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Green Tips from the Green Team: Beauty in the Compost
Beauty in the Compost
When you pluck a ripe tomato from the vine, wash it, slice it, and are about to devour the luscious red skin and pulpy middle, do you consider that at one time this fruit was once a pile of stinky-hot-composting material? Thich Nhat Hanh, reminds us,
“If you look deeply at a flower, at is freshness and its beauty, you will see that there is also compost in it, made of garbage. The gardener had the skill to transform this garbage into compost, and with this compost, he made a flower grow” (You Are Here,
Thich Nhat Hanh). Honestly, I will be the first to admit that when I contemplate the tomato, all I see is a mouthwatering fruit (I keep wanting to call it a vegetable) that is perfect in salads, a compliment to my see next page
Cycling adds spice to Cormier's active life Biking –––––
Donna Cormier discovered the joys of cycling 11 years ago. Marty Basch "I was working at Downeast Bicycle and bought an old Fuji bike for five dollars from a couple in Fryeburg," she said. "I was out riding one afternoon and rode with a group from Maine riding up Evans Notch. My bike wasn't shifting but from that day on I was hooked." Since then the Center Conway licensed massage therapist has twice ridden Tin Mountain's Mount Washington Century Ridge, competed in the 24 Hours of Great Glen and pedaled Bike for Books several times. She's both a Mount Washington Velo Club member and White Mountain Miler. The salt-and-pepper haired Cormier, 57, is a seasoned marathon runner (and skier too), Donna Cormier. taking up that pursuit some 20 years ago after quitting smoking and wanting to stay in shape. "I love the endurance aspect of it," said the Bay State native and valley resident since 1975. With a best time of around 3 hours, 40 minutes, Cormier has run 25 marathons including 10 in Boston and others in places like New York City and Washington, D.C. Cormier's twice run the Mount Washington Road Race. She runs about four times a week, with 4-mile stints during the week and a 7-8 mile run on weekends while also bicycling twice a week now with an eye to riding more as the weather improves. see CORMIER page 21
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