November 23rd, 2009
All thanks go out to the folks at the Indiana Recycling Coalition for a fantastic event. The group at the IRC was absolutely amazing to work with and Blooming Branch was delighted to help celebrate the anniversary of such a wonderful organization. These great leaders in the Indianapolis environmental community have been doing heroic things for 20 years to promote a greener Indiana and recycling efforts galore.
The green ideas that the IRC had were amazing and the event itself was as close to a zero waste event as Blooming Branch has seen in quite some time. The picture of the above centerpiece is a great example (pardon the glare). The poinsettias were grown with gas generated and recycled by Southside Landfill. The chocolates were donated by Indy’s own Endangered Species Chocolates and the menu cards show the menu of local and organic ingredients. Guests were asked to write their favorite recycling tips using recycled stylus pens.
I could go on and on, the IRC is serious about a greener Indiana and Blooming Branch was proud to be a part of such a wonderful celebration for Indiana recycling past, present and future. Thanks to you all!
November 4th, 2009
Blooming Branch is absolutely thrilled for the Indiana Recycling Coalition gala this Saturday November 7th at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The folks at the IRC have been just great to work with and are really focused on making their event as close to a zero waste event as possible. The following steps are being taken to ensure this is the greenest gala in town. Stay tuned for pictures!
- Carbon offsets were purchased for the event
- Event invitations are printed on recycled paper by Twisted Limb Paperworks
- The evenings menu is based on local and organic ingredients provided by Nourish Events
- Reusable linens and table ware and glassware will be used to minimize waste
- Recycling- post event all bottles, cans and glass will be recycled
- Remaining food scraps will be composted after the event
- Paper print outs were minimized
- Bar is stocked with Organic beers and wines produced in green facilities
- The awards for the event were made with recycled glass
- Leftover meals will be donated to Second Helpings
- The table centerpieces were grown in Southside Landfill’s greenhouse,
which is powered by methane gas