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Urban Garden Casual is a great resource for fun gardening ideas. Check out their latest email about building a budget-friendly indoor hot house for your little seedlings!! 

DIY Indoor Hot House

Posted: 17 Feb 2011 03:06 AM PST

By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter

A hot house is a great tool that any gardener can benefit from but not everyone has the money or the land required to build one.

A simple hot house can be designed to fit on a windowsill or shelf with no problem.

The concept of a hot house is that it is heated “building” that utilizes solar radiation.

Reflective materials compound this radiation through the use of stone, barrels painted black and filled with water or a combination of many different technologies. Below is a list of supplies that are needed for one hot house but I promise once you make one you will want to make more.

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Comments :: Community Gardens, How-To

If You’re Already Out in the COLD . . .

. . . at the Powderkeg Festival, come on down to the ReSource this weekend!

You might even be able to warm up!

10% off any single item if you can show us a Powderkeg-related ticket or receipt.

Open Saturday 10 to 6, Sunday noon to 4. 298 Northampton Street.

Comments :: Store

Kevin Hayes in the news!!!

Follow the link to read Kevin's answers to Artvoice's "Five Questions"

Five Questions

We see no long term success for Buffalo ReUse if our core operations need to be subsidized. Early on we received tremendous, timely help from the Oishei Foundation . . .

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Too Snowy to Come By the ReSource?

Comments :: online sales, Store

Embrace Winter this Weekend

While you and your family are all bundled up for Flurrious, head down to the ReSource for more winter fun. Our yard is snowy as ever but the deals HOT! 50% off all weekend. 

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Comments :: Blog

eBay!

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Truck Share

Here are some smart ReSource customers – they don't have a truck but know they can use Wolf, Buffalo Car Share's Ford 150. $6.50 an hour if you're a Car Share member, a real bargain!

Comments :: Community, Environment, Money, Store

January eNews from Buffalo ReUse

LOGO.jpg The ReSOURCE – our retail store – is located at 298 Northampton St., Buffalo (click here for map) :: Open to the public! :: Daily 10–6, Sunday noon-4, closed Monday

January is a BIG DEAL at the ReSource!!!

After the Ball Drop, Watch our Prices Drop!!!

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That’s right folks, we are having a sale. We made a New Year’s resolution to give you more for less!

January 4-9 60% OFF

January 11-16 50% OFF

January 18-23 40% OFF

January 25-30 30% OFF

Buy up before the discount goes down!

We are still stocked with sinks, tubs, toilets, doors windows, furniture, trim, flooring, and more! There are great deals in the yard too.

**Most items discounted as listed. Antiques, cabinet sets, radiators, lumber, and hardware at their usual low low prices.

Also, there are only a few RAIN BARRELS left at rock-bottom prices. The price will go up once this lot is gone.

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The ReSource will be CLOSED Dec. 31-Jan. 4

Beginning January 4 we are open our regular hours!!

OPEN Tuesday-Saturday 10am – 6pm

CLOSED Mondays

January is for saving! Stop by The ReSource for your home repair needs

>>>Saturday Spectacle!!<<< Look for informative workshops, cooking demos, & crafts EACH SATURDAY

Saturday Jan. 8th 11:00 am - @ The ReSource 298 Northampton St

Candy Cane Cocoa & Last Minute Winterizing - Are you freezing? Stop by the ReSource for some winterizing tips and warm cocoa.

Gutting 101 – Kitchen & Bath Demolition. Learn the basics & help start a great rehab project. **More information about this workday below.

Saturday Jan. 15th - 11:00am @ The ReSource 298 Northampton St

Staying Warm with Soup - Enjoy a taste of homemade soup while shopping in our shivering store!

Saturday Jan. 22nd - 11:00am @ The ReSource 298 Northampton St

Seed Staring Demonstration PART 1 - Setting up for Spring. Learn how to make a basic seed starting table for your home or basement.

Saturday Jan. 29th - 11:00am @ Meet at The ReSource 298 Northampton St

Tool Library Info Session - Join us for a tour of our Tool Library and a brief explanation of our lending policy. Learn how you, your family, or your block club can gain access to the resources you need to get that looming project finished before summer.

Have an idea for a workshop? GREAT! Reply to this email us with suggestions.

GET INVOLVED!!

Buffalo ReUse has REinstituted AD-HOC Committees!!!

If you are looking for a high-impact way to get involved, this is it!! Check out our website for information on each committee. Committees range from membership to safety! Meetings will be held in January as groups form. Please have your great ideas ready!! To sign up, fill out the web form or call us at 885-4131.

Check out these great volunteer opportunities:

Sunday Jan. 2nd 9 am - 5 pm & Monday Jan. 3rd 9 am – 5 pm @ The ReSource, 298 Northampton4969192289_46e9c567d8

Winter Inventory – We will be conducting a store and yard inventory and we could sure use your help! Lunch will be provided. Come for the whole time or just a few hours. Don’t worry, no calculus involved here folks. We are just tallying items at the ReSource and indicating the department you found them in. We have a standardized approach and will provide guidance so we can produce an accurate count. Email store {at} buffaloreuse(.)org or call (716) 882-2800 if you are available to help.

Saturday Jan. 8th 10 am - 5 pm @ 329 Plymouth

Gutting 101 – Kitchen & Bath Demolition. Work with our very own Carrie Nader in her living laboratory!! Learn the basics and help her get this great rehab project underway. Vegetarian Chili lunch available to all volunteers. Please contact us for more info or call Carrie directly at (716) 361-6591

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Super secret salvage!! We have a fantastic salvage job in a great downtown building. We will need help gutting, carrying, lifting and sorting all the great materials we can get out of this amazing space. If you are interested in helping us with this project, please contact us right away! The more the merrier – please recruit a friend to help us out!

Wintertime fun - If you can withstand the cold and are looking to blow off some steam, please let us know! Winter is in full swing!! We could use a hand getting materials organized for sale, but let’s face it, it’s cold in here!! We are looking for volunteers to spend a few hours in the ReSource. Remember to bundle up and wear some boots if you have them. Hot cocoa and coffee will be ready to go! We can work with you Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 6pm.

Warmer work - If you are willing to help, but from under a blanket or in front of the radiator, we still need you!! We have a great deal of administrative tasks piling up!! If you have a knack for data entry, or a keen eye for organizing, please contact us right away. We have tasks that you can do in our warm office, or even from your own couch!

Contact us to volunteer – Danielle can find the perfect task for you and your friends!

Buffalo ReUse Main Office | 158 Eaton St. | 885-4131 | volunteer {at} buffaloreuse(.)org

Click on the picture to check out some volunteers having fun at Buffalo ReUse!

Great ways to give and give back!!

Did you know you can become a member of Buffalo ReUse for as little as $5? Your membership pledge supports our mission in the most meaningful way! Membership benefits include voting rights at the Annual Member’s Meeting and a Monthly Members-Only Discount at The ReSource. Follow this link to learn how to join in the fun and become a “ReSourceful Urbanite”!!

Give the gift of tools! Buffalo ReUse members have access to a plethora of home repair and gardening tools through the Buffalo Tool Library. A Tool Library Membership can provide the resources for a loved one to fix up their home, plant a vegetable garden, or even build something brand new! Check out the Tool Library website for more information. Buffalo_First_2011_Cover-1-950x500

When you shop, shop local!! Buffalo ReUse is a member of Buffalo First! Buy the 2011 Buy Local Coupon Book and get great savings from area businesses and save on your next salvage purchase. For more info on the Buy Local Coupon Book, check out this link.

When you can’t shop local, shop smart! We always recommend you shop local, but we all know some of us prefer to shop in our jammies. If you do cybershop, please consider Market America for your next purchase. If you become a preferred customer for Buffalo ReUse, you earn cashback for shopping with us, and we earn cash for providing this great shopping arena to you! Market America has connections with many of the places you already shop – including Target, Sears, Tiger Direct, eBay, and many many more. Check out this link for more information & to sign up with us! www.supportbuffaloreuse.org

Start the year off right by REcycling!!!

Bring us your reusable or surplus building materials, tools, doors, tubs, appliances, fixtures, and more for a TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION RECEIPT!! Can’t fit all that great material in your car or truck? Check out Buffalo CarShare to borrow a van or truck OR call us to schedule a pick up. Visit our website HERE to see what we are currently accepting.

**All material donations are tax-deductible. Receipts are available at the time of donation.**

Don’t have reusable building material but still want to give? GREAT!! Send us your tax-deductible donation! Please follow this link to learn more about donating to Buffalo ReUse. Your donation goes a long way – and helps to fund those great community programs we provide.

Contact us!

(716) 882-2800 :: www.buffaloreuse.org :: OUR BLOG :: COMMUNITY CALENDAR :: facebook_f.jpg facebook


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Couch Cat

Olaf admires the latest addition to our upholstered furniture line – sofa and loveseat, glass-topped coffee table. A mere $150. We’ll be closed all weekend starting tomorrow, Friday, and will re-open Tuesday December 28. Here’s a wish for an enjoyable Christmas for all.

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Couch Cat

Couch Cat

Comments :: Olaf ReCat, Store

Thanks, WNY Media et al!

Marc & Chris in front of the Wall of GrievancesEveryone at Buffalo ReUse would like to send out a huge thank you to folks at WNY Media, Buffalo Rising, Kristen Becker + Friends, Eric Crittenden, and Nietszche’s for hosting a great fundraising event last night! Festivus for the rest of us!!!

Comments :: Community, Fund Raising, Fundraising, People