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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Columnist Josie Burck

So far for this project, Josie Burck has written two columns for the local newspaper, The Harbor Country News. Read the newest installment here:
http://www.harborcountry-news.com/articles/2012/04/16/features/doc4f85d426a0466663717089.txt

There is also a great photo of the team along with some of the kids from the school's community garden project. Thanks for reading!

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Start your own project!

We had lots of comments from people wanting us to start a program at THEIR local stores. But we don't have enough time! So we want to encourage all of you to do it yourselves -- it's easy! Here are some things to consider:

1. Offer an incentive - financial would be a great idea, but it could be something else. This helps people "own" the idea.
2. Use public media and social media (newspaper, newsletters, email, etc.) to spread the word.
3. Identify someone at the store who has the time and the interest in making this a success. This is very important. Someone whose job it is to make sure the community is happy.
4. A community with built-in support. Clubs, community organizations want to help as we learned!
5. There is free online support for downloading signs and giving advice. www.plasticbagrecycling.org please visit and look around.

The Bag-It Contest!

We want to help people change their plastic grocery bag usage habits. So many people use those bags once and then throw them away. Some do reuse them for other things, but those bags can be used again and again, not just once or twice. SO, March 5 - March 11 there is a contest at the Harding's in Three Oaks, Michigan. Bring your PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS back to the store and reuse them. The cashiers will give you 3 cents back for each bag you reuse and a tally will placed on a tally sheet. If 30 people reuse during the week, $250 will be donated by FOTO to the Elementary School's Garden Project. So get out there to Harding's and reuse those bags -- and keep doing it even after the contest is over!