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The Green Country Guardian

A new website and quarterly e-zine to promote eco-consciousness and sustainable living in Northeast Oklahoma. Because it isn't easy livin' green!

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The Green Country Guardian

The Green Country Guardian

The Green Country Guardian

The Green Country Guardian

The Green Country Guardian

A new website and quarterly e-zine to promote eco-consciousness and sustainable living in Northeast Oklahoma. Because it isn't easy livin' green!

A new website and quarterly e-zine to promote eco-consciousness and sustainable living in Northeast Oklahoma. Because it isn't easy livin' green!

A new website and quarterly e-zine to promote eco-consciousness and sustainable living in Northeast Oklahoma. Because it isn't easy livin' green!

A new website and quarterly e-zine to promote eco-consciousness and sustainable living in Northeast Oklahoma. Because it isn't easy livin' green!

Angela Bushong
Angela Bushong
Angela Bushong
Angela Bushong
1 Campaign |
Tulsa, United States
$35 USD 4 backers
0% of $16,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Lookin' for that Green Connection

It isn't easy livin' green, as many of us here in the Green Country region of Oklahoma can attest. There's always something getting in your way: recycling systems that take this, but not that; public transit which requires the Rosetta Stone to decipher; elected representatives scoffing at the very mention of "climate change" (when it seems the "hottest summer on record" gets hotter every year); and the apparent need for clandestine meetings under cloak of night with fellow green-hearts just to avoid the stink-eye from your neighbors and being pegged "hippie tree hugger" at the office.

But there are so many of us in here in Northeast Oklahoma who do care, who want to keep the Green Country region clean and vibrant, and who want to take care of our land, air, and water. We love our wildlife, we care about what we eat, drink, and breathe, and we feel responsible for our impact on the planet. We want to connect with each other and know where our resources for living sustainably in our little corner of Oklahoma lie.  We want to know our farmers, get off the grid, tell the stories of our land, and find out where the heck to recycle all these damn cans we just couldn't bring ourselves to throw in the landfill. What we are missing is a public home--a centralized point of information where we can learn about our land and connect all these green dots;  a place to come together to form a greater force for good (and green) in this beautiful place we call home. 

This is Where You Come in

The Green Country Guardian is our answer to this problem. We, a grassroots collective of writers, photographers, activists, urban homesteaders, and dreamers have united to create something great--an online place to collect and share all the information there is to know about livin' green in Green Country. The website is well under way, which will be constantly updated with data on where to find the most sustainable local food, what green activities are happening in our region, how to get involved with eco-minded groups, and yes, how to recycle whatever you've got wherever you are in Northeast Oklahoma. We are also in the process of putting together our first quarterly e-zine with stories to highlight the beauty of Northeast Oklahoma, and to tell the tales of our local heroes, along with lots of green living tips and articles about our environment to educate us all a little better.

We are dedicated to our vision, and it's coming together like so many pieces of a puzzle, but the one piece we need to complete the picture is you. The Green Country Guardian will be free to the public--all of it, all the time--so we must rely completely on public support and, eventually, local green advertisers. We must pay for web design, artwork, legal stuff, and all of our wonderful contributors for all their hard work.  The goal for this campaign is to raise enough funds to carry TGCG through the first year, which is always the hardest, and will include a fully functional, beautiful website and four quarterly issues. Every single dollar helps, and we thank you from the deepest depths of our green little hearts for everything you do to lend your support and help us reach our goal.
 

Other Ways You Can Help

We know that not everyone can donate financially, but you can still help! Share our campaign on facebook, tweet about it, tell your friends and family, spread the word far and wide! If you care about guarding our planet and living in harmony with its inhabitants, then help The Green Country Guardian help you by giving this campaign as much exposure as possible. The more people we reach, the better chance we have at reaching our goal and making this resource a real living, breathing thing.
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Choose your Perk

Sincerest Thanks

$5 USD
You get your name on our website's Supporters page, regular email updates regarding the status of TGCG so you can watch this birth in progress, and our enduring gratitude. We love ALL our supporters and know you're giving all you can.
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An Editor's Love

$10 USD
You will receive a handwritten thank you note from the editor of TGCG (and hey, I'll even throw in some green tips and words of wisdom!) along with regular email updates on our progress and your name on our website's Supporters page.
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Sow the Seeds of Our Love

$25 USD
You get a package of seed bombs made by a local Green Country crafter (and TGCG writer!), ready for you to green up your world wherever you are. This will come along with all that you see above. Because you're cool like that.
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Your Sustainable Heart

$50 USD
You get everything you see above plus a locally handmade-by-us reusable shopping bag made of reclaimed materials. Each one is unique, and contains the blood, sweat, and tears of our deepest gratitude.
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Edible Plants Foraging Walk

$75 USD
Get out, stretch your legs, and learn something about edible plants in Green Country! This is a two hour tour led by a local Tulsan (and TGCG writer!) field guide who will help you identify wild edibles. Bring a camera and a notebook, because you won't want to miss a single thing. Comes with all the perks you see above!
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Personal Consultation

$100 USD
At this level you can choose a 1 hour personal gardening consultation with one of Tulsa's master urban gardeners OR a 1 hour personal consultation with a local food/allergy writer and mother of two celiacs who's living the dream. This, plus all the perks above.
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Local Farm Tour - You + 3

$150 USD
Instead of a personal consultation, at this level you can take you and your family on a special tour of one of two local farms (your choice - Sand Springs, OK or Broken Arrow, OK) to see how real sustainable farms actually operate. Plus you get all the perks above (minus the personal consultation).
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Advertise Your Green Business

$200 USD
Got a business, farm, or service that sounds right up our alley? Then we have readers who want what you got. At this level you get a big sidebar ad for one month, an ad in one of our first three quarterly issues, and all the perks above (choose either the farm tour OR a personal consultation).
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Party with Us!

$250 USD
Come meet all the dedicated worker bees behind TGCG at a special launch party! This party is exclusively for you, our most generous backers, and there will be yummy locally sourced food, drinks, and goody bags for a night you won't forget! This level plus the perks above (choose either a personal consult OR the farm tour).
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Party with Us - You +1

$300 USD
Come to the launch party and bring a spouse, sister, brother, friend, or your next door neighbor. You'll both get goody bags and get to partake in a night of green frivolity. This level plus the perks above (choose either a personal consult OR the farm tour).
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Party with Us - You +3

$500 USD
Wanna double date this thing? Bring you, your spouse/friend/significant other/whoever and two more to the launch party. Meet some great people who love this earth as much as you, and have some fun doing it! This level plus the perks above, plus a consultation AND a farm tour (so you can just keep the group fun going).
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Big Green Package of Awesome

$1,000 USD
You just threw down 1000 smackaroos? To fund little ole' us? You deserve something grand. First, you get ALL the above perks, including a personal consultation + a farm tour + invitations to the October launch party for up to 4 people. PLUS: If you own a green business of any kind, you get 3 months advertising + a full page ad in one of our first 3 quarterly issues. Not a business owner? Come have lunch with the editor and be part of the creative process for our website/next issue.
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