Events

Click here to Watch Goose Island Video on how they are helping the "Green" Community by donating their Bourbon County Brand Stout Barrels to Become Rain Catchers

• Chicago's Navy Pier - September 19, 2009
• Vermont Institute of Science May 15, 2010
• Friends of the Manayunk Canal, PA-September 2010
• Marengo, Illinois - October 2010

We will be Booth 2633
We will be bringing Rain Barrels, Wooden Rain Barrels, Composters, Mini Composters, our Potting Bench and the accessories that go along with these products.

All our products are in their second life -- we have UpCycled food barrels for our Rain Barrels and Composters. All our wood products are made from Western Red Cedar and White Cedar that was previously used as fencing material.
See our "About Us" tab on the homepage for more details.

March 6, 2011 -- 6:00 p.m.
American Legion Hall
443 E. 157th Street
South Holland, IL We will be discussing the Use of Rain Barrels and Composters.

Mark you calendars for Saturday, March 12th! For the first time, Imagine Grinnell is bringing vendors to the Grinnell Area Home and Business Expo to talk about about energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy for the new Green Energy Showcase. The Showcase is Imagine Grinnell’s latest effort to promote energy savings in the Grinnell Community, and will include vendor-led workshops on topics ranging from geothermal heating and cooling systems to bicycle commuting. The Showcase aims to help everyone understand that conservation and efficient energy use are important in all aspects of our lives, not just when we flip the light switch.
9 am – 3 pm, March 12th, 2011
1333 Sunset Street, Grinnell-Newburg High School Gyms
Grinnell, Iowa 50112

Showcase vendors will include:
Alliant Energy
Arpeggio Farms
Bikes To You
Iowa Energy Alternatives
Jasper County Habitat for Humanity
Koopman Construction Latcham Enterprises
My Handyman
South Central Iowa Solid Waste Agency
Upcycle Products
Imagine Grinnell

Workshop Schedule
9:30 AM: Using the Home Energy Audit Toolkits
with Jordan Scheibel of Imagine Grinnell
10:30 AM: Habitat for Humanity - Decent, Affordable, Efficient Homes
with Doug Garrett and Mark Steinberg of Habitat for Humanity
11:30 AM: Geothermal 101
with Alan Latcham of Latcham Enterprises
1:00 PM: Bicycle Commuting
with Craig Cooper of Bikes to You
2:00 PM: Residential Wind Power
with Todd Hammen of Iowa Energy Alternatives

"Saving for a Sunny day"
March 30, 2011
7 p.m. in the Founders Center in historical downtown Frankfort
We will be showing the benefits of using Rain Barrels and composters, how to correctly install them, and use them.