Bike to Work Day 2012 this week:
Friday, May 18 is National Bike to Work Day. So dust off that 2-wheeler, get some exercise, and save the gas. The city and other organizations are sponsoring some organized activities. See the link below for details:
http://www.theindycog.com/events/bike-to-work-day-2012
Actually, if you can't work it out for Friday, any day this week, or even this month, will work. Make sure to let someone in the Sustainability Committee know you biked in (and provide some sort of proof) and Stan will treat you with a gift card. See you on the road.
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Schmidt Associates starts urban garden
To celebrate Earth Day in 2012, Schmidt Associates' workers started an urban garden located on the roof of the building. The garden is an expansion of the green roof area the office has had in place for the last 7 years. For the urban garden, employees brought in their favorite fruits and vegetables to grow this year either from seed or from starter sprouts. Having a garden located at the office allows the workers to monitor the plants more frequently. It is also expected that there will be less weeding involved due to the rooftop location.
Depending on the harvest yield, the vegetables produced by the garden may be sold at a mini farmer's market as a fund raiser for charity. If the garden proves successful this year, there is the possibility for expansion in the future. If the vegetables sell well at the market, there might even be an office tractor on the horizon.
