Be a GREEN COLLAR entrepreneur! (Tech/Independent/Home School)

http://www.mstc.edu/renewableelectricitytechnician/
http://www.mstc.edu/renewablethermalenergytech/index.htm

This fall, Wisconsin’s Mid-State Technical College will be offering three new renewable energy degree programs. These will include biorefinery technology, renewable electricity technician and renewable thermal energy technician training. Ronald Zillmer, associate dean of MSTC’s technical and industrial division hopes the courses are the beginning of new trend in green energy education. “The college is investing in programs for jobs that will be here 100 years from now. This is not a short-term endeavor; folks feeling the effects of globalization and being displaced from their jobs are looking for stability.”

CCC: These professions are needed TODAY! One can self-school via books/online, as well as apprentice with experienced doers. The "big gov" mostly promotes big business/big projects, but this kind of profession, from the Energy Auditor to the Insulation/home energy improvements to passive solar heat and solar electric consulting and install* (*would need plumbing/electrical license for pro jobs) are all doable.

Be a GREEN COLLAR entrepreneur!
Earn a living doing good, what you love/enjoy, because you care.

Create/Make Your Own "Learn the Herbs" Cards

The game in post below (WILDCRAFT! An Herbal Adventure Game) appears to be EXCELLENT and if you have the interest and funds, consider buying it. But some families may not have the funds, others are adventurous and creative. Simply, you can make your own HERB playing cards (or other topic) and here's how...

You could start with a PDF template (premade) of the size and shape of blank Playing Cards. like this one PDF HERE
and this one: PDF HERE 2 - or - you can trace a card or create a box (with or without rounded edges) in a computer design program, or simply create cardboard cut-outs.

Then, using Google, you can image search for different herbs and place these photos and images within the card (or you can SCAN photos from herb books - or - if you can draw!, then trace or draw the plants). Then add text (or write) the plant name, species, uses, identification, DANGERS, locations found, etc.

Create a dozen or two dozen cards and make up a playing game of your own or use as "Flash Cards" to learn what each plant looks like and can do for your health or dinner!

Something like this can give you an idea of what others have done (professionally): http://www.livingwithbasics.com/wildfree/wf_index.html

You will need either access to a copier (cut-n-paste) or computer, with printer and some type of layout program so you can paste images and re-arrange text. This is something almost anyone can do with a little effort! If you do a good job (after a few "prototypes"), you might even able to sell copies of your own version at local markets or give as gifts! (Ink-jet printers are costly for quantity printing, you may need to use a laser printer or copier and card-stock paper)

Legal Notice: If you use other peoples photos for COMMERCIAL use, you need to get permission, possibly pay for rights to use. "In-house," family use is fine. If you are considering creating a small-business venture...there are hundreds of places to buy images, some very costly, some as cheap as $1 each (for rights). There's also OLD BOOKS (such as pre-1923) that have fallen out of copyright (and images can-be scanned and used from them) are considered Public Domain.