[ June 9, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Erin Schneider, EnAct Program Manager for Madison Environmental Group, Inc. will lead an information session about the EnAct: Steps to Greener Living program. EnAct is an action-oriented book club focused on environmental stewardship, social sustainability, and healthy living. Past participants have reaped financial savings and drastically reduced their environmental impact. Collectively, EnAct participants have reduced [...]

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The previous blog/column, “A framework for a sustainable society,” spoke of the qualities and reasons for having the robust TNS framework, but it didn’t explain what it is. So, here we go! Let’s start learning the framework.

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By Heather Gates

With too many people thinking The Natural Step was just a local community group, I crafted part one of a two-parter for The Herald-Independent. Here’s a brief overview of what The Natural Step is and can do.

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[ May 17, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. May 24, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. May 31, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. June 7, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] On May 17, 24, and 31, The Natural Step Monona will be taking orders for Rain Reserve rain barrels at the Monona Farmers’ Market from 9:00 to 1:00. Distribution of the barrels will be on June 7th, also at the Monona Farmers’ Market.

For more information about the barrels and other water-saving devices offered by Sustain [...]

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[ May 15, 2009; 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. May 16, 2009; 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. ] Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle is the mantra. What most people don’t realize is that the order of those three is tremendously important! Help us support the second-best option for waste reduction–REUSE!

The Natural Step Monona sale will have clothing (both children’s and adult), jewelry, household items, raspberry plants and bottlebrush grass, baked goods (they went quickly last [...]

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[ May 12, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Members of the Madison Area Permaculture Guild, including Master Composter Brad Kaellner, will teach us about composting — the thermophillic bacteria way and the worm way! Whether you already compost or want to compost — via an Earth Machine compost bin, a pile in the corner of the yard, or worms under your kitchen sink — [...]

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[ May 10, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] If you ordered a compost bin through our sale, pick it up at the Monona Farmers’ Market on Sunday, May 10th from 9:00 until 1:00.

If you cannot pick up your order then, please let us know by sending an email to info@tnsmonona.org.

The cost is $45, tax included. Checks should be made out to Integrated Energy [...]

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[ May 30, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Join members of the community, the Parks and Recreation Department, and The Natural Step Monona in planting three beds around the Community Center with native, sustainable, and beautiful plants. We’ll plant from 9:00 a.m. until noon (or until the planting is done!) on Saturday, May 30th. The rain date is Sunday, May 31st, from 9:00 [...]

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