Open House in Boulder, CO this Saturday – 5/19

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We are having an impromptu Airstream Open House this Saturday at 11am in Boulder, CO.  We have been here for a few days and due to such a great local response from Boulder/Denver folks we decided to open our doors at our current location (we are staying with a friend in the Shanahan Ridge area).  Boulder based Waylon Lewis from the Elephant Journal will also be there.  So come out and learn how we run on solar power, use a composting toilet and run the diesel truck on waste veggie oil.

Join us at this Saturday – 5/19 @ 11am @ 3085 Redstone Lane in Boulder, CO 80305

You can check the event page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/223197964449430/

A Recent EcoSalon Q and A – Interview

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We Heart Our Readers: Cece Reinhardt and Brenda Daugherty of On the Green Road

by on May 12, 2012 in News & Culture
Thanks to EcoSalon (Conscious Culture and Fashion) for the recent Q and A for their series “We Heart Our Readers”

Giving up a house and belongings for life on the road in an Airstream.

It’s no surprise that we love Airstreams. Sleek, retro and the embodiment of simple living, they inspire a sense of wanderlust, making us dream of giving up our belongings and trading it all in for life on the road. That’s exactly what Cece Reinhardt and Brenda Daugherty are doing, living fulltime in an eco Airstream, traveling across the country and telling their stories along the way. Pulled by a truck that runs on biodiesel, it’s all part of On the Green Road, what Reinhardt and Daugherty call “a mobile sustainable living project.” As they traverse the country, they’re sharing stories of tiny living and educating about simple, healthy choices. That’s the kind of tour we want to be on. But the second best thing to being on the tour, is getting an inside look at what living in an Airstream is all about.

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Exploring Moab

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Chillin' with friends and pups on the Colorado

This was not only our first stop on the 2012 tour but also our first time in Moab.  We stayed at the Moab Valley RV Resort about 2 miles outside of Moab and right next to the Colorado River.  Arches National Park was just 1 mile away – with a paved bike path that went on for miles and miles.  We see now why everyone comes here to play.  We saw mtn. bikers, road bikers, ATVers, rafters and hikers.  A very interesting mix of folks to say the least.

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Storage Spaces for Tiny Living

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Where do we keep our stuff – books, magazines, clothes, spices, plants, cleaners, etc?  We sold the house and along with it a ton of furniture, extra gadgets and items but we still have everything we need to live comfortably and well.  So let’s see where things are.

CB2 shelf with a small succulent

Even though we have a moving house, we like to have some of the comforts of the brick and mortar lifestyle and having a few plants around makes a huge difference.  We have to move this plant when we travel but since it’s small and light that’s no problem.

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Williams-Sonoma Earth Week 2012 – OTGR Open House

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Join us at the 2012 Williams-Sonoma Earth Week celebration.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. Earth Week 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
151 Union Street, San Francisco 94111

Farmer’s market, food trucks and our green Airstream

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2012 North American Tour begins in April

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We are gearing up to leave our home base in Alameda, CA.  We have an open house set with Williams-Sonoma around Earth Day in San Francisco before we leave.  More details on our News page.  We plan to go through many states and provinces while on our 2012 tour.  We are set to have an open house with American Clay in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 5/26 and a few others along the way.  If you or someone you know has a good idea for an Airstream open house. please let us know.  Maybe Boulder, CO – Memphis, TN or Toronto, Ontario.

Late April and May – Utah, Colorado and New Mexico

June – Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia

July – Ohio, Ontario

August – Ontario

September – Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta

October – British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and then back to California

Biofuel – Oil Girls Video

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Infield Fly Productions spent a few days with us last fall.  They were filming for a potential documentary called RV Nation.  Unfortunately, the documentary was not produced but here’s the portion on OTGR.  Note: the video says that our Airstream is vintage but in fact it is a 2003.

 

Propel Fuels – Thanks For The Fill Up

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Emily and Emily from Propel Fuels

I (Cece) met up with the Propel Fuel girls yesterday at their Berkeley biodiesel fueling station.  They are out traveling as part of Propel’s Homegrown Roadshow.  Follow Propel’s own Emily and Emily (yes, there are two of them) as they station-hop their way down California, challenging customers to “Declare Your Independence” by choosing fuels that are better for your engine, the environment and our economy.

They filled us up with B20 biodiesel.  Thanks so much.

Also check out their Clean Drive program where you can track your impact on things like reduction of CO2 emissions and barrels of oil displaced.

Buy A Mile Program

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Keep us traveling and teaching.. support our sustainability tour by donating through PayPal.

Where does your money go? If you are kind enough to support our cause we want you to know where your money is going :) We have been fortunate enough to find wonderful remodel sponsors that helped us get our project off the ground.  We purchased the Airstream and truck and our group of sponsors helped out with eco products and labor.  Our Airstream and diesel truck are in great shape and we are on the road traveling full-time.  We are thankful and blessed to be in this position.  We tour the U.S. and Canada and offer free open houses as we go along.

The costs associated with living on the road and offering open houses come out of our own pockets – biodiesel (when we don’t have enough waste veggie oil), campground fees, truck and Airstream maintenance, signage and educational materials, etc.  To see what an open house looks like check out the one we had in Emeryville, CA in 3/2012.  We would love to pick up a large sponsor that will pick up the bill for our education and traveling costs.  Until that time we depend on generous folks like you that see the value in our grassroots, door to door type of education tour.  We call you our “Roadies” and the list below mentions you by name (also on the Donate page).

Thanks in advance for getting it and knowing that every dollar will be well spent.

Cheers – Brenda and Cece – your eco activist partners

Our Roadies – A huge hug and thank you

Lynn Carlson, Ann Ryan, Alex Connolly, Christina Kirsch, Orb Kahansky, Lisa Angell