Green Tidings #15 ~ July 20, 2006

Green Tidings:
A Monthly Newsletter from F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods & Supplies in Brunswick, Maine
Issue 15 ~ July 20, 2006

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In this issue...

• Grand Re-Opening Celebration Saturday, July 22, 9 am to 6 pm
• "Recycling in Maine", Sustainable Living Talk, Thursday, August 10
• Local environmental news and events

Grand RE-OPENING This Saturday, July 22, 9 am to 6 pm

Come by and check out our new location on Saturday, July 22 for our grand re-opening. We'll have giveaways, light refreshments, and a brand new store to show off!

If you can't make it on Saturday, come see us some other time. Our new store hours will be Tuesday through Friday, 9 am to 7 pm, and Saturday 9 am to 6 pm. Parking is available behind the store and on Maine Street. We can't wait to be open again for business!

Recycling in Maine, Sustainable Living Talk August 10

Join us at 7 pm on Thursday, August 10, at our new store location at 56 Maine Street in Brunswick, for August's Sustainable Living Talk. The topic will be "Recycling in Maine" by Victor Horton, Executive Director, Maine Resource Recovery Association. I invited Victor to talk after having a fascinating conversation with him in regards to the reasoning behind Harpswell's recent limitations on the types of plastic they accept for recycling. With the discussion of a new "pay-per-bag" proposal here in Brunswick, it's a great time to learn about how Maine's recycling market really works.

Please note the new time (7:00 pm) and location (56 Maine Street) for this talk.

What's Happening in the Local Environmental Scene

I believe that peace and environmental protection are tightly linked. For this reason, our store is one of the sponsors of the second annual Greater Brunswick Community Peace Fair, which will be held on the Brunswick Mall on Saturday, August 5 from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, call Christine DeTroy at 729-0023.

On Saturday, August 19, join Friends of Merrymeeting Bay in Richmond at 1 pm for "History of Swan Island". Free and open to the public; pre-registration required. To register and for directions call Trip Leader Bruce Trembly at 737-4352.

If you have news you'd like me to share, please call or email.

About this Newsletter

This newsletter is free. To subscribe or unsubscribe, simply reply via email or give me a call at (207) 729-4050. I send out the newsletter from my own email account, so all replies come right to me.

Thanks for reading!

Fred Horch, Owner

F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods & Supplies
56 Maine Street
Brunswick, ME 04011

(207) 729-4050
www.FWHorch.com

Introducing F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods & Supplies

Looking for a store that sells better products for you and your planet? You've come to the right place!

F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods & Supplies is a locally owned store in downtown Brunswick, Maine. We provide trustworthy advice and practical products that you can use to help save the planet.

I'm Fred Wilson Horch, the founder, former corporate attorney, computer geek, private pilot, and professional environmentalist. Moving to Brunswick in 2002, where my wife is an assistant professor of neurobiology at Bowdoin College, I helped launched green electricity in Maine as the Project Coordinator for Maine Interfaith Power & Light.

You'll find me in the store most days. I'm ably assisted by Brett Thompson, Hillary Shende, Debbie Atwood, Mandy Russell, and occasionally Jill Victor. All of us are committed to providing excellent service, honest recommendations and great products.

Our store started out as the Brunswick location of The Green Store. In the summer of 2006, we became an independent store with a tighter focus on helping our customers save the planet.

Although we've been doing the "brick and mortar" store for a while now, we're just getting serious about our online storefront. Our first step this fall is to combine Green Tidings, our free monthly newsletter, with our new blog. We hope the new combination will provide a more convenient way for you to stay up-to-date on what's happening here at the store--and we've got some exciting things in the works for those of you who like to shop online. Stay tuned!