Shaw Industries named Home Depot’s ‘Environmental Partner of the Year’

DALTON, Ga. —  The Home Depot honored Shaw Industries with its “Environmental Partner of the Year Award” at its annual supplier partnership meeting on Oct. 2. “The spaces where we live, work, play, learn and heal have a huge impact on our lives,” said Susan Farris, vice president of sustainability and corporate communications at Shaw Industries. “That’s why we’re committed to using safe ingredients and designing sustainable products. Our commitment to cradle to cradle design principles for the past 20 years is evidence of that.” Today, almost 90 percent of the products Shaw manufactures are “Cradle to Cradle Certified,” a third-party certification based upon an assessment of material health, material reuse, renewable energy, water and social responsibility performance. Over the past five years, Shaw has invested $1.5 billion in new and existing operations to continually upgrade equipment and facilities to meet high safety and sustainability standards and to expand its capacity to meet ever-changing market demands. The Clear Path Recycling facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a joint venture between Shaw and DAK Americas, each year recycles plastic bottles into 100 million pounds of clear flake that is turned into new carpet fiber.

Suwannee Roots Revival returns this weekend

LIVE OAK, Fla. — The third Annual Suwannee Roots Revival will happen once again Thursday through Sunday at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.

Happening on five stages throughout the weekend, Suwannee Roots Revival is jam-packed with wonderful music featuring banjos, fiddles, guitars, mandolins, harmonicas and no telling what else. There will be dancing and many bands performing during this family-friendly weekend featuring four days of music, camping, yoga, music workshops, a Kids’ Tent, as well as campground pickin’ sessions.

The daily schedules of music can be found online at www.suwanneerootsrevival.com. Tickets may be purchased at www.suwanneerootsrevival.com/tickets/.

This favorite festival of thousands will be held under the moss-covered trees surrounding the country store, ice cream shop, Amphitheater, Uncle Charles’ Porch Stage, wood-working shop and Boatright Barn where many workshops will be held during the laid-back festival weekend.

The full Suwannee Roots Revival lineup includes Oteil & Friends, Leftover Salmon, Donna the Buffalo, Keller Williams’ PettyGrass featuring The HillBenders, Peter Rowan Free Mexican Airforce, Bruce Cockburn, The Seldom Scene, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Samantha Fish, Shinyribs, Dustbowl Revival, Jim Lauderdale, Verlon Thompson, Rev. Jeff Mosier, Jon Stickley Trio, The Grass Is Dead, Joe Craven & The Sometimers, The Lonely Heartstring Band, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, The Lee Boys, Katie Skene and The Cosmic Kind, Tornado Rider, Sauce Boss, Belle and The Band, Whetherman, Sloppy Joe, Quartermoon, The Adventures of Annabelle Lyn and also Brett Bass and Melted Plectrum.

Oteil Burbridge will lead an all-star cast of Oteil & Friends as the Thursday night headliners featuring John Kadlecik, Weedie Braimah, Alfreda Gerald, Jay Lane, Scott Metzger [JRAD] and Jason Crosby (Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band). Peter Rowan Free Mexican Airforce is also on Thursday. Rowan will also hold a workshop as well. Others set to appear Thursday are Jon Stickley Trio, The Grass Is Dead, The Dustbowl Revival, Joe Craven & The Sometimers, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Sloppy Joe, Sauce Boss, Jeff Bradley, Contra Dance Instruction and Contra Dance with The Dunehoppers, LPT and more! The entire weekend will be filled with music right through Sunday. Sunday is always a special day closing out the festival with music and is “Vassar Day,” the day of remembrance for those lost who were dear to us. Donna the Buffalo will close out the festival with a set and also will bring up guest artists who are still around for a fun-filled evening.

Special items to keep an eye out for are Yoga with Rhonda Bell on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 9 a. m. at the Dance Tent, Kids’ Tent activities daily with Tania & Magic Moon Traveling Circus along with the Kids’ Talent Show Saturday night, Bean Spence Paint Class, Kids’ Yoga and more. There will also be various workshops in the Music Hall with many artists such as Seldom Scene, Bruce Cockburn and others throughout the weekend.

Hosted by Randy Judy and Beth Judy, Suwannee Roots Revival focuses on amazing roots music which ties together a weekend filled with community based fun, growing friendships, happy families and that feel-good feeling hanging out in such a beautiful natural setting.