Our?commitment to the Environment?includes our pledge to plant 10 white pine trees for every wedding to be held?at 'Fields' in 2007.?Our trees took a bit of a hit this spring from deer?who seemed to want to dig at the roots of far too many of them...not sure why...but the balance are okay.?
Fields on West Lake is committed to the environment. We started by 'recycling' our circa 1860's buildings.? We continue with careful reuse of our resources.? For example although the main floor of our barn had to be replaced, we saved the flooring - you will soon see some of it on the first floor of the barn in Helga Boelen's studio (just 10 feet below where it served its purpose in agriculture for 140 years).
As of mid-May 2007 our new composter is up and running?as is our full recycling program
Our goal over the next 5 years is to decrease our carbon foot print (as determined May 2 2006 through the website http://www.safe%20climate.net ) and to adopt sustainable operating methods wherever and whenever possible.
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And please visit this page again. From time to time we will announce further initiatives undertaken to improve the way we impact the environment both personally and through our business - Fields on West Lake.
We would also encourage you to purchase the book The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery. A good place to find the book is by visiting http://www.theweathermakers.com/ . It has changed the way we look at our planet.
Sincerely
Mark Henry and Lynne Ellis
August 2007
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