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THE ECO INDEX - RICHMOND, VA

Neighborhood Groups
Public Parks
News
Radio
Resource Sites
Schools & Colleges
LOCAL EVENTS CALENDARS
2009 Earth Day Event (pending)
March Enviro Town Hall (pending)

Experts & Contacts
Other Projects, Programs, Sites
Virtual Office Resources
Internet Connectivity (Free, Cafes, Hotspots)






UNINDEXED INFO
Free stuff
Goods & Services
Green Ideas
James  River Green Building Council (jrgbc.org)
VSBN
STYLE WEEKLE / GREEN GUIDE


NEED LOCAL IN-NETWORK LINKS
for the following categories:

Local Sustainable Work and Green Jobs
Traditional Job Boards
Recruitment Firms

Sustainable Commerce - Goods & Services (Indexed)

Restaurants
Travel
Lodging
Alternative Energy & Electric Co-ops
Phone Service
Health & Wellness
Martial Arts
Legal

Social Networking

Individual Resumes & Needs

Individual Projects

Community Gardens
Farmer's Markets
Food Co-ops
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Native Plants & Subsistence Food Sources
Fregan Resources & Accommodating Restaurants
Food Banks, & Meals
Churches, Shelters & Other Food Resources
Local Food Advocacy Efforts

Community Bank & Emergency Fund
Barter Network
City of Richmond Poverty Photo Tour
Global Neighbor-to-Neighbor Peace Project
Richmond's Master unPlan
Green Richmond Wiki

Community Projects & Advocacy

Politics & Community Involvement

Neighborhood Groups
The Fan / Museum District / Woodland Heights / Oregon Hill / Church Hill / Manchester / Downtown /
Northside / Southside / Near West End / West End /
East End / Jackson Ward / Carver / Carytown /

Public Parks
James River Park System / Bandy Field / Ancarrow's Landing / Pony Pasture / Belle Isle / Mayo Island / Forest Hill Park / Chimbarazo / Monroe Park / ____ /
Byrd Park / Falls of the James / Bryant Park /  / Parks & Recreation Foundation / VA Dept. of Resources /

News
RVAnews.com / IndyMedia / InRich.com

Radio
WRIR /

Resource Sites
Weather / Gov Site(s) / CSO Events / River Levels  /

Schools & Colleges
Virginia Commonwealth University / Virginia Union University / University of Richmond
/

LOCAL EVENTS CALENDARS
BPEI Calendar: http://www.backporchenergy.org/


2-16-09  Green Mondays
2-17-09  Green Jobs Town Hall
2-19-09  Green Drinks (Ellwood Thompson's)

2009 Earth Day Event (pending)
April 2009 Earth Day Event

March Enviro Town Hall (pending)
March/April Enviro Town Hall Event

Local Sustainable Work and Green Jobs

Local Green Job Title
Job Description  (Send links)

Local Green Job Title
Job Description  (Send links)

Local Green Job Title
Job Description  (Send links)

Local Green Job Title
Job Description  (Send links)



Traditional Job Boards
RichmondJobNet.com / Monster.com /

Recruitment Firms
Head Bank  (Creative Talent)

Individual Resumes & Needs
Use our webspace to get your resume online. We can help you do this for about $1.00. Just ask how. Email: ecoteacher@aol.com

Name of Person 1 (can be anonymized if desired)
This is where you would post your resume, list of needs, etc. so that people can help you directly, instead of sending randomadvocacy or $ overseas or to non-sustainable or non-local efforts.

List of Barter Services//Goods You Can Provide ...
Your List of Short Term Needs
Your List of Long Term Needs

Community Bank & Emergency Fund
Help us develop a true Community Bank where we can pool some of our money and use it to help each other and people in need.

Barter
Barter for services, goods, anything. Here you can list what services or goods you can provide (web design, house cleaning, landscaping, pet care services, etc.) and what goods and services you need to receive (eyeglasses, car repair, etc.) / Happycow.com /

City of Richmond Poverty Photo Tour
Richmond Photo Meetup Group

Global Neighbor-to-Neighbor Peace Project
Neighborhood 1 - Neighborhood 2 - Intl Neighbors

Richmond's Master UNplan

Green Richmond Wiki
Pending wiki site

Experts & Contacts
Urban Issues : envisionrichmond.org
General Questions about this site &
Webmaster: ecoteacher@aol.com

Other Projects, Programs, Sites
http://pathtofreedom.com/
http://www.commonwealthsustainability.com/

Virtual Office Resources
Resource Links
Freeware, Shareware
Creative Commons, Open Source
Free Business Cards, Resume Websites
Relaxation, Stress Relief & Puppy Cams

Internet Connectivity (Free, Cafes, Hotspots)
http://www.richmond.com/restaurants-dining/24249

Sustainable Commerce - Goods & Services (Indexed)

Restaurants
Crossroads Coffee & Tea / GlobeHopper / Cafe Ole / Hill Cafe / Cafe Gutenberg / Bottoms Up Pizza / Boyd's /



List of Obama Food Donators / Chinese Restaurants (Harrison)

Travel
China Bus / RideFinders / GRTC / Cycling  Groups /

Lodging
Rentals  /
Hostels /
Communes  / Twin Oaks

Alternative Energy & Electric Co-ops
Commonwealth Solar /
Rappahannock

Phone Service
Company Name

Health & Wellness
Carver Healing Arts (Massage, Yoga, Events, Community)
Carver Healing Arts MySpace page
____ (Acupuncture)
Chiropractic
Alternative Medicine
Regular Medical Doctors
(who are less likely to prescribe extreme meds)

Martial Arts
Karate / Aikido in the Fan / Private Classes /

Legal
Attorney Name

 

Individual Projects
Project Name -- This is where you can highlight your individual project(s).

Think Outside the Bottle (TOTB)
Contact: Pete Williams



 

Community Projects & Advocacy
Back Porch Energy Initiative / Envision Richmond / Partnership for Smarter Growth / VALCV / VALCV -EF / VCN / Sierra Club - Virginia / Sierra Club - Falls of the James Chapter / Repower Virginia / Environment Virginia / Envirionmental Defense Fund / Southern Environmental Law  Center / Interfaith Center / ACORN / Richmond Fire and Police Museum / Friends of JamesRiver Park / Think Outside the Bottle (TOTB) Contact: Pete Williams /

Sustainable Commerce - (Unindexed)

Free stuff
FreeCycle / ReCycle

Goods & Services
Commonwealth Solar / EcoLogic / Ellwood Thompson's / 43rd Street Art Gallery / Stuff, Inc. /  Good Foods Grocery / Green Duck (shopgreenduck.com) / Green Visions / Twin Oaks (hammocks) / Tattoos (shop near Ipanema) / 10,000 Villages / TriCycle Gardens / Twin Oaks / Whole Foods / World of Mirth / Dogma /

Green Ideas
- Kitty Litter - use chicken feed/cracked corn as litter, about $6 for 50 lbs. from Southern States
- Grind citrus in the garbage disposal to disinfect




NEED LOCAL IN-NETWORK LINKS
for the following categories:

Send links to ecoteacher@aol.com


A
Accountants
Acupuncture
Adoption
Air Conditioning Service & Repair
Allergy & Immunology Physicians
Art Galleries & Artists
Attorneys & Mediation Specialists
Auto Alarms & Modifications
Auto Dealers
Auto Insurance
Auto Repair
Auto Parts
Antiques
Attorneys & Mediation
Art Galleries & Artists
Attorneys & Mediation Specialists
Auto Alarms & Modifications
Auto Dealers
Auto Insurance
Auto Repair
Auto Parts

B
Banks & Community Funds
Bookstores

C
Catering
Child Care
Cleaning Services
Clothing Stores
Computer Repair & Maintenance
Craft Stores

D
DOCTORS
Alternative Medicine
Chiropractors
Drug Stores & Pharmacies
Dentists
Dermatologists
General Practice
Gynecology & Obstetrics
Internal Medicine
Neurology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Optometrists
Orthodontists
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Podiatry
Psychiatry

E
Electronics
Entertainment Services
Estate Planning
Event Planning

F
Fabrics
Factory Outlets
Financial Planning
Fireplaces & Accessories
Fishing & Hunting Resources
Fitness
Flooring
Florists
Formalwear
Furniture Stores

G
Games & Toys
Gifts & Gift Shops
Grocery Stores

H
Hair Care, Beauty Supply & Cosmetics
Hardware Stores & Supply
Hobby & Model Stores
Hotels, Resorts, Communes, Hostels

I
Insurance
Interior Decorators

J
Jewelry

K
Kitchen Needs

L
Life Insurance
Locksmiths

M
Martial Arts
Massage
Maternity
Mortgages
Museums
Music Stores

N
Newspapers & Magazines
Non-Profit Organizations

O
Office Supply Stores

P
Pawn Shops
Personal Trainers
Pest Control
Pet Sitting & Grooming
Photographers
Plumbers
Promotional Products

R
Radio
Real Estate
Rental Cars
Restaurants
Roofing

S
Salons
Schools, Pre-schools, Day Care
Shopping (Eco-shopping)
Skin Care
Sporting Goods
Sports & Fitness
Storage

T
Thrift & Discount Stores
Tires
Travel Agents
Tree Services

U
Uniforms
Unions
Used Cars

V
Vacuum Cleaner Repair
Veterinarians
Video Production

W
Water Sources
Water Heaters
Wedding Photographers
Windows

Y
Yoga

Z
Zoos
 

Social Networking
MySpace / Facebook / Tribe.net / Twitter /
BlackPlanet / OKCupid / Match / Plentyoffish /
JDate / Yahoo Personals / craigslist.org /

Community Gardens
TriCycle Gardens  / Grace Arents Community Garden (William Byrd Community House) /

Farmer's Markets
Grace Arents Community Garden
(William Byrd Community House) TUES
17th Street Farmer's Market SAT & SUN

Food Co-ops
Earthlings

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
CSA Info Resources

Native Plants & Subsistence Food Sources
Edible Native Plants
Fishing
Hunting

Fregan Resources & Accommodating Restaurants
(Accommodating restaurants and shops  are not listed online for security reasons, send an email for more info.)

Food Banks, & Meals
Greater Richmond Food Bank / Food Not Bombs /
Meals on Wheels

Churches, Shelters & Other Food Resources
Daily Planet / Stacy's House (eventually) : )

Local Food Advocacy Efforts
Waste Not, Want Not (composting)
ReCycle

Politics & Community Involvement
Political Information Resources

Public Notices

Green Lobbying
VALCV

Green Candidates

Richmond City Council / Mayor's Office /