BOEING EMPLOYEES for ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
(BEES)
PROJECT IDEAS
Encourage employees and cafeterias to reduce waste (ideas here), offer lower impact foods and utensils (maybe buy local food, CSA,..…)
CSA - (Community Supported Agriculture)
In 2009, about a dozen subscribers enjoyed some delicious local produce through the Summer CSA (the carrots and raspberries were incredible!) The Winter CSA was unfortunately cut short by the very cold weather in November and December. The farm we used has a website that allows you to choose the items you have in your box each week from a long list of possible crops and the boxes can be delivered each week to any of 40 pickup locations around Seattle and on the Eastside (including as far north as the Everett Activity Center). If there is interest from folks living further North, we can investigate using other farms also.
Photo of our vegetables growing at 21Acres farm in Woodinville
The 2010 season will be here soon and we are looking for help in signing people up.
If you are interested in helping, please contact us. If you want to sign up now, send us an email to get the Boeing discount code.
Check out the program and photos of the amazing fruits and veggies at:
http://www.growingwashington.org/foodbox/index.php
For more general info about CSA's in this area (including a directory of all the farms from Whatcom county in the North to Thurston County in the South), check out these links: www.pugetsoundfresh.org/csa.htm and www.pugetsoundfresh.org/pdf/2009-PSF-Farm-Guide.pdf.
Encourage more carpooling, sharing rides, reducing driving by connecting more people that live near each other to drive together. Look for maps in the 40-92 and add your label to see who lives near you and might be interested in carpooling
Reduce electricity consumption with campaign to turn off lights, vending machines, monitors, etc
Go on tours as a club (ideas include Islandwood Environmental Education Center, a wind farm, a local farm, environmentally-focussed businesses,....). Send us your ideas...
Interest groups - connect with existing groups or form our own, such as electric cars or alternative energy or ??
Hold recycling events (electronics, household items, etc)
Introduce glass recycling on site
Initiate a solar community project
Introduce organic/shade-grown coffees at coffee stations
Establish buying club for environmentally responsible products and services (for example local fruits and vegetables)
Explore fluorescent light bulb recycling with company and communities
Distribute reusable shopping bags at Family Day Events.
Educate employees and families about the global impact of food choices
Research into and analysis of environmental choices (ie use analytical talent at Boeing to investigate life cycle impacts)
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