Community Garden Compost
Escape the stress and noise of city life. Decompress, surround yourself with nature and reconnect with the world around you. It sounds like a perfect weekend getaway, but at West 5 you can have this every day, all you need is a plot in our community garden.
Planting Seeds for the Future
Escape the stress and noise of city life. Decompress, surround yourself with nature and reconnect with the world around you. It sounds like a perfect weekend getaway, but at West 5 you can have this every day, all you need is a plot in our community garden.
What’s all the buzz about?
At West 5, we’re all about implementing innovative ideas to help the environment. That’s why we’ve teamed up with local beekeeper Dan, owner of Heff’s Hives, to bring Urban Beekeeping to the West 5 community.
Happy Earth Day!
There’s no question – the Earth is an amazing planet. It provides us with everything we need to survive – from food, air, water and medicine to materials for shelter to keep us safe from the elements. This year, on April 21st, we invite you to join West 5 in celebrating Earth Day.
Why Go Green?
You hear us talk a lot about living more sustainably here at West 5. We not only talk about it, we make an effort to live it every day. Sustainable living is the very foundation upon which the West 5 community was built. But, for those of you who are just beginning the journey towards a greener lifestyle, you may be wondering – just what is sustainable living, and why is it so important?
Turning Over a New Leaf in 2018
At West 5, we love to help others discover the joy of sustainable living. Whether you’re looking to shrink your carbon footprint, reduce waste or, you’re simply not sure where to begin – we can help! Here are just a few small changes that can you can make every day to help the planet in 2018.
Like Food, West 5 Brings People Together
Locally grown, with a long shelf life, root vegetables are the perfect comfort food for the winter. If you didn’t have the opportunity to make it out to the Root Vegetable themed January Cooking Demo, or you did and want to make the recipes at home – we have listed each recipe right here in this blog post! Bon Appetit!
Grand Opening Words from the Team at Backroads London
Aaron and I grew up running thousands of miles on country backroads. It was during these lonely miles that we discovered our passion for running and our desire to open our own running shoe store one day. However, we knew if we wanted to open a shoe store we had to do something different.
Living a Lower Carbon Lifestyle
You hear a lot these days about climate change and pollution. Many people are becoming more aware that they can be doing more to reduce their individual carbon footprint, but, it can seem overwhelming. It doesn’t have to.
Introducing: What’s New at West 5 Video Series
Introducing: the What’s New at West 5 video series! There is so much happening at West 5 and we want to share it with you! While it may not always be an option for you to stop by the site and see what’s going on for yourself, you can easily tune in and watch our […]
