Sustainability showcase a rousing success Sunday in that narrow strip of Athens mailing address, Oconee County, Georgia
70-some odd people parked at the Park Avenue Bank at the start of Highway 316 just across the Oconee county line and took a short shuttle run in Prius Hybrid cars (Pri-ii?) to the home of Pat and Neil Preist, who have done an outstanding job making their house as energy efficient and sufficient as possible without creating a wind turbine.
They have multiple solar panels on their new tin roofed house, a 3000 gallon rain water cistern partially underground collecting rain off the roof of their barn/garage, perma-culture gardening of things like blueberries which will grow forever and other activities.
Board of Commissioners member Chuck Horton attended as did former candidate Mary Mellein. Other familiar faces included Charlie Baugh and Carter and Becky Vaughn. Many new faces came from various places including Athens resident Lucy Kern. There was solar cooking baking cookies and tofu, free range eggs, plants, gardening wrenches for removing privet and Russian Olive trees and a variety of recycling conversations for Sara Jane Love and Gwen O'Looney.
A good show put on by all and the weather actually cooperated and allowed people from Clarke and Oconee Counties of Republican and Democratic parties to see power saving tips and different kinds of ideas to save energy. A job well done by one and all and thanks to everyone for attending on a soggy Sunday afternoon.
The wrench when in use pulled up a very small shrub and dramatically demonstrated the extent of the drought when the plant was yanked from maybe an inch of soil the dirt was powder dry just under the surface, so thank heavens for the rain.
They have multiple solar panels on their new tin roofed house, a 3000 gallon rain water cistern partially underground collecting rain off the roof of their barn/garage, perma-culture gardening of things like blueberries which will grow forever and other activities.
Board of Commissioners member Chuck Horton attended as did former candidate Mary Mellein. Other familiar faces included Charlie Baugh and Carter and Becky Vaughn. Many new faces came from various places including Athens resident Lucy Kern. There was solar cooking baking cookies and tofu, free range eggs, plants, gardening wrenches for removing privet and Russian Olive trees and a variety of recycling conversations for Sara Jane Love and Gwen O'Looney.
A good show put on by all and the weather actually cooperated and allowed people from Clarke and Oconee Counties of Republican and Democratic parties to see power saving tips and different kinds of ideas to save energy. A job well done by one and all and thanks to everyone for attending on a soggy Sunday afternoon.
The wrench when in use pulled up a very small shrub and dramatically demonstrated the extent of the drought when the plant was yanked from maybe an inch of soil the dirt was powder dry just under the surface, so thank heavens for the rain.
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