Oregon Coast Real Estate Blog - Living on the Oregon Coast » Living Green http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com Real Estate YOUR Way Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:27:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Winter Farmer’s Market in Newport http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2011/11/winter-farmers-market-newport-oregon/ http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2011/11/winter-farmers-market-newport-oregon/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:52:52 +0000 Dean http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/?p=2227 For those of us who are suffering from Farmer’s Market Withdrawal, help is on its way. Saturday November 19, 2011 marks the first day of the Winter Farmer’s Market at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds, a continuation of the Newport Saturday market. Local growers and food producers of all kinds will be represented providing high [...]]]> Lincoln County Fairgrounds Farmer's MarketFor those of us who are suffering from Farmer’s Market Withdrawal, help is on its way. Saturday November 19, 2011 marks the first day of the Winter Farmer’s Market at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds, a continuation of the Newport Saturday market. Local growers and food producers of all kinds will be represented providing high quality fresh products.

Location of the Lincoln County Fairgrounds

If you're a visitor to the area and want to check out the Market, click on this map to get your bearings on where the Fairgrounds are located. Surprisingly, you won't find it labeled on Google Maps, the Market website, or even the County website!

In addition, bakers, artisans and craft people will all be in attendance showing their very best efforts. This could be a great place to begin your holiday shopping! Hours are 10 AM to 2 PM in the main exhibit hall at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds.

Who’s your favorite vendor at the Market? Give us your tips below.

]]> http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2011/11/winter-farmers-market-newport-oregon/feed/ 0 Oregon Coast Comm College Aquarium Science http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2011/07/oregon-coast-comm-college-aquarium-science/ http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2011/07/oregon-coast-comm-college-aquarium-science/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:34:01 +0000 Dean http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/?p=1841 The crowning jewel is about to be mounted in the crown of the Oregon Coast Community College.  A new Aquarium Science building is slated to be completed this fall to support the OCCC’s nationally-recognized Aquarium Science Program and other animal husbandry initiatives.  The project’s use of recirculated heat from the laboratories and solar [...]]]>

Rendering of the new aquarium science building

The crowning jewel is about to be mounted in the crown of the Oregon Coast Community College.  A new Aquarium Science building is slated to be completed this fall to support the OCCC’s nationally-recognized Aquarium Science Program and other animal husbandry initiatives.  The project’s use of recirculated heat from the laboratories and solar panels will reduce operating costs, making it state of the art and energy efficient.

Jim Lewis of gLAs Architects of Eugene was selected for OCCC project, and is also designing the International Port and the NOAA Home Port buildings.  Students will train in aquarium science with a 2 year Associates degree or a one year certificate for those who have a bachelors.  Previous graduates are in demand with  private and public aquariums, research centers and fish hatcheries throughout the United States including one graduate working in Guam.  This addition fishtails (ooops, dovetails) nicely with the other excellent marine science projects here on the Oregon Coast.  Come on over and see what’s happening on the Central Oregon Coast, you will be impressed.

]]> http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2011/07/oregon-coast-comm-college-aquarium-science/feed/ 0 Green Bikes Hit the Street in Waldport http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2009/08/green-bikes-hit-the-street-in-waldport/ http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2009/08/green-bikes-hit-the-street-in-waldport/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:30:10 +0000 Dean http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/?p=786 It’s true, Green Bikes have hit the streets in the Oregon Coast town of Waldport.  As a  non-profit program sponsored by the Seashore Family Literacy Center, this three-year-old project has become very poplular with visitors and residents alike.  Each bike is equipped with a rope under the seat with a note that says [...]]]> It’s true, Green Bikes have hit the streets in the Oregon Coast town of Waldport.  As a  non-profit program sponsored by the Seashore Family Literacy Center, this three-year-old project has become very poplular with visitors and residents alike.  Each bike is equipped with a rope under the seat with a note that says “if tied don’t ride”.  Most stay around town even though they have been known to migrate as far away as Portland, three hours away. Since inception, the number of bikes has grown from 7 to 30 and the bike racks in town has grown from two to thirty.  Come to the Oregon Coast and ride a Green Bike!

]]> http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2009/08/green-bikes-hit-the-street-in-waldport/feed/ 0 Upcycling on the Oregon Coast http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2009/04/upcycling-on-the-oregon-coast/ http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/index.php/2009/04/upcycling-on-the-oregon-coast/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:05:17 +0000 Dean http://oregoncoastrealestateblog.com/?p=464 You may well ask, “what in the world is Upcycling?”  Upcycling is “the practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value”,  (from the book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William [...]]]> You may well ask, “what in the world is Upcycling?”  Upcycling is “the practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value”,  (from the book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart).  My parents and grandparents were wonderful examples of old-school upcyclers.   They rarely threw anything away; rather, they found new uses for the coffee cans, old clothes, plastic containers, jars and miscellaneous stuff that today often times goes in the recycling bin or the landfill.

Coastal residents are becoming very environmentally conscious.   One of the ways we do this is to check out companies like TerraCycle.net  If you would like to experience the opportunities of going green here on the Oregon Coast call or e-mail me.   There are many easily accessible web sites depending on your specific interest and more are showing up daily.   Many of us are overwhelmed at the challenge of reducing our carbon footprint.   Part of the solution, I believe, is to think globally and act locally.

  • Start a garden — no matter how small.
  • Feed it from compost you make from yard and kitchen waste.
  • Collect and recycle rain water — free and abundant here on the Coast.
  • And most of all, realize that the impact each of us has is limited only by our willingness to re-think how we do things.

As the ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu famously said, “Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step”.

Central Oregon Coast places to donate items to be reused – or find things to upcycle:

 

Lincoln County

Tillamook County

Lane County

Other Oregon Recycling/Upcycling Resources:

My hope is to help new residents (or future residents) to the area settle in and make use of the progressive services and resources for which Oregon is so famous.  If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call in my Seal Rock office, 541-563-3862.

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