Programs

Bike Ride to the Farmers Market
(more a residence hall activity than floor activity)


Contact Information:
ATHENS FARMERS MARKET
P.O. Box 951
Athens, Ohio 45701-0951
Office: 740-593-6763
Market Manager Cell: 740-972-2780 (during Market hours only)

Hours: Saturdays and Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm
WINTER MARKET HOURS are Saturdays only, from 10 am - 1 pm, starting December 4 and running through March 26, 2011.  During the winter market, many vendors set up inside the Market on State, but don't forget to stop by the vendors who stay outside year-round.  Last Wed. market is Dec. 22 and is held in the parking lot only.
Special holiday markets on 12/24 & 12/31!

Location:
Market on State parking lot
1000 East State Street in Athens, Ohio

Tips:
If possible offer both a car ride and a bike ride
1. Create a Meeting Place and Time
            Ex. South Green- Octagon
                  East Green- In front of Shively
                 West Green- In front of the convocation center
            (or just in front of your dormitory)
2. Create advertisements, bulletin board, email and time to go around and tell your residents of the opportunity
3. How to get there: google maps
If biking: Get on the bike path and go N towards East State St.


Bottle Cap Magnets and Thumbtacks


Twist-off caps are better than conventional ones because they don't bend when removed. For appropriately small images, try cutting details from large photos. Or, if your software has a contact-sheet mode, use it to reduce pictures drastically.

Materials Needed:
1 in. circular craft punch or scissors
Small papers or photos you want to put in the magnet
Craft glue or epoxy- needs to stick to magnets, not super glue
Bottle caps
Clear casting resin (dimensional adhesive ex. Diamond Glaze)
Contact cement
Small magnets or thumbtacks

Steps:

1. Clean the caps.

2. Using the craft punch or scissors, cut out the pictures. Using the craft glue, attach one picture to the inside of each bottle cap and let dry.

3. Cover a work surface to protect it from spills, and lay caps on top. Following manufacturer's instructions for clear casting resin, fill each bottle cap to the rim. Let dry overnight, it should be clear when it is dry.

4. Using contact cement, attach magnets or thumbtacks to the backs of the bottle caps. Let dry overnight before using.

Read more at Marthastewart.com: Bottle-Cap Magnets and Thumbtacks - Martha Stewart Crafts

Bracelets

Pop Tab Bracelet:

 Materials Needed (for one bracelet):
-Scissors
-Elastic cord or old t-shirt strips (about 30 inches for each person) Some versions of this bracelet require two strips/cords to be tied together, so please keep that in mind.
-Roughly 26 soda tabs

(I got all the information from this site, which has pictures of each step. Also please note this there are several ways to create pop tabs bracelets, this is only one example)


1.Cut cord to approximately 2-1/2 feet. Then loop through the first tab, situating the tab at center of cord.

2. Hold another tab below your first tab, (make sure your rough edges are always facing each other, smooth side to the outside) overlapping so you can see through openings of both tabs. Thread the cord up from the bottom through both tabs, bringing top cord through top hole and bottom cord through bottom hole.

3. OK, now get another tab and hold it on top, overlapping as before, and this time, thread the cords through the opposite holes forming an X on top.

4. Another tab, held at the back and thread those cords through, top cord-top hole, bottom cord-bottom hole.

5. Another tab, held on top, thread cords through forming that X. Top cord-bottom hole, bottom cord-top hole.

6. Keep going, repeating step 4 and step 5, alternately, until bracelet can be wrapped around your wrist and ends meet comfortably.

7. You need the last tab to be one placed at the back side.

8. Then, bring ends together and form the final X.

9. Turn bracelet over and thread cords under cord from previous tab.

10. Tie the cords in a knot and trim the ends.

11. Turn bracelet back over and slide it on your wrist. There should be just enough stretch to easily go over your hand and then be lightly snug on your wrist.

See PDF for another Pop bracelet option:


 Button Bracelet:
Materials Needed:

-Thin Cord (Elastic if you can find it)
-Buttons (varies on amount)
-Scissors
-Optional: Clasps


Overlapped Button Bracelet: Select a button. Hold it face up. Thread the elastic up one hole and down the opposite hole. Leave about 1 ½ inch of elastic at one end. Select another button. Hold it face down. Thread the longer end of the elastic down into the hole closest to the first button and up through the opposite hole. Move the button along until it sits halfway under the previous button on the bracelet.
Select another button. Hold it face up. Thread the longer end of the elastic up through the hole closest to the previous buttons and down the opposite hole. Continue the face-up/face-down pattern until all desired buttons have been added and about 1 ½ inches of elastic remain at each end of the bracelet. Tie the elastic ends together.


Back-to-Back Button Bracelet: For this particular design, you may choose to have all buttons face the same direction on the bracelet or alternate them. Select a button. Thread each end of the elastic through opposite holes. Push the button back so it sits near the folded middle section of the elastic. Continue threading buttons in this fashion, stacking them against each other, until about 1 ½ inches of elastic remain out of each hole. To tie off the bracelet, bring ends face to face. Pull the loose ends of the elastic through the folded section. Tie each elastic end separately, against itself. Voila!



EcoHouse Field Trip

Tours are available to the public throughout the year.

Schedule a tour at the OHIO Ecohouse with the Office of Sustainability. Contact Sonia Marcus at marcuss@ohio.edu or by phone at (740) 593-0460.

Edible Compost

Materials:
•            Ice Cream cones (as a substitute for Styrofoam or plastic cups)
•            Crushed Oreos and/or Coco Pebbles
•            Pudding
•            Small Pretzel Sticks
•            Wheaties and/or Corn Flakes (can be skipped)
•            Coconut Flakes
•            Green Food Dye
•            Dried Fruit and/or Candy
•            Gummy Worms
(Needed materials are highlighted and underlined, please don’t hesitate to use different items, these are just some examples)
-A container (please do not use Styrofoam or plastic, it is preferred that you choose something edible such as an ice cream cones).
- Soil. Crushed Oreos, Coco Pebbles, and pudding.
- Earth materials. Small pretzel sticks or dead leaves can be Wheaties or Corn Flakes. Green colored coconut for grass clippings.
-Food scraps. Such as dried fruit bits or really any candy.
-Critters. Gummy worms. (not necessary to compost, ubt breaks down the food faster)
What else is needed for a compost to decompose?
-Air, water, and stirring/mixing.
This can be done by shaking up or stirring the contents of the container and then drinking water after eating the compost.

**Please don’t forget to compost the food you don’t finish!!**


Recyclemania

For more information, go to http://www.recyclemania.org/.