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Circle 3 Philosophy, Community Events, Conservation Philosophy, Gardening, Sustainability, Uncategorized

Hamilton County Environmental Services Compost Bin Sale May 8

On May 8th, Hamilton County Environmental Services will be having a one day only sale of The Earth Machine backyard compost bin. The sale is from 9:00 am and 2:00 pm and is open only to Hamilton County residents. The two locations, Cincinnati State and Technical College and Princeton High School will have [...]

Circle 3 Philosophy, Community Events, Conservation Philosophy, Gardening, Influential People, Organic Food, Sustainability

Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson, and Gene Logsdon “Town Hall” lecture at Xavier University April 11th.

On Sunday April 11th the Xavier University Ethics, Religion and Society lecture series on Ecology and Sustainability presents “An Informal Conversation”. This “town hall” type lecture features three well known speakers on the subject of agriculture in today’s society. From the Xavier website:

Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson and Gene Logsdon, April 11, 2010, [...]

Community Events, Conservation Philosophy, Sustainability, Upcoming Events

Second Annual Northside Reduce, Recycle, RUN! On April 25th

The second annual Northside Reduce, Recycle, Run! 5K will be happening on Sunday, April 25th in beautiful Spring Grove Cemetery! Bring your reusable water bottle, your old sneakers and/or old cell phone to recycle, walk or run a 5K (the event WILL be timed). There will also be a pre-party held Sunday, April 18th at [...]

Bicycles, Circle 3 Philosophy, Conservation Philosophy, New Urbanism

Architect Jan Gehl on Urban Planning, Human Scale, and the Bicycle Revolution

I ‘borrowed’ this article from the Sierra Club’s Green Life webpage. It’s interesting reading for Cincinnatians as they consider both re-developing the City’s urban core and giving citizens better non-automobile transportation choices like streetcars, light rail, and a network of bicycle paths and routes. Investment in bicycle and pedestrian-centered neighborhoods can vastly improve [...]

Circle 3 Philosophy, Conservation Philosophy, Upcoming Events

“Forgotten Cincinnati” Photo Exhibit Friday January 29th

All of us here at Circle 3 are big proponents of the “reduce/reuse/recycle” mantra.  Often times people forget that this idea can apply to more than just a cardboard shipping box or soda bottle – it can also apply to big things such as buildings.  A lot of wonderfully unique spaces in Cincinnati (and other [...]

Conservation Philosophy, Influential People

Merry Christmas Pigs!

Edward Abbey was a prolific, if somewhat curmudgeonly, environmental writer in the tradition of Henry David Thoreau and Aldo Leopold. He penned such classic works as ‘Desert Solitaire’ in 1968 and the ever controversial novel, ‘The Monkey Wrench Gang’ in 1975. Ed was born in the town of Indiana, Pennsylvania, but for most [...]

Conservation Philosophy, Influential People

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

“In all of nature, there is no sound more pleasing than that of a hungry animal at its feed.  Unless you are the food.”

-Edward Abbey

Edward Abbey – Photo by Terrence Moore