Monthly Archives: September 2009

USF Campus Sustainability Conference

Sustainable Living Show, Sept 21,2009

Our first guest was a spokesperson for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and we talked about their efforts to promote National Pollution Prevention Week (P2 week). They will be offering free kits that include CF light bulbs,low flow sink aerators, and green cleaning supplies. You can get your kit through their website www.dep.state.fl.us/green.

 Our next guests were promoters for USF Campus Sustainability Conference starting October 7 at the Marshall Center at USF. This will be followed by the USF Green Expo starting on October 9, 2009, featuring many great sessions, speakers, and exhibits. See www.sustainablefloridaconference.org.

The Tampa Bay area will be holding its first Solar Tour of Homes on October 3. To take part in this historic event check out www.tampasolartour.blogspot.com 

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Local Farmers Perspective on Cuba

Sustainable Living Show, September 7, 2009

We started with Cliff Brown, a Temple Terrace horticulturist, talking about a project to rebuild the old bat tower in Temple Terrace.

Our next guest was my brother, Karl Butts. Karl took a trip to Cuba in 2000 with a group of American small farmers. He talked about Cuba’s transition to one of the most agriculturally sustainable in the world. Then the conversation took on the issues of organic verses conventional farming practices and some of the basics of growing vegetables.

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