Green Drinks Recap, Buy Local Challenge and Maryland's Climate Pathway Report

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July 21, 2023

Green Drinks Event Attendance Soars at Paca Gardens

The July 11 Green Drinks event was a massive success in the most lovely setting of the William Paca House Garden. Attendees enjoyed networking with like-minded individuals, sipping on delicious drinks, and learning more about eco-friendly initiatives in the community. Our zero-waste evening and plastic-free theme reminded us that small actions can make a big difference.

Thank you, Historic Annapolis, for your generous hospitality and joining our efforts for a more beautiful and sustainable Annapolis! Save the Date; we will do it all again on September 28 for our fall Green Drinks at Market Space! Enjoy the below photos by Ken Tom. For the full gallery, click here!

Joe and Debbie Mayer pose with our many TAP panels. If your business is interested in sponsoring your own "billboard with benefits", Contact us!.

Event sponsors Amy Natoli and Amy Rice (The Brick Companies) are flanked by Annapolis Green's Tilly Coyle and Lynne Forsman.

Our NAPTOWN TAPs kept attendees hydrated and featured our latest TAP sponsor: The Graduate Annapolis.

Event Sponsor Stephen Holt (PPG Wealth) and longtime Annapolis Green friends Amy Krimm and Daphne Ferrier.

We were so happy to see many of our Founding 100's at Green Drinks! Here, Craig and Margaret Morrell enjoy time exploring the Paca Gardens.

Cassie Shirk and Jessica Hackett (Maryland Department of Agriculture) take a break from planning the Governor's Buy Local Cookout.

Wonderful evenings like our July 11 special summer Green Drinks in the Garden cannot happen without the support of our sponsors: Thank you to The Brick Companies (TBC), Premier Planning Group (PPG), and EEC Environmental. We were incredibly grateful for the time with The Brick Companies and their excellent write-up about the Power of Green Drinks: Building an Annapolis Green Community,

Annapolis Green is proud to support businesses that support the planet and provide excellent products! April's Table diverts food waste from landfills by working with our friends at Annapolis Compost, who helped make July 11 a zero-waste event. Main and Market is a ready partner to Annapolis Green and others by providing green options and compostables for catering events. They were a key partner to us in our Military Bowl effort last December, which resulted in a Bowl Sustainability Award.

The Vineyards at Dodon and Crooked Crab Brewery were the local beverage providers of the evening. Like the food, these businesses are committed to the local community and champion environmental practices. Beyond the eco-minded principles, both make incredible beverages! July 11 Green Drinkers set a bar sales record, and our supply of Sauvignon Blanc and Rose could not keep up. If you missed these two outstanding wines, visit Dodon soon! Here is the Vineyard's events calendar.

Thank you Plastic-Free Exhibitors!

Check out our exhibitors in action via this fun video, created by supporter, Lacey Snyder,

The July 11 Green Drinks exhibitors included the City of Annapolis talking about Plastic Free Annapolis, Prevent Balloon Litter from DNR Center for Marine and Coastal Stewardship, the new Annapolis chapter of Surfrider Foundation, and Biosafe to drive home our plastic-free message and local action. We believe that quality Green Drink events result in our attendees going home learning at least “one new thing,” which we were confident occurred last week!

The NAPTOWN TAPs Made 2 Debuts this Week

Annapolis Recreation and Parks Community Day & The Governor's Buy Local Cookout!

Thank you for joining the refill revolution to reduce plastic waste!

Kicking off Maryland Buy Local Week

with a ZERO WASTE Cookout and by taking the #buylocalchallenge

The Governor's Buy Local Cookout on July 20 did more than just host two NAPTOWN TAPs. Working with Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks and his team, Annapolis Green, helped make this annual event zero waste for the first time! Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) supported the effort by sponsoring a NAPTOWN TAP, as seen here with Secretary Serena McIlwain.

Hosting an event that sends NO waste to landfills is a TEAM effort. We congratulate the planning team, the participating winning chefs, invitees, and our partner in compost - Veteran Compost. The July 20th event is the first of many in our state to celebrate Maryland Buy Local Week; read on for more on why we support buying local.

Why Buy Local?

Buying local is good for you, good for the local economy and good for the planet! Spending locally with farms and other makers helps you get products that are fresher and have traveled much shorter distances overall from farm to fork.

Plus, you're supporting independent family farms and local businesses, which helps strengthen the local economy.

Now more than ever, it's important to show support for your local farms. Shop at your local farms, farm stands, farmers' markets, wineries, grocers and markets that stock genuine local products. Take the Challenge!

The Maryland Climate Pathway Report is Out

On June 30, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) released a report presenting options to meet Maryland’s ambitious climate goals of 60% emissions reductions by 2031 and net-zero emissions by 2045. The report, submitted to Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland General Assembly, described a potential pathway, as required by the Climate Solutions Now Act (CSNA), and is based on the most up-to-date analysis and modeling by the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) at the University of Maryland.

MDE invites public comments on the report throughout the summer. Read on to learn more about the public outreach sessions planned. You can view key findings and the executive summary here.

Green Weekend Action

The Choose Clean Water Coalition Needs Your Help

The water quality protections gained by the Conowingo Dam’s 2018 Certification under the Clean Water Act are under threat. Annapolis Green and its Choose Clean Water Coalition members oppose any efforts to weaken water quality conditions or negotiate behind closed doors.

Please read the letter from the Coalition addressed to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) regarding the Water Quality Certification for the Conowingo Dam and sign on here to show your support by the July 31 deadline.

Calling all Gardeners! The Unity Garden's Fall Grant Cycle will close on August 1. Unity Gardens, one of our 2023 GreenGive partners, aims to empower and educate diverse Anne Arundel County communities to create and sustain healthy ecological spaces that enhance life, one native garden at a time. Don't miss this chance to bring natives to your community garden!

For Your Calendar

Save the Date: NEXT GREEN DRINKS is Thursday, September 28

July 21 -July 31 - Maryland Celebrates Buy Local Week

July 21 - Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary SAV Watch-a-thon

August 2. - Ask an EV Owner

August 4 - 78th Annual ROTARY CRAB FEAST

Complete Community Calendar

Climate Change continues to be our focus, whether we bring this information to the public by advocating for driving electric, planting trees, growing food in our home gardens, reducing plastic waste, composting, and saving energy and water. Your support makes it possible for us to continue to do this important work

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