The Works Café

Share the Bounty Day

theworks — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:26:01 +0000

NOFA-NH Farm Share Program
Share the Bounty Day
September 19, 2021

The Works Cafe is thrilled to participate in NOFA-NH’s “Share the Bounty Day” on Septemeber 19. NOFA-NH’s Farm Share Program provides funds for limited-income individuals and families to purchase certified organic Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares, also known as farm shares, at a discounted rate across New Hampshire. The program has partnered with eleven certified organic farms to reach over 135 low income individuals since 2017. It especially benefits children, families, and seniors.

Dine at The Works Cafe all day Sunday, September 19th to raise funds for their 2022 Farm Share Program. Donations will help provide low income NH residents with discounted farm shares, improve food security throughout New Hampshire, and support small, organic family farms.

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Katharine Schillemat: Dialing with Smiles!

theworks — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:26:17 +0000

I want to tell you about my friend, Priscilla Walter, who is 97 years young (and my birthday buddy). Obviously she doesn’t get out right now because of the COVID-19 Stay At Home order, but she is such a gregarious person that she has to do something to keep in touch with people.

In Nelson, we have a little booklet of telephone numbers for everyone in town who is willing to share their contact information. So Priscilla decided that she would call everyone in the town directory, whether she knew them or not, just to check in and see how they were doing in this challenging time. Priscilla is legally blind, so she uses a magnifying glass to read. Calling everyone means reading their phone number and dialing it accurately while using a magnifying glass, but nothing stops Priscilla from reaching out, one person at a time, to let her neighbors know someone cares.

And when things open up again, you can bet that Priscilla will be among the first people to call me up to ask me when I am coming down for a game of Scrabble.

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Hazael and Carter Lowe: Crossing guard for Little Critters!

theworks — Mon, 04 May 2020 11:57:44 +0000

Hi!

It’s Hazael and Carter Lowe and we are part of the Harris Centers Salamander Crossing Brigade! We have been practicing citizen science for many years at Harvey Pond on Glebe Road in Westmoreland- counting and crossing salamanders, frogs, toads, newts and whatever else needs saving from the crush of vehicle tires.

“I like salamander crossing because we get to save lots of salamanders from getting squished by cars” says Carter, nine. “This spring we also picked up roadside trash so the salamanders could cross without walking on garbage.” Last months Good Works winner would be proud of us- thank you Kara!

Hazael reports- “ The data I collect helps Scientists know when salamanders are migrating, how many are present and what species will come at different times.” Says Hazael- eleven. “ I like being out at night and hearing all the frogs calling.”

I think we will be lifelong crossing guards for these little critters because it is fun and you get to interact with nature and do good works by saving lives!

Cheers and Happy Spring to all from Carter and Hazael.

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Kara Dexter, 895 lbs. to date!

theworks — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:00:46 +0000

No matter where I go or what I am doing, I always pick up litter. Most of my time is spent picking up other people’s trash in my hometown of Walpole, NH. I feel like we should be proud of where we live and we should give back to our communities and, more importantly, our planet. When I ride around our local roads, I see how litter takes away from this beautiful place. I’ve seen bird nests made with plastic and found countless dead animals inside containers that should not have been there. If I can’t change people’s behavior, I can at least change our environment in the best way I know how. Last year, I started counting how many cans and bottles I picked up (3,076 cans and 1,648 bottles).

This year, I decided to add how many bags I have filled and how many pounds I have collected. Today is April 7th and I’ve picked up 1,639 cans, 849 bottles, filled 44 bags, and collected 895 lbs of litter since January 1st, mostly in Walpole. This past weekend, my husband joined me on a particularly bad section of road and together we collected 349 lbs of litter! I included a picture of our haul from Sunday, April 5th. If one or two people can do this, imagine how much cleaner our world would be if everyone picked up at least one piece of trash a day! I hope this post inspires others to pick up their neighborhoods. After every litter picking session, I reward myself with a treat. Sometimes it’s a cold beverage and a candy bar. Other times it’s a delicious, filling meal – like a tuna melt from The Works.

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Certified Green Restaurant®

theworks — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 10:58:36 +0000

The Works Café in Keene, NH recently earned certification as a 3 Star Certified Green Restaurant® by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a national nonprofit organization helping restaurants become more environmentally sustainable. The Works Café received 208.51 GreenPoints™ on the GRA’s rigorous certification scale and implemented 53 environmental steps.

The Green Restaurant Association’s (GRA) certification standards reflect 28 years of research in the field of restaurants and the environment. Thousands of restaurants and hundreds of thousands of restaurant personnel have provided the living laboratory for the continued evolution of the GRA Standards. The purpose of the GRA standards is to provide a transparent way to measure each restaurant’s environmental accomplishments while providing a pathway for the next steps each restaurant can take towards increased environmental sustainability.

Green Highlights:

Composting Food Waste and Recycling Plastics, Glass, Aluminum, Cardboard, and Paper keeps up to 90% of waste out of landfills.
By providing our customers with Reusable Dishes, Glasses/Mugs, and Utensils for dining in, they keep waste out of landfills and conserve natural resources.
76.2% of lights are LEDs, which use up to 90% less energy, last longer, contain no mercury, and emit fewer greenhouse gases than incandescent bulbs.
Over 34% of their main dishes are Vegetarian, which significantly reduces the carbon footprint associated with food.
93.1% of their egg purchases and 54.6% of their dairy purchases are Certified Organic.
Facility is Styrofoam Free, which keeps harmful chemicals and litter out of our environment.

“We chose to partner with GRA because they have the toughest standards out there,” said Richard French, President of The Works Café. “I’m really pleased that our years of social and environmental commitments are being recognized. Kudos to our staff customers and the community as a whole.”

See The Works Cafe-KNH’s detailed Green Label and all their environmental steps.

About the Green Restaurant Association

The Green Restaurant Association is a national non-profit organization that provides the only official Certified Green Restaurants® mark in the country. Since 1990, the GRA has pioneered the Green Restaurant® movement and has been the leading voice within the industry encouraging restaurants to listen to consumer demand and green their operations using transparent, science-based certification standards. With their turnkey certification system, the GRA has made it easy for thousands of restaurants to become more environmentally sustainable in a profitable manner. The GRA has been featured on CNN, NBC Nightly News, NPR, and in The New York Times, and The Washington Post. For more information visit www.dinegreen.com.

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