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5 Money Free Ways to Go Green
DoYourPart.com founder Terry Bennett shares Go Green For Free: How To Make Eco-Friendly Life Changes Without Spending Money with the Huffington Post. I think these are worthwhile tips and wanted to...
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And a Beautiful Day it Was!
Fresh snow and a gorgeous warm sunny day made for a picture perfect snowshoe event. Many thanks to the Derry Cooperative School District & Eastern Mountain Sports for the loan of the Snowshoes....
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Spring Cleaning
My mission this year is to be Green about how I clean the house. Looking for a few tips I came across Green America’s article Ten Simple Ways to Clean Green. I learned that baking soda and vinegar...
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From Clean to Dirt…
So the last post about baking soda and vinegar got me thinking about dirt. Yes, the dirt that I so long to see under all this snow! Tis the beginning of gardening season where we think about the...
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Earth Hour
in 2 Days… We have an opportunity to join Millions of people around the world in a show of solidarity and commitment toward solving the problem of climate change. The WWF (World Wildlife Federation)...
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Invasive Plant Management
A couple of late season storms have provided us with ample snow, but many of us hear the word spring and our minds turn to the garden. Well here is a little garden prep that you can start before the...
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Upcoming Events!
Go Green Derry Offers A Full Slate This Spring For starters, Go Green Derry will have an informational display at the Derry Public Library for the month of April. You will be able to pick up a copy of...
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NH Reps vote on RGGI
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allows the State of New Hampshire to collect tariffs on companies that exceed the Carbon Dioxide (greenhouse gas) limit set by the initiative. Polluter’s...
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Rethinking ‘Trash’ Recap
Monday night UNH Professor John Halstead spoke at the Derry Public Library. His talk, “Rethinking ‘Trash’: Composting, Recycling, and Sustainable Resource Use” took a look at recycling from an...
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It’s Blue Bag Time!
We are gearing up for a great Clean Up Week in Derry! Already many of our local community groups have signed up and committed to cleaning up a section of Derry. Now that the snow has FINALLY...
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A Garden for Wildlife: Natural Landscaping for a Better Backyard
Please join us for the second in the Sustainablility Lecture Series held at The Derry Public Library and co-hosted by The DPL and Go Green Derry. The presentation will begin at 7:00 pm at the DPL in...
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Thank you to all!
As I drive around Derry this week, I am pleased to see so many blue bags filled. I know that sounds strange (happy to see garbage), but really, it means that Derry is just a bit nicer to view along...
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Down and Dirty!
Once, again, I’d like to thank everyone for participating in this Spring Clean-Up. With the trash gone, and the leaves raked, we can appreciate the early spring blooms in all their beauty. Although...
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Energy Seminar to be held at Derry Public Library
The Derry Energy & Environmental Advisory Committee will be sponsoring a free seminar on how to save energy in the home at the Derry Public Library on Saturday, May 18th from 2:00 to 4:00....
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Healthy Diet Tips
I am middle aged, frustratingly sedentary and trying hard to stay healthy and keep the weight off. I exercise when I can and maintain a relatively healthy diet. But could I be doing more? This arrived...
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Healthy Diet Tips
If you asked me two years ago what Kale is I would not have been able to tell you. But Kale has become one of my favorite vegetables. This easy to grow, dark green leafy nutritious superfood can eaten...
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Jr Solar Sprint Challenge
Students from Gilbert H. Hood and West Running Brook middle schools will compete against each other in a Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) competition in Derry, NH on Saturday, June 8th at Gilbert H Hood...
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Oh so sweet… or bittersweet.
This year we’ve been focusing on the soil – what is in it, how we treat it, and what grows from it. This post, in particular, is about the bitterness of battling those invasive plant species. I’m not...
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Not Knotweed!!!
Last month I posted about Oriental Bittersweet and put a short slide show on our Derry Cable message boards regarding the identification and removal of it in our own yards. This month our focus will...
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It’s Blue Bag Time Again!
The middle of Fall is definitely upon us as we rake up those leaves and put away all our summer toys! My yard isn’t quite there yet but the kiddos and I are gearing up with friends to find places in...
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