Visit some good friends of Blue Rock Station...

Green Living Workshop

Friday - Dec 29th  (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

It’s  Easy Being Green… Even in America!

At Blue Rock Station we’ve welcomed literally thousands of visitors over the past few years.  And what we have found in our discussions with folks is that there is a loss of connectedness with our world and especially in our culture.  Folks seem to know that something is missing – they just don’t know what.

We are taught from an early age that more is better and that bigger is somehow best.  Yet as we consume more and more – and accumulate more and more – our “happiness factor” slowly disappears or doesn’t even exist in our lives... Why is this?

The day has come for revival and renewal...for a fun  day of discovery – a day of exploring the world you knew as a child - a day of noticing things, watching the natural systems, seeing how you fit into this greater picture.  

Green Living is much more than separating your recyclables or replacing your light bulbs with compact florescent.  It is a mind set.   It is a shift from…

• competition to partnership
• greed to caring
• feelings of scarcity to feelings of sufficiency
• reliance on outer sources of "authority" to inner sources of "knowing"
• viewing the world as a mechanical system to viewing it as a living system
• separation to wholeness -- a fresh recognition of the interconnectedness of all aspects of life and reality.

But how do you find that connectedness?  How do you begin this shift?  You begin by rediscovering some of those simple chores and pleasures your grandparents took for granted.

During your visit you will learn about good old-fashioned tried and true farm skills such as canning, yogurt making, seed starting… and so much more.  Weather permitting you’ll take a walk in the woods with the llamas and enjoy a healthy and nourishing picnic lunch.  Or experience the future of renewable energy… from passive solar to bio-diesel.  Along the way you’ll discover how to create a greener attitude in your everyday life – not by giving up your comforts, but by incorporating the parts that appeal to you – one step at a time.  

Topics we’ll explore:

• Green at Home:  Cutting energy costs, using leisure time, balancing life, transportation, everyday chores and more.
• Green at Work:  Energy awareness, consumption/waste, transportation, economic issues, and more
• Green Family:  Traditions, leisure time, consumption/waste, balance of life, food, everyday chores, economics, energy awareness and more
• Personal Green:  Goals for the future, food, health, leisure and balance of life.
• Friends:  Leisure and balance of life.

We’ll also explore:

• How to turn off the TV
• How to prepare healthy fast food meals
• Alternatives to the medical model
• Goal setting to work towards zero waste
• How to keep your pets healthy
• Local shopping and how to use it to benefit you and your community
• How to create insecticides that won’t hurt you and your pets
• and more…

All this will take place at Blue Rock Station in the relaxing setting of Ohio’s first Earthship (a self-sufficient home made of tires and cans and mud).  Sit overlooking the hills of Appalachia, sip a proper cup of tea and relax.  Join us from a much-needed break from the world.

Class size is limited to 10 students, so please reserve your spot early.  Call us to discuss discounts for multiple registrations.  For reservations, call  (740) 674-4300, e-mail us or register instantly and pay by credit card by clicking the little buttons below...

“The unexamined life is not worth living”

- Socrates  

"Thank you, the lunch was awesome, its nice for you to take the time to promote all the things that you do, buying local, health, composting, saving the environment with use of washable items I personally thought it was a nice touch; it impacted me to think a bit deeper into the "thinking green" thing, I try but it made me think more. Thank you!!! Oh yea, of course the class was great for its purpose. Thanks to both of you for your information, I look forward to attending more classes and getting to know you more. “

- Barbara Woodbum, McConnelsville, Ohio