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On the Cover 18 The New Seniors: Life over 65 in the South Bay By elizabeth kang
Features
21 WinVivo Blends: The healing Cover: Residents of Atria Senior Living Chateau Gardens in San Jose. Clockwise from upper left: Kate Bigler, Arthur McCaffery, Grace Ginther, Hector Gutierrez. Photographs by Lane Johnson. This page: Photograph by Greg Silva
power of botanicals By jennifer moscatello
Departments 4 Small Steps: Green Your Art 7 Living Smart: Home Canning 10 Healing Foods: Kale 13 Grown Local: Buck’s Vineyard
In Every Issue 3 Publisher’s Note 27 Resource Guide 28 Tidbits
24 Choosing Green Power: Silicon Valley residents do their part, one utility bill at a time By Alan Lopez
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publisher’s note
Talking with elderly
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art goes green
Creating art with safe supplies and recycled materials
Artist Lori Krein's “Green Wish,” an assemblage made from recycled materials.
You’re working on greening your home, your car, and even your office—but what about your art? Professional artists, parents of artistic kids, and people who simply love to create in their spare time should be aware that many art supplies are toxic, and others simply add more “stuff” to the landfill. Fortunately, there 4 | Issue 13
are many sustainable ways to express our creativity while respecting and preserving the Earth. One way is to ensure that paints, ceramic glazes, and other materials are free from PBTs, otherwise known as “persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic” pollutants. PBTs are chemicals such as lead, cadmium, and mercury, which have been associated with a variety of health problems. Look for art supplies that have been given the Art and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI) “approved product” (AP) label, indicating their non-toxicity. Avoid products that have a “CL” label from the ACMI, as this indicates that the product contains toxins. There are plenty of safe and sustainable materials with which to bring artistic visions to life, such as soy or beeswax crayons, paint colored with natural pigments, hemp paper, organic wood frames, and soy-based ink. To cut down on the manufacture of new art materials, utilize recycled goods for art projects. Part of the beauty of making art is that even commonplace items can be viewed in a different light. Recycled paper, old magazines, pieces of wood, glass containers, and old paintings can be reused in new projects. A veteran of flea markets, yard sales, and trashpicking, San Jose artist Lori Krein (www.lorikrein studios.com) finds artistic promise in what others throw away. Washers, mannequin torsos, plastic box frames, vases, and bits of paper all find their way into Krein’s collages and assemblages. “It’s important to me that I reuse things for my art,” she says. “I try to use eco-friendly materials whenever possible.” Krein is also the host of her own cable TV show, “Lori Krein’s Art Studio,” on which she demonstrates various art techniques and projects that viewers can do at home. Most major cities have centers for purchasing recycled art materials—textiles, paper, wood, jewelry, and plastics. In the Bay Area, head for the Scroungers’ Center for Reusable Art Parts (SCRAP) in San Francisco (www.scrap-sf.org), the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse in Oakland (www.creativereuse.org), and the ReArt Store at Whole House Building Supply in East Palo Alto (www. driftwoodsalvage.com). You can also donate your “found objects” to these recycled art centers, breathing new life into seemingly useless items. Your trash may become someone else’s masterpiece.
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living smart Canned tomatoes, pickles, applesauce, peppers, and fruit jam preserve the flavors of summer for year-round enjoyment.
it’s a keeper Canning produce at home
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Strawberry jam preserves
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the flavor of summer. A jar of tomatoes adds tang to a winter spaghetti sauce. Fruits and vegetables canned at home taste great and are good sources of nutrition. Canning stops the natural processes that break down food, allowing extended storage. Although some vitamins are lost during the canning process, fresh produce canned immediately after harvest is often healthier than “fresh� produce sold in the grocery store, which has been picked, refrigerated, transported, and stocked days or weeks earlier. Our grandparents used the open-kettle method for canning all produce, which left food vulnerable to spoilage. Today, we use two methods for home canning. For produce high in acid, such as strawberries, blueberries, and tomatoes, the old-fashioned, open-kettle technique works fine. An open-kettle canner is basically a large pot made of aluminum or porcelain-covered steel. It comes with a lift-out rack for holding jars. Jars are boiled for the required time, allowed to cool for 5 minutes, then removed from the hot water with a jar lifter. All other fruits and vegetables must be processed with a pressure canner to avoid any chance of botulism or other contamination. A pressure canner has a lid that clamps on to the pot and a pressure gauge. Canning jars are packed inside and heated to more than 240 degrees, a safe temperature for processing
low-acid foods (the bacteria that causes botulism cannot survive above 240 degrees). Whether you grow or buy your produce, preserve fruits and vegetables within 6 to 12 hours after harvest if possible. Discard any moldy parts, trim bruises, and keep produce cool during the preservation process. Do not use jars with nicks and cracks. Canning lids have a rubber ring that seals safely only once, so use new lids every time you can (all other canning supplies can be reused). When you have completed your canning, store home-canned food in a cool, dark place. Always write the date the food was processed on the lid of the jar. It should be safe to eat for about one year. For more information on canning, visit the Web site of the National Center for Home Food Preservation (www.uga.edu/nchfp). To purchase canning jars and other supplies, visit your local Orchard Supply Hardware or Ace Hardware store. The following local organizations offer classes in home canning: Happy Girl Kitchen operates canning workshops in Oakland and at Live Earth Farm in Watsonville: www.happygirlkitchen.com Love Apple Farm offers classes in jam-making in Santa Cruz: www.growbetterveggies.com Yes, We Can offers canning workshops and classes in Santa Cruz and Pescadero: www.yeswecanfood.com EUCALYPTUSMAGAZINE.COM | 7
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healing foods
Also known as lacinato or Tuscan black palm, dinosaur kale is one of the most common varieties of this nutrient-packed green.
Kale is a
Edible, nutritious, and decorative, too
member of the Brassica family, which includes broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and collards. Although it is not as commonly known as many other green, leafy vegetables, kale has garnered attention because of its nutrient-rich phytochemical content, which provides unparalleled health benefits. Kale’s many varieties—curly, ornamental, walking stick, Siberian, dwarf blue Scotch, Red Russian, dinosaur (also called lacinato or Tuscan black palm)—provide an array of tastes and textures. English settlers brought curly kale to the United States in the 17th century, whereas ornamental and dinosaur kale are much more recent varieties. Dinosaur kale was discovered in Italy in the late 19th century, and ornamental kale was first cultivated commercially in California in the 1980s. Walking stick kale, also called Jersey kale, is perhaps the most novel variety. Its thick stem grows up to 15 feet high and can be made into a walking stick. Kale is an excellent source of nutrients, including vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and manganese. It is also a very good source of calcium, copper, potassium, and dietary fiber. One cup of kale 10 | Issue 13
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provides 10.4 percent of the daily value for fiber, which has been shown to reduce high cholesterol, prevent atherosclerosis, and regulate blood sugar levels. Kale’s added bonus is its beauty. Many varieties of kale are referred to as “flowering kales” and are grown mainly for their ornamental leaves, which can be white, red, pink, lavender, blue, or violet. Most plants sold as “ornamental cabbage” are, in fact, kales. Ornamental kale is completely edible, and can be prepared as a side dish or used to garnish a summer salad. Kale can be found in most grocery stores year round, although it is usually sweetest in the spring. Preparing kale is easy: Sauté it with fresh garlic, then dress it with lemon juice and olive oil. Or chop kale and braise it with fresh apples, then top it with balsamic vinegar and chopped walnuts. Or toss kale leaves with a mixture of soy sauce, maple syrup, and balsamic vinegar, then sprinkle with a handful of sesame seeds. If you are serving kale raw, it’s best to let it “marinate” in a vinegar or lemon juice mixture for 15 minutes or so before eating, which will soften the stiff leaves.
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A passion for pickles /// by allison shea malone
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Pickle producer Jeff Solinger takes a whiff from a freshly opened jar of Pookie’s Pickles.
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the
new senior by elizabeth kang
photographs by lane johnson
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life over 65 in the south bay
ny statistician can tell you that 2010 is the year that the first wave of baby boomers turns 65. During the next decade, the number of Americans aged 65 to 74 will skyrocket. According to the 2008 American Community Survey Demographic and Housing Estimate, 867,000 people aged 65 and up currently live in the San Francisco Bay Area—about 12 percent of our total population of 7.26 million. By 2020, that number is projected to double. Given these rapidly expanding numbers, we decided to take a look at senior living in the Bay Area today.
Aging in Place
Don Weden, who was the principal planner for the Santa Clara County Planning Departments’ Comprehensive Planning Section for 34 years, believes “aging in place” can be a reality, but only with some major changes to our infrastructure. Even though he is now retired, his goal is to build senior-friendly neighborhoods in Santa Clara County. “By 2030, it is projected that about one-quarter of the adult population in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties will be over age 65,” Weden says. To help prepare for that shift in demographics, Weden presents a comprehensive plan called “Cities for All Ages: Land Use Planning and Our Aging Population” to local government and community organizations throughout the Bay Area. The plan offers solutions to help improve the quality of life for the rapidly growing, aging population. Weden says we need to create neighborhoods that don’t rely heavily on the use of automobiles, so that non-driving seniors—20 percent of people over 65 years old—can comfortably engage with their community, and don’t feel stranded inside their homes. “To create senior-friendly communities, we need to become intelligently more urban, and plan for livable, green, urban neighborhoods within our existing communities. [We need to] provide desirable and convenient alternatives for those who would prefer places to live that aren’t dependent on owning an automobile and that are more sustainable for our environment.” Many cities in the Bay Area are currently reviewing and revising their General Plans, Weden says, and he encourages residents who want to build more senior-friendly communities to get involved in their cities’ land-use planning processes.
The San Francisco Bay Area has no shortage of senior living communities and retirement homes for older adults who need or want to move out of the houses and apartments they occupied in their younger years. “Some seniors enjoy the ease of living that comes with not having to maintain a house and a yard; others like the peace of mind of having meals and medical care close at hand. Still others simply want the companionship of other seniors—the built-in social network,” says Deanna Morgan, public relations director for the nonprofit Committee on Aging in San Francisco. But according to a recent American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) survey, 90 percent of retirees say that as they age, they plan to remain in their current homes and neighborhoods. Their wishes correspond with a trend known as “aging in place,” which, according to the National Association of Home Builders, means “remaining in one’s home safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level.”
Remodeling for Universal Design
Residents of Atria Senior Living Chateau Gardens in San Jose: Clockwise from upper left: Henrietta Martin, Arthur McCaffery, Kate Bigler, Gill Topp.
Iris Harrell of Harrell Remodeling in Mountain View says successful “aging in place” relies heavily on the idea of universal design, a planning-for-the-future remodeling concept to make homes liveable for all generations—from children to seniors—and for physically EUCALYPTUSMAGAZINE.COM | 19
disabled as well as able-bodied people. “When you talk about universal design, you start by asking questions. ‘How do you get from the car into the house? Are there any steps?’ And so on,” Harrell says. “When people think of remodeling this way, they imagine a ‘hospital look.’ But you can do it beautifully. My [universally designed] home won a national design award. There are grab bars in the showers, but it doesn’t look like a hospital design. Two of the three bathrooms have sink vanities constructed so that a person in a wheelchair could roll under the sink and wash their face. All the doors are wide enough for a wheelchair or someone with a walker. To get into the house, there is a ramp, but we designed it to look like part of the deck. There are no steps at all,” she says. “The best part is that if you are remodeling anyway, it doesn’t cost a lot extra to do it this way,” Harrell says. Residents of Atria Senior Living Chateau Gardens in San Jose: From left: Grace Ginther, Hector Gutierrez.
Seniors Staying Healthy Of course, a senior-friendly community and universally designed homes are a moot point if there aren’t healthy, active seniors to live there, says Toby Adelman, Associate Professor of Community Health at San Jose State University. Adelman, who was a nurse for 30 years, says there are simple, easy ways for older adults to live healthy, active lives. Basic actions like deep breathing, keeping hydrated, getting a good night’s sleep, and avoiding caffeine and alcohol are critical to healthy aging. One of Adelman’s favorite methods to keep seniors and people of all ages happy and healthy is a program called LaughAway, a type of “laughter yoga.” Adelman says she attended a LaughAway session where seniors of all different cultures, who couldn’t communicate through a common language, shared a 15-minute 20 | Issue 13
laugh session. She says the attendees were instantly happier and more socially bonded. The improvement in their moods lasted throughout the day. “It’s such a simple thing, laughter, but as we get older we do it less and less often,” Adelman says. “A child laughs hundreds of times a day, but an older adult, maybe only a few times a day, if that.”
Connection to the Community Whether seniors stay in their homes or move to a retirement home, connecting with their community is especially important, says Nancy Hikoyeda, an ethnogeriatric specialist at the Stanford University Geriatric Education Center. Being actively involved in community life, she says, helps ward off depression, disease, loneliness, and other ailments. Hikoyeda says senior centers are important refuges for elders in the community, especially those who would not be able to pay for the free and low-cost services the centers provide. For example, the Yu-Ai Kai senior center in San Jose’s Japantown serves up 100 hot lunches everyday and offers classes in hula dancing, ukulele playing, and arts and crafts. They also host a book club, movies, and games. The Mountain View Senior Center provides travel opportunities, low-impact exercise classes, blood pressure checks, tax counseling, and nutritious lunches. SeniorNet learning centers located throughout the Bay Area offer older adults low-cost classes on how to use computers and technology, giving them access to vital information and helping them connect with long-lost friends and relatives. Keeping seniors healthy, happy, and involved in the community is a vital part of keeping a community whole, and the more seniorfriendly a community is, the better off we all are, says Hikoyeda. “The stories they share about what life was like when they were young, their wisdom…that is what I love about seniors,” she says.
WinVivo Blending Nature & Science By Jennifer Moscatello
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hirley Chen is an energetic entrepreneur with not just one, but two advanced degrees—a PhD in biological chemistry and a JD in law. As the co-founder and CEO of WinVivo, a healthcare company that creates natural medicines made with Asian botanicals, the 45-year-old Silicon Valley resident has come a long way from her native home—the remote mountain area near Bama County in southwest China. This mountainous region, 150 miles from the nearest major city, boasts the highest number of centenarians per capita of any region in the world. The reason? Some researchers credit the crisp, pollution-free mountain air or the down-to-earth lifestyle. Survival in this rural area requires hard work; it’s not uncommon for 90-year-olds to labor in the fields. Others credit the longevity of the Bama people to their diet, which is rich in rice wine, hemp seed, mushrooms, and locally grown vegetables and herbs. » EUCALYPTUSMAGAZINE.COM | 21
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WinVivo’s Sales and Marketing Director Richard Andrus with CEO Shirley Chen
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Left: A 110-year-old woman from Bama County in China. Center: WinVivo’s latest product: a topical balm to promote the healing of wounds and skin disorders. Right: Compounds from reishi and shiitake mushrooms, used in WinVivo’s products, serve to strengthen the immune system.
Today Chen’s work draws heavily on her childhood experiences. “My parents are botanists, but for the longest time I tried to stay away from that profession,” says Chen. “I wanted to develop effective chemical drugs against cancer…I was really determined to be a hard-core biomedical scientist and academic.” After years of working alongside esteemed Nobel Prize-winning researchers and never finding the “magic bullet” against cancer, Chen was frustrated. “I figured that in my lifetime, I’d never be able to personally discover something that was really efficacious for treating a devastating disease like cancer. So I jumped ship; I became an intellectual property lawyer for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. I thought that maybe my brilliant inventor clients could come up with the successful drugs and then I would be very satisfied. I could help them commercialize them and make them available to the public.” But Chen soon discovered that most of her clients focused on the development of diagnostic tools to ensure early detection of disease. That didn’t address what Chen saw as the missing link in medicine: prevention. “If I find out I’m 60 percent susceptible to colon cancer, what do I do? Do I go and find a drug that will slow down or prevent the onset of colon cancer? Or do I go and look at my whole life and try to change my lifestyle, my dietary structure? The cancer’s not here yet, but it could be a time bomb,” Chen says. “So I remembered my calling from my parents: Go back to Mother Nature. This is how people in Asia for thousands of years learned how to maintain their health, by going back to their dietary structure… by incorporating medicinal herbs into their daily life. So naturally you can achieve good health and prevent diseases.” Through a partnership with biochemist-turned-financier Dr. Brooke Gai and other advisors in the United States and Asia, Chen started WinVivo, a company which combines Eastern remedies with Western science and technology to offer safe, sustainable products that bolster the body’s natural healing abilities. “WinVivo” combines the English word “win” with the Latin term “in vivo” which literally means “the living”—a whole, living organism, as opposed to an “in vitro”-controlled laboratory environment, which involves cells or tissue isolated from the body. “The gold standard of any health-related product is that it must work in a living human body and be able to address health issues in a safe, long-term, sustainable manner, not just in petri dishes or in vitro lab experiments,” says Chen.
The company’s current products include Botano Guard capsules, derived from anti-inflammatory reishi and shiitake mushrooms in combination with antiviral and antibacterial herbs, which are designed to bolster immunity, and Botano Throat, a natural lozenge that relieves chronic coughs with a blend of botanicals. WinVivo also has three new products set to launch in the coming year. These include a botanical remedy to help allergy sufferers, functional foods targeting obesity and diabetes, and a topical balm to promote the healing of wounds and skin disorders. Developed over a 30-year period by a traditional Chinese doctor, the balm contains a licensed blend of 10 different herbs that have anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It is designed not only to help wounds heal faster, but also to stop pain and itching as well. Chen says the balm is safe and effective for simple first-aid uses, such as cuts, insect bites, and rashes, as well as more serious concerns like bedsores, herpes, shingles, venous stasis, and chronic diabetic ulcers. The botanical ingredients—vegetables, fruits, herbs, and teas—used in WinVivo’s products are both locally sourced and flown in from carefully selected suppliers in Asia. “Our combination of herbs … is based on 3,000 years of ‘clinical trials.’ We base our formulas on how people in Asia use a particular herb in combination with another kind of herb to achieve the best therapeutic efficacy,” says Chen. “Like a symphony, each botanical plays a critical role… some targeting the root cause and some the symptoms. In Botano Guard, the mushroom essence strengthens the general immunity of the host, while botanicals such as Japanese honeysuckle act like broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents against viruses and bacteria.” Of the many chapters of her life, Chen feels extremely satisfied with her current work at WinVivo. “What’s the purpose of research? To be able to develop products to make people’s lives better and healthier… Just publishing papers doesn’t really mean much to me,” she says. “WinVivo develops health products based on what is already working in humans and tested in billions of people in Asia over millennia, not the usual Western approach of testing pharmaceuticals in petri dishes, then on animals, then on humans.” Of course, natural remedies aren’t the only antidotes to stressfilled lives. For those who travel frequently, feel overtaxed, or spend time caring for others but neglecting themselves, Chen encourages a return to balance and a proactive approach to health: Eating more plant-based foods, selecting smaller portion sizes, and engaging in regular, gentle exercise. EUCALYPTUSMAGAZINE.COM | 23
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green power Silicon Valley residents do their part, one utility bill at a time By Alan Lopez
Chasing windmills: Every time they pay their bills, Palo Alto Utilities and Silicon Valley Power customers can choose to support renewable energy projects like these wind turbines in Altamont Pass near Livermore.
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alo Alto residents who want to make a greener choice when they pay their monthly electricity bills can join their neighbors in a club that boasts a rapidly increasing membership. That “club” is run by the city-owned Palo Alto Utilities, which has seen 22 percent of its customers participating in the renewable energy program PaloAltoGreen. Renewable energy is electricity that is produced from sources that replenish themselves naturally. Since all power is delivered to the same power grid, proof of renewable energy is made through renewable energy credits, which are energy commodities purchased by the utilities. By enrolling in PaloAltoGreen, electricity customers support the creation of renewable energy facilities, such as wind farms and solar power systems. The 28,000 participants in PaloAltoGreen constitute Palo Alto Utilities and Silicon Valley Power pay the highest participation rate in the country for utility rebates to their customers customers choosing renewable energy. Part of the who add solar panels to reason for this high participation rate is the program’s their homes. affordability. In 2003, Palo Alto Utilities started its “green pricing” program: For a few dollars more in their utility bills, customers could purchase the equivalent of a certain The renewable energy programs in Santa Clara and Palo Alto are number of kilowatt hours of green power per month. both certified by Green-e Energy, a program of the Center for After a year, the utility saw a 5 percent participation rate. That Resource Solutions, a national nonprofit environmental organizarate improved when the utility began mailing tear-off sign-up tion. Among other things, the Green-e certification means that the sheets, which made enrollment a snap. RECs are sold only once and go above and beyond the state’s “By percent of participation, we’re still so far off the chart,” says mandated goals for renewable energy. Brian Ward, the key account representative with Palo Alto Utilities. PG&E doesn’t offer green pricing, but 14 percent of its electricity “Six percent is common now. We’re at 22 (percent).” comes from renewable power, says Jeff Swenerton, communicaIn Santa Clara, Silicon Valley Power generates the equivalent of tions director at the Center for Resource Solutions. 163.1 million kilowatt hours of green power, which is the highest in The Palo Alto and Santa Clara voluntary green power programs the country, according to the United States Environmental Protecare managed jointly by the utilities and 3Degrees, a San Franciscotion Agency. based firm that works on green pricing programs and environmenBut in contrast to Palo Alto’s 22 percent participation rate, only tal commodities around the nation. 9 percent of Silicon Valley Power’s residential and commercial “Marketing is really important for these programs,” says Adam customers participate in the utility’s renewable energy program. Capage, vice president of utility partnerships with 3Degrees. “What Both Palo Alto and Santa Clara households and businesses can I’ve learned around the country is you have to tell people about expect to pay 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour or an average of less than these programs. You have to explain the benefits… that there’s a $10 a month extra for renewable power. Small and large businesses way for people to take responsibility for the environmental impact can also sign up for the programs. of their energy use.” Silicon Valley Power, a 114-year-old utility, launched its green Additionally, Palo Alto Utilities and Silicon Valley Power offer pricing program in 2004. rebates for the construction of solar power systems at private “Our customers are really happy about it,” says Larry Owens, residences and businesses. customer services manager for Silicon Valley Power. “Those “All the programs tend to synergize with each other to generate customers who choose to purchase green power…consistently rank more renewable power, which is our ultimate goal,” says Owens, of higher in their satisfaction of the utility than those who don’t.” Silicon Valley Power. The green pricing works through renewable energy certificates, known as RECs, which are purchased wholesale by the Palo Alto and Santa Clara utilities. The RECs are generated by owners of green WHAT YOU CAN DO power facilities, including windmill farms and solar projects, both Want your electricity dollars to support the building of renewable locally and outside California. energy facilities? For less than $10 extra per month, South Bay In purchasing green power, consumers fund the purchase of RECs residents and business owners can enroll in the renewable power through the utilities, which allow developers to invest further into programs offered by Silicon Valley Power and Palo Alto Utilities. green energy projects. For every REC purchased, one megawatt Sign up at their respective websites: www.siliconvalleypower.com hour (1,000 kilowatt hours) of renewable electricity is generated or www.cityofpaloalto.org/forms/pagreen/index.html. and delivered to the power grid. EUCALYPTUSMAGAZINE.COM | 25
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With a hint of autumn in the air and the World Series approaching, here’s a look at how the Bay Area’s hometown teams and Major League Baseball are doing their part to use less energy, recycle more waste, and preserve the environment. BY sue mcallister
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50% sand 25% silt 25% clay The ingredients and proportions of the Giants’ “amended infield mix,” expected to reduce the need to water the infield by one-third, compared with the 66-20-14 mix used previously.
Number of Gilroy Garlic Fries stands at the San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park that have “gone green.” The stands are retrofitted with fryers that consume less gas and cooking oil, energy-efficient coolers and lighting, and signage made from biodegradable materials. The stands’ new, efficient appliances are estimated to save enough energy to fry an additional 110 tons of garlic fries.
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Percent of recycled fiber in the red carpet used for the All-Star Red Carpet Show, which welcomed players and fans to the 2010 All-Star Game in Anaheim in July.
Approximate amount of garlic fries prepared per stand, per Giants’ game. Fries are now served in compostable paper “boats” and carry trays; all drink cups are recyclable.
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