Redesigning Our Future

Green Ink Bloggers - Redesigning the Future 2015 Here are your Environmental Summit bloggers for 2015 - Chloe Fedor, Misa Harashima, Annebelle Nagy, Kayla Blackburn, and Margaret Bowerman. You can look through or search the blog to find the stories they shared from Redesigning the Future. The ladies also put together a poster to showcase their work and spoke with campers at the "What I Learned" showcase about blogging and sharing news and stories. Green Ink Bloggers Final Night Poster Counselors for Green Ink Focus Group were Hannah Davis and Mary Scott Norris. Both are students at Catawba College. Hannah will be the student college newspaper editor next year. Hannah Davis and Mary Scott Norris Thank you to all the high school Summit bloggers and to the staff counselors for helping document, save, and share the experiences, learning, and fun of the Environmental Summit.

Getting Ready to Open Cafe Kudzu Members of "Invasive Alien Plants and Animals: Friend or Foe to the Environment" led by Dr. Jay Bolin always harvest young kudzu leaves and then deep fry the kudzu leaves during a fun learning activity at Redesigning the Future. At the end of the week, the environmental campers from the "Invasive" group make fried kudzu and other invasive species specials to share with fellow campers during the end of camp "What We Learned" showcase. This year, Bolin's group of campers went all out by setting up a full blown cafe and serving a variety of dishes ranging from kudzu quiche to a savory soup. They of course shared their fried kudzu too. Ready or Not - It's Time for the Doors to Open on the Cafe The "Invasive" group campers work hard getting all the food ready in a small campus kitchen and then set up for serving. When the camp crowd arrives, it's pedal to the metal getting samples of salad, s