Displayed in the parking lot was a solar water heating unit, one of many that Accem is planning to sell in Asheville and beyond. The heating unit uses glass and copper vacuum tubes to collect solar heat, which is then transferred to the water tank.

Green Brothers and Asheville GO are hoping to work closely together in the future, by giving Go Team members the valuable opportunity to train with Mr. Scott and learn more about the installation and maintenance of solar technology.

On Fridays we usually go on a learning expidition, and then have guest speakers come to the Burton Center and share their work with us, to inspire within us the same passion for green living that they have, and that we all need to have if we want this planet to survive.

On this Friday we were an audience to the Beehive Collective. But only after woofing down some fine vegetarian cuisine(big shout out to the AVL GO Chef, Ayanfe!).

The multipurpose room had been transformed into an art exhibit. A few members from the Beehive Collective were there and they spoke to us about their work and the overall mission behind it: to educate and empower people through visual art. It was a good experience, and to make it even better they gave me a free poster, Plan Colombia.

Plan Colombia illustrates colonialism, capitalism, and the effects they have had on the Colombian society and ecosystem. Even though it covers such a heavy issue, the artwork is fun to look at.

To learn more, visit their website at www.beehivecollective.org.

Thanks for reading. Check back with our blog in the future to stay posted. Just like the Plan Colombia poster posted on my wall.

Peace,

Miguel Newson, Asheville GO team member