener. Buy organic and other green products and services. Support shopping locally. Promote Hull as a green community
6. Support zero-emissions transportation
Walk and bicycle; Ride the bus, T, train and ferry boat; Carpool. Help create walking and bicycle routes and low speed roadways. Help people learn about observe the anti-idling law
7. Help with the Annual Sustainable Living Expo (since 2004) usually in April except for 2012, in Feb.) see: http://www.sustainablesouthshore.org/expo2011
Sustainable Greener Hull is a Chapter of Sustainable South
Mass Climate Action Network (501c3) www.massclimateaction.net .
2011 Sustainable Hull Events
January: Membership Breakfast at the Weir River Estuary Center
March: Hull Clothesline Ongoing Photo Contest - Save Energy. Send your Hull clothesline photos to: Patrick Guiney pgt500@verizon.net .
April: Sat., April 16, 2011: 8th Annual Sustainable Living Expo, Earth Day event at the DCR Mary Jeanette Murray Bathhouse, Hull. Organizer: N. Kramer nancy@sustainablesouthshore.org See: http://www.sustainablesouthshore.org/expo2011
Thanks to Volunteers: Max Horn, Brian King, Patrick Guiney, Thomas Guiney, Paul Mahoney; Anne Kenney, Eva Borsody-Das, Judeth Van Hamm
Sustainable Greener Hull Expo 2011 Sponsors: Joan Meschino (Hull); Michael Nuesse, Attorney www.nuesselaw.com (Hingham, Hull); Fruit Center Marketplace www.fruitcentermarketplace.com (Hingham, Milton); Queen Bee Fitness Center www.queenbeefitness.com (Hull); Rockland Trust Bank www.rocklandtrust.com (Hull Branch); Go Green Web Directory www.gogreenwebdirectory.com (Marshfield); Lobster Express www.lobsterexpress.com (Hull) ; Riddles Supermart www.riddlessupermart.com (Hull); Jakes Seafood Restaurant www.JakesSeafood.com (Hull); Cut 'n Dry Salon, Complete Personal Care (Hull) www.cutndryetc.com
May: Sat., May 14: Pedal the Peninsula, 9 am to noon, (rain date, May 15). (selfguided) Deb Issokson hullbikeracks@gmail.com
October: Sat., Oct. 1: NESEA Green Homes Tour - Weir River Estuary Center, Hull
Sat., Oct. 8: South Shore Celebration, Marshfield - a Local Food and Sustainable Living Event www.southshorecelebration.com
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Sustainable Greener Hull, Chapter of Sustainable South Shore, Inc. provides the listing of the following companies and websites attending the annual Expo. By listing the following companies, Sustainable Greener Hull is not inferring, in any way, that the companies are recommended and is not responsible for the quality of services and/or products that the listed companies may deliver.
The 9th Annual Sustainable Living Expo 2012 was held, Saturday, FEB. 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nantasket Beach Resort Hotel Convention Center, 45 Hull Shore Drive Hull, MA (Free)
Sponsored by Sustainable Greener Hull,
a Chapter of Sustainable South Shore
Contact: nancy@sustainablesouthshore.org
Companies and Non-profit Organizations
attending the Feb. 4, 2012 EXPO
> Vertical Axle Wind; Solar; Hydro:Tree Top Wind www.mannpowersolutions.com > Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Energy Efficiency Services: Second Generation Energy www.sgegroup.com > Solar Thermal, Heat & Hot Water: Renewable Energy Systems, LLC www.ressolar.com
> Renewable Energy Products: Northern Green, LLC www.northerngreen.biz
> Home Energy Audits: Pro Energy Consultants www.targetinspections.com
> Online Green Web Directory: Go Green Web Directory www.gogreenwebdirectory.com
> Green Automotive Services & Sales: Green Automotive www.greenautomotive.com
> Ultra Low Maintenance Lawn Seed: Pearl's Premium, Inc. www.pearlspremium.com
> Outdoor Recreation & Stewardship: REI www.rei.com/boston
> Water Conservation: Aquarion Water www.aquarionwater.com > Solar Personal Rapid Transit: South Shore Mobility
> Hull Wind Turbines 1 & 2: www.hullwind.org
> Schedules, MBTA Info.: Boston's Best Cruises Commuter Ferry: www.bostonsbestcruises.com
>Toyota Prius v: Braintree Toyota www.toyotaofbraintree.com
> Rain Barrels, Composters: Hull Garden Club www.HullGardenClub.com
> Organic Farming: Holly Hill Organic Farm www.hollyhillfarm.org
> All Natural Soap and Soy Candles: Green Koala www.greenkoala.net
> Free magazines: edible South Shore www.ediblesouthshore.com
> Idle Free; Weatherization: Sustainable Greener Hull www.sustainablehull.org > Sustainable South Shore Events: www.sustainablesouthshore.org
> Mass Climate Action Network: www.massclimateaction.net
Sponsors & Sponsor Info. Table:
Thank you to the Nantasket Beach Resort, for the space and the Hull Nantasket Chamber for inviting Sustainable Greener Hull to have our annual Expo with their first annual Nantasket Home Show.
See www.hullchamber.com for Nantasket Home Show information.
2012 Sponsors:
Fruit Center Marketplace (Hingham, Milton): www.fruitcentermarketplace.com
Solectria Renewables, LLC, (Lawrence): www.solren.com
Michael Neusse, Attorney (Hingham): www.nuesselaw.com
Riddles Supermart, (Hull) www.riddlessupermart.com
Nantasket Pharmacy, (Hull) www.nantasketpharmacy.com
Information Tables:
Hull organizations; Town departments: Hull Land ConservationTrust (HLCT); Weir River Watershed Association (WRWA); Hull Health Department; Hull Light.
South Shore Recycling Co-op (SSRC); North South River Watershed Association (NSRWA); Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries; South Shore Natural Science Center (SSNSC); The Trustees of the Reservations (TTOR): MA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP);
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 2009
Many people from Plymouth to
Weymouth, MA met at World’s End
in Hingham. This photo was sent to
350.org. Selectmen from Hull and
Cohasset spoke to the gathering.
Thank you to The Trustees of
Reservations for sponsoring the
event and arranging for a
professional photographer.
Thank you to all of you who helped send these great photos to www.350.org to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen in December, 2009. The '350 photos' are from 5200+ places around the globe. Click here to see them. |
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