Hello Cascadia Food Lovers and Gardeners!

Remove your lawn and benefit the Just Garden Project (JGP), sponsor of Spring into Bed!

When:  April 6th

Who:  Anyone who want to remove their lawn/sod! Neighbors are preferred! Companies! Volunteers!   Please…

Dear Cascadia Food Lover ,

This years Washington State Legislative Workshop was a bit of a downer for me, but after follow up with some organizers I feel more hopeful.  

The bad part was that the representatives who were there to speak on behalf of the environment were mostly concerned with securing transportation funds (2 billion $)  this legislative session and flatly stated that there would be no band width to talk about Climate Change.  Though one legislator said he opposed the Coal trains, he also said…

Greetings Cascadia Food Lovers



Its seems like not a day passes without a new story breaking about abuses within the agricultural system. The brands that you once trusted to provide you with organic foods turn out to be owned by big ag, grocery stores are selling GMO fruits and vegetables, factory farming is…

Our Community Fruit Tree Harvest is getting ready for the 2012 harvest season and we need your…

Hi,



Wallingford Art Walk is this Wednesday, February 1st, 6-8pm.



Hope you can join us at the Kerf Gallery in the

Wallingford Center at 1815 N 45th, Seattle 98107

Celebrating the work of the painter Colin Day.

Large paintings in a beautiful space.

Something up in a down economy...

Artists creating and showing in empty un-leased Seattle spaces!…

Happy New Year Everyone,



Yesterday was the Environmental Priorities Coalition Legislative Workshop in preparation for Environmental Lobby Day January 25th. http://environmentallobbyday.eventbrite.com/

As usual it was well organized and well attended with a turnout of about 200-250 people.  It is nice to see the turn out given the magnitude of what is going on! 



2012 will be a--defensive year.  Due to budget…

Solar PV Electricity generationsystems are designed to capture sun’s energy through the photovoltaic cells. The photovoltaic cells are the gateways that trap sunlight and transform it into electrical energy. This energy is then used to power various homes without wasting scarce natural resources as fuel.



The fuel in this case is the abundantly available sunlight. Hence, the solar PV systems installed in homes are sufficient to meet most of the electricity needs. Moreover, the…

Dear Garden Lovin’ Community,

We are an edible landscape company that would like to support schools and help create healthy communities by…

Saturday April 9, 9-noon

Focus on community resilience. RSVP required.

RSVP:Mark Howard, Community Planning Coordinator, with any questions.

E-mail: mark.howard@seattle.gov, or phone: 206-684-7727

Community Preparedness Summit

DATE: Saturday, April 9th

TIME: 9:00 a.m. – Noon 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Orientation

(for those not familiar with Emergency Communications Hubs)…

The Tree Ambassador program trains Seattle residents to be local leaders in urban forest stewardship. Applications for the program are being accepted now and are due by April 24th. 2011.

Tree Ambassadors will be trained in the basics of urban forestry, leadership and community organizing. Tree Ambassadors will work in teams of 2-3 people to…

Dear Friend (posted by Arvia Morris from Fuse email),  There’s an important election for a low-profile office going on now, and the winner will be decided by a few hundred votes.  The King Conservation District (KCD) - run by a five-member Board of Supervisors - manages…