For Earth Day We kicked off our "Support the Land Trust not the Land Fill" environmental health project with the sale of our re-usable shopping bags. They are selling well and we feel that the kick off event held at Main Street Coffee and Tea in Franklin has really had an impact in helping people to be more aware of post-consumer waste. You can buy the bag at the following locations:
Franklin: LTLT office, 88 E. Main Street; Collectable Cottage 76 E. Main St.; Main Street Coffee and Tea 26 E. Main St. ; Silver Threads Yarn Store 41 E. Main St.; Franklin Chamber of Commerce 425 Porter St.; FROG Quarters 573 E. Main St.; Spring Ridge Creamery 11856 Georgia Rd.
Bryson City / Nantahala Gorge: Endless River Adventures Nantahala Gorge; Smoky Mountain Jet Boats 22 Needmore Rd. (at junction of Hwy 74); Fryemont Inn 245 Fryemont St.;
The Artists’ House Too 32 Everett St.; Watershed Trading Company 291 Everett St.; Turkey Creek Campground Almond, NC (Hwy 28 North just off Hwy 74)
Robbinsville: Stecoah Valley Center Gallery 121 Schoolhouse Rd.; Yellow Branch Pottery and Cheese 136 Yellow Branch Circle; Wolf Creek Grocery Hwy 28; Fontana Village General Store
Fontana Village
Sylva : City Lights Bookstore 3 E. Jackson St.; Annie’s Naturally Bakery 506 West Main Street
Highlands / Cashiers: Highland Hiker 601 Main St. - Highlands 47 Hwy 107 South - Cashiers
The Artists’ House Too 32 Everett St.; Watershed Trading Company 291 Everett St.; Turkey Creek Campground Almond, NC (Hwy 28 North just off Hwy 74)
Robbinsville: Stecoah Valley Center Gallery 121 Schoolhouse Rd.; Yellow Branch Pottery and Cheese 136 Yellow Branch Circle; Wolf Creek Grocery Hwy 28; Fontana Village General Store
Fontana Village
Sylva : City Lights Bookstore 3 E. Jackson St.; Annie’s Naturally Bakery 506 West Main Street
Highlands / Cashiers: Highland Hiker 601 Main St. - Highlands 47 Hwy 107 South - Cashiers
LTLT is very grateful to United Community Banks www.ucbi.com and Endless River Adventures www.endlessriveradventurs.com for sponsoring this project.
2 comments:
What's the landfill that's being referred to? I'm not from western North Carolina but we visit the area yearly and are interested in supporting conservation of the Nantahala River and national forest. Thanks.
In this rural region we take our trash to designated locations and throw it into big bins that are then picked up and taken to specific land fill locations. A landfill is a large area of land that has been cleared and dug for this purpose - trash is dumped and buried and dumped and buried over time - eventually creating a large mound. Unlike organic waste, plastic bags don’t biodegrade, they photodegrade—breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic bits contaminating soil and waterways. Therefore, by purchasing and using the LTLT shopping bag, you are not contributing to this negative affect and are supporting the Land Trust that works to conserve the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the Upper Little Tennessee (includes Nantahala River) and Hiwassee River Valleys.
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