2. QEW Mini-Grants
• Environmental matching grants for Quaker
meetings and groups
• In 2011, meetings match from $250 to
$500 grant from their budget or by fund-
raising
• Deadline for the grant application is May
2, 2011.
6. Chapel Hill Friends
Meeting/ Chapel
Hill Early School
Edible perennial "Nibble
Garden" for the
playground includes
Blueberries, Hardy Kiwi,
Grapes, Passion fruit &
Hazelnuts- all
playground safe & kid
friendly. Beautiful
Backyards, a sustainable
landscaping nonprofit, is
hired to implement the
project.
7. Breaking soil for the Chapel Hill, N.C. Friends
Meeting Nibble Garden
8. Energy Class
Scattergood (Iowa)
Friends School juniors &
seniors had an energy
conservation class
March-May of 2010, led
by energy specialist and
QEW member, David
Abazs. From northern
Minnesota they canoed
down the Mississippi
River. The group gave
presentations along the
way to schools,
churches and other
interested groups.
11. Milwaukee Friends Meeting, Wis.
Project for Anita Koenen Land Preserve
Milwaukee Friends Meeting worships in a meetinghouse constructed on
the Anita and Jacob Koenen Land Preserve. Project includes
removal of the invasive plants by restoring the land to its indigenous
flora and fauna.
14. Mexico City Friends Meeting
Casa de los Amigos Guest House & Friends Meeting
implement compact fluorescent light bulbs, a bike-
lending program, and low-flush toilets for the guest
house
23. Homewood Meeting
Solar Energy Project
Baltimore, Md.
• Panels cover half of
roof over meeting room.
• Electric meter runs
backwards on sunny
days and on full moon.
• Solar sys. size 7.2 kW
• Produces 715 kWh mo.
• Yearly savings $1,296
• Fund raisers, a concert,
three yard sales, and a t-
shirt sales and the mini-
grant paid for the
system.
24. How you can help:
• Contribute to the mini-grant fund with a fund-
raiser or by direct contributions to the “QEW
Mini-grant fund.”
• Contributions of carbon offsets for trips and
individual donations can be donated to QEW for
the Mini-grant Fund.
• Plan an environmental project for your Quaker
meeting, church, or group. Application is at
<www.quakerearthcare.org>.
• Deadline: May 2, 2011.
Editor's Notes
Bucktorn
Our garden provides many different learning experiences for the children at Richmond Friends School covering several curricular areas. We study seasonal cycles and life cycles as a major focus in our understanding and studies of the natural world. The garden gives first hand experience with this in so many ways. Another major focus of our science curriculum is recycling and reuse and taking care of our earth. Our worm bin and the composting are an important part of this. It is exciting for the children to see their snack and lunch scraps turned into lovely enriched soil for the garden. Keeping track of weather: daily temperature recordings, daily graphing of sunny, rainy and snowy days, and checking the rain gauge fits in with both our science and math programs. Getting kids outside, observing and being physically active in the preparation and care for the garden is an important part of our curriculum also. Gardening without chemicals and eating products that are nutritionally good and healthy is also a part of the garden project and can lead to good discussions about health and nutrition.
Beaver totes and Beaver Blocks are used to plant fame flower, pinks, chives, and prairie onion.