My Organic Market’s ER

Hi everyone,

My name is Greg Keyser, and I am the new Environmental Coordinator for MOM’s. For those of you who read this blog on a regular basis, you probably feel like you knew Jen so I want to let you know that she moved to the West Coast to be closer to her family. She was a very kind person, and a friend of mine. In addition, she genuinely cared about our planet and the people who live on it. We can’t have enough people like that, and I’m going to miss her very much.
It’s going to be a month or so before I am able to really kick into gear, but I am very excited to working in this position. Please give me time to get acclamated to everything, and then you should see some changes made to the site and how it is organized.

I wanted to just give a little background about myself so you all can get know me a little better. I am 35, and I have three kids. My son is 11 and his name is Wylie. I have two daughters, Sage who just turned 10, and Grace who is 4. You will probably hear some about them via the blog as they join me in many of my green adventures, and share a love of life with me.

I have believed since a very young age in the power of small steps equaling big changes. Instead of trying to get everyone else to bend, I’ve felt the trick is to start with yourself and then hopefully set a good example.

When I went to George Mason University, I did individualized research on volunteering. I wanted to know why people volunteer, who they are, when they start, why they stop, what makes people choose not too, why they continue too, etc.

I ended up founding a volunteer group called HOPE which stood for Helping Other People Everyday, and we focused on short term projects available to all people. My goal was to provide opportunities to people who did not have a lot of time or money to pay dues. Big commitments scare people off, and I found that by keeping it simple, I was able to get more people involved.

That is what I plan to focus on here on the Daily Compost. I think by now, most people reading this blog know they need to do all they can, and it is just a matter of working it into our daily routine. It’s give and take, and I’m just hoping to learn some myself.

I’ve noticed there were not a lot of response to these posts in the past, and I hope to change that. I’d like to get some serious discussions going, and get all the green events posted possible. Each week, I’m going to put a post called Green Events this week. Please respond with your event if it revolves around helping the environment in some fashion. Hopefully, this way we can get a little more publicity for each event.

I will tell you that many of the staff from MOM’s are going to take part in a Garlic planting in Sheperdstown, WV on Oct 20th. It is taking place a farm that is a friend of MOM’s, and one that utilizes huge compost piles instead of the alternatives. Basically we are all going to carpool up to the farm, and it only lasts a couple of hours in the morning from 10 till noon. There will be lunch provided (veg and non), and all you need to bring are gloves and drinking water. We are attempting a pot luck dessert too, so bring goodies if you can. If you are interested in going, please e-mail me at gregk@myorganicmarket.com
That’s it for now, as I seem to have written a mini novella here. I hope all of you are well, and please take care of each other. Feel free to write me or post a response with any suggestions or ideas.
greg

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