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Cooperative Energy Solutions partners (from left) Paul Sacca and John Cummins, talk to the Hamidou and Maureen Sissoko family, of Pittsboro, about home energy efficiency during the Celebrate Green Central Trade Show and Home Tour. The Oct. 16-17 event at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus was hosted by the college and the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association. It showcased the college’s green, earth-friendly programs in renewable energy, green building, biofuels and agriculture. About 20 vendors who supply green, environmentally friendly products and services were on hand to talk to visitors. The public could also take a self-guided tour of seven energy-efficient Chatham County homes. For more information about the college’s sustainable programs, call the campus at (919) 542-6495.

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The Celebrate Green Central Trade Show and Home Tour Oct. 16-17 at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus showcased the college’s green, earth-friendly programs in renewable energy, green building, biofuels and agriculture.  In addition, about 20 vendors who supply green, environmentally friendly products and services were on hand to talk to visitors about energy efficiency. Speaking to some of them is Karen Allen (center), CCCC’s Chatham County provost. The public could also take a self-guided tour of seven energy-efficient Chatham County homes. The college and the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association hosted the event. For more information about the college’s sustainable programs, call the campus at (919) 542-6495.

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Chickens were one of the topics of interest during the Celebrate Green Central Trade Show and Home Tour Oct. 16-17 at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus. The college and the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association hosted the event. Robin Kohanowich (right), sustainable farming coordinator at the college, talks about college’s agriculture program with (from left) Dee Reid, of Pittsboro, and Gary and Denise Shaver, of Chapel Hill. The event showcased the college’s green, earth-friendly programs in renewable energy, green building, biofuels and agriculture. Vendors who supply green, environmentally friendly products and services, from home energy efficiency surveys to construction and remodeling materials, were on hand to talk to visitors. The public could also take a self-guided tour of seven energy-efficient Chatham County homes. For more information about the college’s sustainable programs, call the campus at (919) 542-6495.

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Joe Kenlan (center), of Kenlan Stoneworks and the instructor for the oven building class at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus, stokes the oven fire while Hilary Heckler (right), student farm manager, and Dan Sundberg, United Biospheres landscape architect, watch. The oven, and the pizzas which came out of it, were one of the attractions at the Celebrate Green Central Trade Show and Home Tour. The college and the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association hosted the Oct. 16-17 event at the campus. It showcased the college’s green, earth-friendly programs in renewable energy, green building, biofuels and agriculture. About 20 vendors who supply green, environmentally friendly products and services were on hand to talk to visitors. The public could also take a self-guided tour of seven energy-efficient Chatham County homes. For more information about the college’s sustainable programs, call the campus at (919) 542-6495.

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The Great Big Gone Band was one of the attractions at the Celebrate Green Central Trade Show and Home Tour Oct. 16-17 at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus. The event, hosted by the college and the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association, showcased the college’s green, earth-friendly programs in renewable energy, green building, biofuels and agriculture. About 20 vendors who supply green, environmentally friendly products and services were on hand to talk to visitors. The public could also take a self-guided tour of seven energy efficient Chatham County homes. For more information about the college’s sustainable programs, call the campus at (919) 542-6495.