Makerspace: Services: Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative

Makerspace: Services: Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative
Makerspace
What is the Makerspace?
The Makerspace is a community work space for building, tinkering, fabricating, and creating. Build a prototype. Work on small-scale electrical and mechanical projects. Create jewelry or program a circuit.

BYOM (bring your own materials) or attend a library event and learn something new.

Equipment

• Two MakerBot Replicator 2 3D printers
• Arduino Uno Boards & accessories
• Little Bits Deluxe kits
• Raspberry Pi kits
• Shapeoko 2 CNC milling machine
• Work stations, featuring hand tools, soldering irons, glue guns, etc. Use of work stations requires signing our waiver.

Makerspace Services

• A Hillsborough County Public Library card in good standing is required to book any of The Hive’s makerspace services.
• 3D Printing: Individuals may book up to four hours of 3D printing time per month. Please read the library’s 3D printing policy for more information. To book 3D printing time, contact The Hive at 273-3652 or via e-mail:TheHive@hillsboroughcounty.org
• Arduinos, Raspberry Pi, LittleBits, and more: THE HIVE has various kits available for in-house use. Contact Hive staff to book hands-on time.
• Shapeoko 2 CNC Milling Machine: To book time, contact The Hive at 813-273-3652 or via e-mail: TheHive@hillsboroughcounty.org

Studies on Community Gardening & Greening - American Community Garden Association

Studies on Community Gardening & Greening - American Community Garden Association

Interested in research on community gardens and greening?  Here is ACGA’s collection of links to studies and reports about how community garden programs benefit their communities, are being implemented, and affect their surroundings!

• Community Development Through Gardening: State and Local Polices Transform Urban Open Space: By Jane E. Schukoske. (PDF Format)
• Green Streets, Not Mean Streets: by Frances E. Kuo and William C. Sullivan. In an inner city neighborhood, the greener the residence the lower the crime rates. This is one of several studies on the relationships between people and plants in urban setting. Others include”Girls and Greenery”, “Kids and Concentration”, “Neighbors and nature”, “Plants and Poverty” and Vegetation and Violence”. All are available from this same link.
• Involving Children In Children’s Gardens Farm In The City St. Paul, Minnesota: by ACGA Board member Anna Wasescha and Karla Ness
• National Community Garden Survey 1996: by Suzanne Monroe-Santos

• A Survey of Community Gardens in Upstate New York: Implications for Health Promotion and Community Development: by Donna Armstrong Ph.D.First Published in the journal Health and Place, 2000, 6(4): 319-327.
• The Whitmire Study: Gateway Greening.
• Greening Review 2009: The Case for a Community Greening Research Agenda (PDF)
• Greening Review 2000: Making Policy – Steps Beyond the Physical Garden [PDF]
• Greening Review 1999: Greening in the Schoolyard [PDF]

Have you found other useful web sites that you would like to see added to this list?  Send an email and the link to info@communitygarden.org.

what a great idea, we need to take 160,000 cars off the road every year

Website    News and Events     How You Can Help    Teacher's Corner    Contact    Study Highlights Role of Tampa Bay Coastal Habitats In Removing Carbon from Atmosphere Study data and model will help Tampa Bay coastal managers adapt to rising seas and identify priority restoration sites TAMPA, FL - By 2100, seagrasses, marshes and mangroves in Tampa Bay are expected to remove 74 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere -- the equivalent of taking 160,000 cars off the road every year, according to a new study released this week.   Photo of seagrasses by James White The study, led by Restore America's Estuaries in partnership with the Tampa Bay Estuary Program and other conservation groups, reinforces the importance of restoring coastal habitats in Tampa Bay and around the nation to buffer the effects of rising seas and a changing climate.The work was partially funded by that Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund.  Tampa Bay is one of the few places in the U.S. to have three critical coastal habitats - mangroves, salt marsh, and seagrasses. These habitats are very effective at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil for decades or even centuries, so much so that scientists have given this service its own name - - "blue carbon."  The study highlights the substantial contribution that Tampa Bay coastal habitats provide for capturing and storing carbon, and provides new data to help local organizations and agencies understand what actions are needed most to help the bay mitigate the effects of sea-level rise. As sea levels rise over the coming decades, the model predicts that much of the marsh and mangrove habitat in Tampa Bay will be vulnerable to drowning.  Areas along the shoreline that are drowned can provide new areas for underwater seagrasses to grow. Providing space for marsh and mangrove habitats to migrate inland, while maintaining adequate water quality to support seagrass habitats, will be critical to maintaining fisheries and quality of life in Tampa Bay. "Over the past two decades, the Tampa Bay community has made great progress in improving the health of Tampa Bay's waters," said Holly Greening, Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. "We want to ensure that progress will not be lost as a result of sea-level rise. The data and model provided by this study will help us chart a course forward that protects the work our public and private sector partners have collectively accomplished over the past 45 years." Thousands of acres of coastal habitat were lost due to development from the 1950s to early 1990s. Since that time, Tampa Bay managers have worked to restore the balance of critical estuary habitat types. As the remaining habitat is increasingly vulnerable to sea-level rise and continued development pressures, being able to predict changes in the landscape is extremely valuable to coastal managers. Photo of red mangroves by Donna Bollenbach "This science-based assessment provides Tampa-specific data, recognizing the important role bay habitats have in mitigating the effects of climate change, underlining yet another reason to preserve and restore these habitats before they disappear due to development and sea-level rise," said Jeff Benoit, CEO and President of Restore America's Estuaries. The Tampa-specific carbon sequestration data also presents an added opportunity to use market incentives to foster support for restoration efforts. Projects that have a climate benefit, such as restoring salt marsh, can generate carbon offsets using the recently approved Verified Carbon Standard VM0033 Methodology for Tidal Wetland and Seagrass Restoration. Companies seeking to reduce their carbon footprint can purchase carbon offsets on the voluntary carbon market, thereby generating carbon finance that can support sustainable projects such as coastal restoration. RAE will host a free webinar July 7, 2016, 2:00 - 3:00 pm EDT, to present findings from this study. Register for the webinar at:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/614016046120753923. Find a copy of the report at https://www.estuaries.org/bluecarbon-resources. This report was a collaborative effort of Restore America's Estuaries, Environmental Science Associates, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, Tampa Bay Watch, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.  Enjoy Tampa Bay Responsibly The mission of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program is to build partnerships to restore and protect Tampa Bay through implementation of a scientifically sound, community-based management plan. TBEP is a partnership of Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco and Pinellas counties; the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater; the Southwest Florida Water Management District; the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

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Topic: Start the Discussions

Topic: Start the Discussions

Eric Weaver

Start the Discussions

Eric Weaver

Feb 6 at 4pm

No unread replies.22 replies.

I realized I had to post something for everyone to reply to.  Like how to build a project!  It's easy, first you create a team:

1. Starting with a Skill ID:http://eweaver.myweb.usf.edu/resume/WhoRyou.pdf
2. Then ID a Vison,http://eweaver.myweb.usf.edu/resume/TeamBuilding.pdf
3. Then you make a schedule:http://eweaver.myweb.usf.edu/resume/TeamSchedule.xls (Links to an external site.)

Maybe each new thread is a proposed project we can undertake?

Other ideas?

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What's the Secret of Making a Happy City? | On the Commons

What's the Secret of Making a Happy City? | On the Commons

 We might start by using potted plants, benches, and picnic tables to block cars from entering the streets at the heart of our cities.  We can then convert the space cars once dominated to make room for pedestrians and bicyclists, for people to gather, and for community to grow.  We can welcome the idea that we have a common duty to participate in civic life and, in that participation, discover what true happiness is all about.

more talking plants

this one is about birds using tools and creating culture . . .wow http://video.pbs.org/video/2365218674/

Fostering Sustainable Behavior Listserv

We have launched a National Zero Waste Council in Canada focused on advancing waste prevention and reduction. The Council has created a website (nzwc.ca) to share resources, where municipalities, businesses and not for profits can use actual campaign materials or strategies that have had results. I'm looking for social marketing programs focused specifically on waste reduction (not recycling) in the past 5 years. Does anyone have anything to share, or know of programs out there? (This is not limited to Canadian programs.)

Thanks

Connie Boyce

City of Edmonton

 

Connie Boyce

Director, Community Relations, Waste Management Branch

City of Edmonton, Canada

Meeting of like minds

I got a new cell phone, it just rings once in a while.  It's fast and easy, to post, watch this.  Just like pears and apples, i cut up now for us. Oh, that's dessert for us with my almond butter. Just to prove I didn't make it up watch this.

Yale Climate Opinion Maps

Yale Community Opinion Maps: Yale Project on Climate Change Communication

Estimated % of adults who think global warming is already harming people in the US now or within 10 years, 2014.

FW: MS #1019: New submission published to Suburban Sustainability

It's final!  This essentially defines the problem for my Dissertation Research:

Weaver, Eric RR (2015) "Sustainable Development for People or Profit?," Suburban Sustainability: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 2. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/subsust/vol3/iss1/2

The solution begins with defining urban agriculture in article 2, under review at:

Land Use Policy  ISSN: 0264-8377

Manuscript Number: LUP-D-15-00078

Title: "Viewpoint: Urban agriculture as one solution for food security"

Keywords: Urban Agriculture; Food Security; Stormwater BMP; Entrepreneurship

The third article analyzing the urban flows and non-point loadings at the Florida Aquarium will be submitted later this summer.

Regards,

Eric

Eric R.R. Weaver, MBA, MSM, Research Associate

Patel College of Global Sustainability, CGS 242

http://eweaver.myweb.usf.edu/   | http://patel.usf.edu/  

(813) 974-8337      | (813) 974-2522 fax

-----Original Message-----
From: Editors of Suburban Sustainability
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:10 PM
To: Weaver, Eric
Cc: The Editors
Subject: MS #1019: New submission published to Suburban Sustainability

Dear Eric RR Weaver,

Your submission "Sustainable Development for People or Profit?" (MS #1019) has been published to Suburban Sustainability.

http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/subsust/vol3/iss1/2  

Want to maximize readership? Improve the Google rank of your submission by putting its title, formatted as a link, on your personal or departmental webpage at your institution.

Thank you,

The Editors 

Suburban Sustainability

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AquaSprouts's Stylish Aquaponic Garden

AquaSprouts's Stylish Aquaponic Garden Lets You Grow Fresh Veggies on Your Kitchen Counter | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building: If you like the idea of aquaponics but aren’t sure how to get started, you’re in luck: AquaSprouts


AquaSprouts is the ultimate countertop garden for any living space, and
the best part is that it maintains itself: you don’t have to clean it
because the fish’s secretions—which would ordinarily accumulate on the
inside of the glass tank—are instead absorbed as food by the plants
growing above. The bacteria in the fish poop acts as a fertilizer, so
when the plants suck up water from the tank, they’re also nourished
rather heartily. As part of this process, the plants clean the water for
the fish, creating a sustainable, self-contained ecosystem that just
happens to include delicious edibles for you to enjoy.

Support the Kickstarter:

AquaSprouts Aquaponics: Self-Cleaning Aquarium & Garden

Videos - YouTube

Videos - YouTube

USF Patel College of Global Sustainability

Wow, what an awesome experience this is, as I Teach at the College of Global Sustainability

My first child is now a newly married public school teacher, and the second is expected to complete his Architecture MS within the year. Both children became USF alumni at age 5. They began at the 

USF child center to become Honor Roll students throughout their primary schooling. As the Project Director for STARS USA Inc. our lessons together were all "experiential project based learning." Project-Based Instruction was how we did dishes, bike rides, art shows, and boy scouts in our home. Yes, both my son and daughter were boy scouts with me!

Food, Farming and Climate Change: It’s Bigger than Everything Else | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

Food, Farming and Climate Change: It’s Bigger than Everything Else | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community: Industrial agriculture is a key driver in the generation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, heavy machinery, monocultures, land change, deforestation, refrigeration, waste and transportation are all part of a food system that generates significant emissions and contributes greatly to global climate change. Industrial agricultural practices, from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to synthetic fertilizer-intensive corn and soy monocultures, genetically modified to tolerate huge amounts of herbicide, not only contribute considerable amounts of GHGs, but also underpin an inequitable and unhealthy global food system. Modern conventional agriculture is a fossil fuel-based, energy-intensive industry that is aligned with biotech, trade and energy interests, versus farmer and consumers priorities.

Tax on Junk Food, Eliminates Sales Tax on Fruit and Vegetables

Now we're talking. . . stop the poison through the money trail!
Navajo Nation Starts Tax on Junk Food, Eliminates Sales Tax on Fruit and Vegetables:

The Navajo Nation has become the first area in the country to approve a tax on junk food, pairing it with the elimination of sales tax on fruits and vegetables to try to compel people to eat healthier.


The Nation comprises an area of over 27,000 square miles, across the states of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.


Bags of chips and Hot Cheetos, among other items such as sweetened beverages and fried foods labeled as junk food, will cost 2 percent more under the tax. Meanwhile, the 5 percent sales tax won’t apply to fresh fruits and vegetables.


The tax was approved by the Nation to try to combat a health crisis—an estimated 100,000 of the tribe’s 300,000 members either have Type-2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic.

Living Architecture Monitor

Home - Living Architecture Monitor - North America's green roof and wall magazine:
Welcome to the Living Architecture Monitor (LAM) website—North America's green roof and wall magazine. Not only is this the place to read the latest issue of the LAM every quarter, but where you can find past issues, view exclusive content not available in the magazine, and see the latest news in the world of living architecture—and more!

Read our current issue (Spring 2015—Urban Agriculture) above and watch out for our next issue (Summer 2015—Water) in June. Also, check out the Green Pages: 2014 Green Roof; Wall Directory.

Solocator App | GPS Field Camera - Stamp photos with Direction, GPS Location, Altitude, Date & Time

Solocator App | GPS Field Camera - Stamp photos with Direction, GPS Location, Altitude, Date Time: Solocator is a camera app with built-in compass features. You can take photos with compass reading showing the direction you’re looking at or switch to building mode to capture the elevation of a building face. The building mode captures the Cardinal and InterCardinal directions such as North Elevation, South East Elevation etc. You can easily email photos from the app with compass bearing, house elevation, the time taken, GPS coordinates and links to iOS maps or Google maps.

rooster news

-- Begin Forwarded Message --- From: rooster news Sat Jan 10, 2015 5:54 am (PST) . Posted by: "John Starnes Jr." I waited over a week to be sure this is true, at least for THIS rooster of mine after years of caring for him and one before him (I ate the six others).....at sundown I take him out of the hen house and close it, then put him in a dog travel cage in the garden shed, cover the cage with a big piece of cloth then shut the door to prevent my neighbors from being woken up. I let him out each morning around 11. This has worked great for years now and I've shared this with people, including neighbors wondering why no morning crows here. But over a week ago I accidentally forgot to cover the door of the cage with the fabric...and now, I guess because of some sunlight entering his cage, he barely crows at all! When the empty lot next door soon sports a new house with new neighbors after being empty for years, this should greatly reduce even his crows suppressed by the shed. A lot of us want a rooster so as to make more chickens for meat and eggs but regret it when a "hen" turns out to be a rooster, so I wanted to share this new angle on suburban rooster keeping. John "In the time of your life, live—so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it." William Saroyan http://johnstarnesurbanfarm.blogspot.com/ http://johnstarnesloveofroses.blogspot.com http://starnesland.blogspot.com/

Soil Association : Technical information

Soil Association : Technical information: Technical information

This section of the website aims to be a 'one stop shop' for all the technical information you need as a producer. Much of the information is put together by the Producer Support team, but we are well aware others are doing great work also so we have put links to this.

We are currently putting the finishing touches to our log in area. Therefore members only content will be shown but you cannot download - just email us with your membership number and we will send you a copy.

We always welcome your feedback so if you can't find the information
your after or you have a update for us please let us know and contact us here.

• Dairy cattle
• Beef cattle
• Sheep
• Pigs
• Poultry (meat)
• Poultry (laying)
• Arable
• Horticulture
• On farm processing
• Forestry
• Fertilisers
• Composts, Plant Raising Media and Mulches
• Abattoirs
• Livestock markets
• Low carbon farming and renewable energy

Municipal Code Corporation

Home - Municipal Code Corporation: what we do

Municode is the nation's largest, most experienced codifier. We provide a wealth of legal, editorial, and publishing services for public and private sector customers. . .

All your city's codes, right at your fingertips.

At Municode, our goal is to provide you with the easy access
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