Charming Creek Farm is taking a closer look at our ecological footprint. We need your help and suggestions.
Our everyday activities have atremendous impact on the environment.The smallest of steps towards green living add up to a huge global difference.
We are challenging ourselves to institute a new green action every month in 2007.
Email your ideas and suggestions !
March 2007 CCF will email invoices and newsletters whenever possible, saving valuable earth resources. April 2007 CCF will install clearly marked recycle bins for glass, plastic, and cans. May 2007 Initiate change of bulbs to "Energy Savers" . These bulbs are advertised to save 60% on your electric bill. Submitted by Stephanie Rose 2/26/2007. Thank you Steph!!
June 2007 Plant trees - submitted by Stephanie Rose!
July 2007 Installing a wind mill that will generate power to aeriate the farm pond. Completed! Thank you Steve Vollers!
August 2007 Implementing Spring and Fall reseeding to help keep erosion at a minimum.
September 2007 Instituting a 3 minute limit for washing horses during dry/drought weather conditions. Submitted by Stephanie Rose. Thank you Steph!
October 2007 Changing all water tanks to Nelson Automatic waterers. Our figures conservatively estimate reducing our water waste by 23,000 gallons per year. This also conserves the energy wasted to pump that many gallons . completed in December.