Bloomfield’s “Paperless Council” project received a nice write-up in today’s Star Ledger, with supportive quotes from Deputy Clerk Bonnie Triola and Councilwoman Pat Spychala. It was used as an example of the town’s efforts to “go green”, along with the energy audit completed last year and their first action steps of replacing incandescent building lights [...]
Are you interested in composting? Backyard composting bins will be are available for a special price of only $30 to Bloomfield residents (thanks to grant funds), $48 for non-residents (discounted from retail price of $100) at the DPW at a Backyard Composting Event on Saturday, October 25. The Earth Machine composters will turn all your vegetative kitchen scraps, [...]
At the Bloomfield Green Fest, 86 people signed up to express their interest in joining the Greener Bloomfield organization and helping our community go green! If you didn’t get a chance to sign up at Green Fest, please leave a comment with your name and contact information, and we’ll add you to the list!
An excellent article in the September 25 issue of The Independent Press of Bloomfield captured the excitement of the first Bloomfield Green Fest. If you don’t have the paper, you can read the article online at LocalSource.com.
The first Bloomfield Green Fest was by all accounts a huge success. At Green Fest, held during Bloomfield’s annual Harvest Fest on September 20-21, 2008, about 1,000 people visited the 26 exhibitors, all local non-profit organizations and businesses focused on sustainability, to learn about recycling, composting, home energy efficiency audits and remodeling, and green products [...]
The first Bloomfield Green Fest received a nice preview write-up last week in The Independent Press of Bloomfield. Staff Writer Michael W. Curley, Jr., captured the excitement we had going into the event, and we’re looking forward to seeing this week’s write-up. The article isn’t on their website any longer, but I’ve posted it after the [...]
The first Bloomfield Green Fest got off to an outstanding start with a steady stream of visitors to the 17 exhibitors’ tables. Everyone was pleased, from the event organizers to the vendors and non-profits, the visitors, and even Bloomfield’s Mayor Raymond McCarthy and Council members who stopped by. On Sunday, Sept. 21, from noon to [...]
Every event like the Bloomfield Green Fest relies on volunteers to help keep things running smoothly. We’d appreciate your help with overall event setup, exhibitor set up, greeters, runners, clean-up, and more. If you’d like to volunteer, click on the “more” link to find out how.
Can’t wait for the Bloomfield Green Fest? Help us promote it by printing and posting some flyers! We want to make sure everyone in Bloomfield and surrounding communities knows about it so they can visit our exhibits and learn more about going green.
Join us for the first Bloomfield Green Fest at Harvest Fest, September 20-21, 2008. Meet representatives from a number of green-focused non-profit organizations and local businesses, and learn how you can go green with discussions led by local experts. Join us at the plaza between the Bloomfield Civic Center and Public Library across from the [...]
Greener Bloomfield is a new organization that promotes sustainable living, working, and government in Bloomfield, New Jersey. We developed green building guidelines for the Bloomfield Center Redevelopment Plan, we’ve provided feedback on the town’s recent Energy Audit, we’ve helped the Mayor and Township Council move toward paperless meetings, and we’re co-sponsoring the Bloomfield Green Fest [...]
