What’s new at Abundance:
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Enter our New Tagline Contest!
As you can see by our professional new look, we are ready to get serious about what we do! We are on a mission to sum up what we do in just a few witty words, but we need your help.
If you write the winning tagline for us, you will win a free pass to any upcoming DIY workshop, to use in 2014!
Entries are due by January 15th. Click here for more info about the contest and how to enter!
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Give to Abundance through the Indy Give Guide!
Live local. Give local! Now through December 31st, get a bag of delicious Larry’s Beans coffee with every tax-deductible donation $35 and up!
Find us on the Give Guide website!
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Pecha Kucha night postponed to January 6th!
Jan. 6, 2014; 6pm at Top of the Hill Back Bar in Chapel Hill. $5 at the door.
A super fun night of thinking & drinking, idea sharing & storytelling. $1 from every beer purchase goes to Abundance.
What is Pecha Kucha? Presenters each have 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide to discuss. Slides are automatically timed to be exactly 20 seconds with the total time for each presenter is 6 minutes and 40 seconds. This keeps the pace fun & exciting. Sign up to make a presentation, or read more about it here!
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Cafeteria Man is coming to town…
As part of our ongoing work to bring more fresh, locally-grown food into our local school cafeteria lunches, we are thrilled to announce that this January, we’re bringing the nationally known Tony Geraci, aka Cafeteria Man, to speak to local officials, cafeteria workers and organizers.
Geraci made a name for himself when he revolutionized the way Baltimore City Schools think about feeding their young people. He’s gonna help us do the same!
RSVP to attend! (limited seating available)
Stay tuned for details (by signing up for our e-newsletter), and here’s a link to learn more about the documentary made about him.
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Climate Change Adaptation Work Continues
In 2012, a farmer approached us, asking us to put on a workshop for farmers looking for ways to combat the challenging effects of climate change on their farms. In response, we took it one step further and held our first annual Climate Change Adaptation Conference in Feb. 2013, assembling researchers, farmers, and creative thinkers to discuss concerns and share and develop solutions.
Out of the conference came a lot of questions, ideas, new research projects, and ideas for 2014. Our next conference is this coming February, where we will delve deeper into what we learned last year. Albert Bates is our keynote speaker, with many others to compliment the line-up. Sign up for our e-news list to keep up to date on plans, and read about last year here!
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Pepper Festival 2013 was a huge success!
Thanks to all who came out, and to the musicians, chefs, brewers, and organizations who made 2013 a year to remember.
Check out this fun slide show from the event, and sign up for our email newsletter to find out how to get tickets to next year’s Pepper Fest!
