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Valentine’s Day is a great excuse for chocolate, wine, and flowers. However, the impact these indulgences have on the environment and producers is often forgotten.

Did you know that you can still compost in the winter? If you are already removing leaves and picking up fallen branches from your landscape and driveway to make your yard look nice, why not compost them. Nearly 30 percent of the waste homeowners throw in the garbage each year can be composted.

By now, you've probably heard of #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. You may have received several email solicitations from local and national organizations all asking for your support.

At last week's 2015 Annual Meeting, we celebrated a year of organizational growth and transformation with our donors, volunteers and community partners. What an amazing year it has been at Piedmont Environmental Alliance.

At the 2015 Annual Meeting, being held on Tuesday, November 17 at Summit School in Winston-Salem, the PEA membership will vote to approve candidates for the Board of Directors 2015-2017 term and approve a new slate of officers.

Dear Friends of PEA, thanks to the financial and time contributions of people like you, we have had a transformative year. PEA expanded its programming focused on Environmental Education for K-12 students by launching two new programs - Energy Explorers and Environmental Debate.

Joseph Kilpatrick, passed away on Monday, August 10. He was an exceptional man. His talents helped thousands of people in his lifetime. He will be missed. 

Living near a pond has inspired poetry and many other types of art. Many people love to sit by the water while others immerse themselves with activities like swimming, fishing, paddling and other water sports. During the summer months our ponds can get extreme weed growth.

Homeowners go to great lengths to conserve energy in this era of tight budgets and environmental awareness. However, many do not realize that the simple act of planting a tree can result in energy savings.

Piedmont Environmental Alliance (PEA) launched its new hands-on learning program, Energy Explorers, at East Forsyth Middle School, on Friday, May 15 when it presented the program to nearly 200 7th graders.

Homesteading is big these days and many people are joining the movement to grow or buy local and preserve it themselves. There are all kinds of recipes available online but be careful if it's not from a reliable source with up-to-date, researched methods

Robin’s Egg Realty is a boutique brokerage specializing in unique properties, charming older homes with character and green homes with energy efficient features. Owner and REALTOR©, Sara Tavery, is a native of Winston-Salem and former marketing manager with BB&T.

We're moving inside!

Question:  What is The New "Angie's List” of Holistic Practitioners?

The tenth annual Piedmont Earth Day Fair will be held Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds from 10 AM–5PM. Guests at the Earth Day Fair are asked to meet PEA’s Zero Waste Challenge.

The Tenth Annual Piedmont Earth Day Fair is just six weeks away, and all the details are falling into place for a celebration to remember!

If you've watched the news lately, you've seen lots of negative happenings with water. Water is a vital resource we often take for granted; plus here in the South we're paying less than a penny per gallon!

My personal goal is to be off-grid, no mortgage, poor and happy. Urban Homesteading may best describe all of my efforts.

What is a Geothermal Heat Pump?

How many of us buy a product and are so sure we know how to use it, we skip reading the instructions? WD40 is a great example. It is an excellent lubricant for door hinges and other squeaky places but it is not appropriate to use as a killing spray.