Sustainable Ewing Green Team

Ewing 2017 Fall Spin

August 11, 2017August 11, 2017Leave a comment

Sustainable Ewing Green Team To Host 3^rd Annual Community Bike Ride As A Part Of Ewing Community Fest

Mayor Bert Steinmann and the Ewing Green Team are pleased to announce the 3^rd Annual Community Ewing Fall Spin, to be held as a part of the 2017 Community Fest event, on Saturday, September 23, 2017, from 8:30am to 11:00am. The event will start and end at Campus Town at The College of New Jersey. The theme for this year’s ride is, “Bike Riding for a Healthier You.” September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and all proceeds from the event will be donated to the American Cancer Society’s Run for Dad event in support of prostate cancer awareness and research.

Individuals or teams, ages 18 years and older are encouraged to register early as there is a maximum number of 50 riders allowed. “We would love participants to sign up as individuals or come as a team of friends, family members or co-workers,” says EGT Member and Bike Ride Coordinator, Garry Keel. The Ride registration fee is $20 until September 16^th and $25 thereafter. All persons registering by September 16^th will receive a T-shirt. Day-of-event registration will begin at 8:00am.

The bike ride will tour Ewing Township, and include appropriate rest stops. There is an 8 mile route designed for the casual rider, and an 18 mile route planned for the more experienced rider. Don’t forget after you have completed your ride, to head over to Ewing’s Community Fest celebration where you can meet your neighbors and enjoy a celebration of community in Ewing. Secure parking for your bike has been arranged.

For more information on the Ewing Community Fest Fall Spin, please visit our webpage, email ewinggreenteam@gmail.com or call Garry Keel at 609-771-9611.

Garden Contest Deadline Extended!

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017Leave a comment

Calling all Ewing Gardeners!

There’s still time to enter our 2017 Garden Contest. We have extended the submission deadline to August 15th so now’s the time to take your garden photos and get your submission in. Check out our 2017 Garden Contest page for information on rules, eligibility, and the entry form.

The 2017 Garden Contest is sponsored by the Ewing Green Team, the West Trenton Garden Club and Ewing Girl Scout Troop #70138 and we hope that you will want to show off all the fruits of your labors This contest is for amateur gardeners only, so don’t be put off, give it a try!

The contest is being run in conjunction with our Fall 2017 Garden Tour. It is separate from the tour and you don’t have to participate in the tour to enter the contest, but we would love it if you would! We realize that not every gardener is confident or experienced enough to showcase their garden on a garden tour. So, to encourage more homeowners to join in our beautification efforts we are running the Garden Contest.

Important Dates

Entry deadline – Tues, Aug 1 Tuesday, August 15th
Finalist Notification – Fri, Sept 1
Judges visit gardens – Week of Sept 5
2017 Through the Garden Gate Tour – Winners announced Sat/Sun, Sept 16 & 17
Winners will also be announced at Ewing’s Community Fest celebration on Sat, Sept 23rd

We believe that growing gardens grows community! We invite you to grow a greener Ewing along with us and show off all the beauty you have labored so hard to create. This contest is for amateur gardeners only, so don’t be put off, give it a try!

For additional contest details such as eligibility, judging and how to enter, check out our 2017 Garden Contest page.

Prizes

There will be prizes! We have a rain barrel for each winner and gift certificates from local nurseries. More information will be coming soon!

6th Annual Farm to Table Fun(d)raiser Dinner July 20th

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017Leave a comment

Join the Ewing Green Team at Terhune Orchards on Thursday, July 20th for hors d’oeuvres followed by a five course dinner prepared from local ingredients and wine pairing all set to live music. In its sixth year, the Farm to Table Fun(d)raiser will benefit the Mercer County Sustainability Coalition, a group of Mercer County Green Teams and sustainable organizations including the EGT!

Enjoy cocktails outside at 5:00 p.m. and then head to dinner served in the big red barn at 6:30 p.m. prepared by chefs representing Terra Momo Restaurant Group. Chefs Marco Santana and Joe Voller from Eno Terra of Kingston, Terry Strong, Tito Campos and Emily Kirstein from Mediterra of Princeton and Manny Perez of soon to open, Albariño in Shrewsbury; will prepare an exquisite five course, seasonal menu highlighting fruits and vegetables grown at Terhune Orchards and other locally produced ingredients. Each course will be paired with wines from Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery.

Throughout the evening Ocean Country Band, a Jersey Shore-based quartet played a mix of country, bluegrass, and rock cover songs. At the end of the night each guest will go home with a bag brimming with produce grown at Terhune Orchards and a commemorative recipe booklet that includes the menu items for this evening’s special dinner.

The Mercer County Sustainability Coalition is an alliance of the Green Teams and sustainability organizations of Mercer County, New Jersey and the Mercer County Office of Economic Development and Sustainability. Formed in 2013 to better coordinate the various green teams and sustainability organizations around Mercer County, the Coalition works to promote a regional and collaborative approach to sustainability initiatives. Members of the Coalition have collaborated on the Mercer Green Fest, the region’s annual “green fair”. The Coalition includes: Ewing, Hopewell Valley, Trenton, Robbinsville, West Windsor, Sustainable Lawrence, Sustainable Princeton, the Mercer County Office of Economic Development and Sustainability and the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association.

We would love to see you there! Tickets are a donation of $100 per person, $150 per couple. They are available online now at http://sustainablelawrence.org. Terhune Orchards is located at 330 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton.

Ewing Better Bag Project

July 1, 2017Leave a comment

Hello Ewing Green Team Friends! My name is Patrick Otey and for my BSA Eagle Project I have chosen to work with the Ewing Green Team to create a new initiative called The Ewing Better Bag Project. In an effort to promote sustainability and reduce plastic waste, I will be conducting a citizen survey aimed at discovering what customers are doing with the plastic bags they get while shopping and encouraging them to use reusable bags instead.

By helping to educate citizens about the harmful lasting effects of plastic bags and providing them with several free reusable bags, it is my hope that more people will take this small but important step to alter their shopping habits to help the environment. I will be hosting an information table, conducting surveys, and distributing free reusable bags donated by Ewing Township and Mercer County at several Ewing retailers on the following dates:

Sunday July 9: 11:00 – 2:00 pm , at Shoprite of Ewing
Saturday July 15: 10:00 – 1:00pm, at the Trenton Farmer’s Market

Thank you for supporting this important effort! We hope to see you at these events.

Patrick Otey