March 20th

  • March 21, 2013 10:49 pm

Finally a picture of Sarah and Heather together!  The trusty coordinators of the Earth Matters Upcyclers…

Below is a great shot of Faye, Rylan, Nic and Spencer working hard on their tent bags! upcyclers teachers upcyclers 4 Pictures courtesy of Susy Hamilton, Nelson Daily News Online.

So much has happened in the past couple weeks

  • March 16, 2013 1:07 am

Hello everyone, I’d like to start off by introducing myself. My name is Kevin Disher and I am going to be the EarthMatters Blog Writer for the next little while.

These last two weeks at the youth center have been extremely productive, and the group of people we have working on the project is simply phenomenal! The number of brilliant idea’s being tossed around and the fact that many of them are turning into reality is very encouraging. In fact thanks to the help of all of our lovely volunteers we are expanding the scope of our tent recycling to include flags and banners for use by the Nelson Cares Society. These will then we used during the Love your Tent Campaign this summer. Stay tuned for more information on that!

Next Wednesday we are going to be trying assembly line style production of our recycled tent bags for the first time. If all goes well production will be in full swing and EarthMatters will be well on the way to reducing the impact of Shambhala Music Festival on the environment. Here’s a sample of what we’ve accomplished so far to give you an idea of what to expect when our bags hit the shelves at the Shambhala Merch Tent!


To help raise awareness for the Love your Tent Campaign one our volunteer’s Fae has been working on designing a logo, and I’ve gotta say that it is coming along beautifully. The end result should be quite the site to behold. Here are a couple pictures of the design so far!

Over the next few weeks I am going to be trying to make the blog more interactive so If you have any questions or suggestions on a topic you would like discussed please feel free to get in touch with me using the contact form below. I will gladly do anything within my capabilities to help.
Also i am debating whether or not adding a discussion forum to the site and would be a good idea and would like to know what sections you think belong in the forum.
For example:
Composting
Love your Tent Campaign
Gardening Tips and Tricks
Idea Swap
Sewing
etc…

Each of the topics will be listed as a sub-forum where everything can be discussed freely by all of the users of our site.

Best regards,
Kevin Disher