Green Sanctuary Program
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Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
Green Sanctuary Program |
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Bellingham's Farmer's Market in Fairhaven open Wednesdays at the Village Green from 3-7 pm, through September 30. Ferndale's Farmer's Market has begun and is open on Saturdays & Wednesdays from 9am-3pm through Oct. 25th on Riverwalk (just after the bridge) August 4: "First Gear" Get tips and secrets to make bicycling around town or on trails safe, comfortable and fun. Good for beginners or as a refresher. Class is the first of a four-class Full Cycle course. Registration requested. Time: 7:00 PM Location: Community Food Co-op Connections Building. 1220 N. Forest St. Bellingham. Cost: Free Contact: (360)778-8930 August 6: Green Drinks Bellingham! Join RE Sources for another session of Green Drinks Bellingham every first Wednesday of the month from 5-7 pm to connect with other green thinkers, movers and shakers. Tell all your friends and co-workers to come, too! The location has yet to be determined for this particular month so stay tuned for more information or visit the RE Sources website below to get on our email list. Green Drinks is an organic networking session that started in London, England and has since caught fire around the world. Like-minded individuals in places from Hong Kong to India, Sweden to South Africa meet every month to catch-up, network and talk about the latest green issues. According to greendrinks.org, These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. The best part about Green Drinks is that there is no structure, just good people meeting at a regular place and time. Visit www.greendrinks.org to see the rave reviews from Green Drinkers across the planet! Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Boundary Bay beer garden 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham Contact: (360)778-8930 August 7: MEMBER LUNCH: FAIR TRADE-THE STORY At this month's lunch we'll view a short film, Fair Trade - The Story which focuses mainly on the importance of fairly traded food and coffee and then hear from long time member Trudy Scherting of Moka Joe Coffee. Moka Joe proudly uses 100% Certified Organic and Fair Trade coffee beans. Trudy has had the pleasure of traveling to Peru to see some of the farms where Fair Trade Coffee is produced and is happy to answer questions about what it means to use Fair Trade products. We'll have the usual Q&A/discussion time too. Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM Location: Community Food Co-op, Heathly Connections Building, 1220 N Forest Contact: Amber Dawn Halle August 8-10: Sand in the City Sand Sculpting Festival The event includes a children's area with a giant sandbox, guided tours of the Marine Life Center, and face painting on Saturday and Sunday. Food vendors this year include Rocket Donuts, Diego's Mexican Restaurant, House of Kabobs, Wild West Kettle Corn, the Ferndale Band Boosters, and more. Sand sculptures are available for viewing all three days. Sand in the City is presented by the Northwest Discovery Project and the Port of Bellingham. The event is free and open to the public, however donations are accepted and encouraged. Donations and proceeds support the Marine Life Center, a place where children and adults can learn about and explore the diversity of creatures found in the waters of Puget Sound and the Washington coast. Time: See Port of Bellingham for more information Location: See Port Of Bellingham website above Cost: Contact: (360) 715-2313 August 11: Changing the Dream Open Space Salon Please consider coming to work toward building a world that will work for all: gather and share perspective, build community and awareness, inspire and be inspired about the changes we are facing with regards to issues around social justice, spiritual fulfillment and environmental issues. If you would like to bring someone you feel is ‘up to speed’ on the issues, feel free to do so. We don’t want to spend a lot of time convincing people of what is going on – we want to connect, inspire, be inspired, re-frame, and..... get to the root of where we are and how we will face the changes – each of us...separately and together. Time: 7:00 - 9:30 PM Location: 516 Ridgeway Dr., Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: Cind Landreth, 319-9092 August 12: The 100 Mile Challenge with Amy Pelham The challenge: eat only food grown within 100 miles of where you live, even for a week! This class’s menu uses ingredients almost entirely from local farmers and producers. Enjoy Roasted Tomato Gazpacho; Crostini with Grilled Apple and Gouda, Chicken Breast Stuffed with Blue Cheese and Sweet Peppers; and Hazelnut Crème Brulée. Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Location: 1220 N. Forest St., Bellingham Cost: $24 members, $28 non-members Contact: Kevin at 734-8158 or email kevinm@communityfood.coop August 14: Water Features Design and Hands-on Installation workshop Pt. 1 - Design As a part of the Fountain Plaza project, RE Store is partnering with Alpine Ponds and Water Gardens and Little Darling School to give you a water feature design and installation experience. Part 1 - Water Feature Design - Thursday evening, August 14th, from 7-8:30 pm will include aspects of design, siting, maintenance considerations, and other important aspects of planning for a water feature. Part 2 - Hands-On Installation - Saturday, August 16th, from 10 am - 4 pm will take place at Little Darling School. The installation will give you an opportunity to observe and participate in creating a pondless waterfall and stream feature for the students at this local preschool. Little Darling School is located at 912 W.Illinois Street, immediately north of the Haggen grocery store on Meridian Street, 6 blocks north of Bellingham RE Store. Pre-registration is required by contacting Jason Darling There is a 10.00 fee for the 2-part workshop. Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Location: The RE Store 2309 Meridian 912 W. Illinois St. Cost: $10.00 (for parts 1 & 2) Contact: Jason Darling, (360) 647-5921 August 16: Water Features Design and Hands-on Installation workshop Pt. 2 - Hands-on Install As a part of the Fountain Plaza project, RE Store is partnering with Alpine Ponds and Water Gardens and Little Darling School to give you a water feature design and installation experience. Part 1 - Water Feature Design - Thursday evening, August 14th, from 7-8:30 pm will include aspects of design, siting, maintenance considerations, and other important aspects of planning for a water feature. Part 2 - Hands-On Installation - Saturday, August 16th, from 10 am - 4 pm will take place at Little Darling School. The installation will give you an opportunity to observe and participate in creating a pondless waterfall and stream feature for the students at this local preschool. Little Darling School is located at 912 W.Illinois Street, immediately north of the Haggen grocery store on Meridian Street, 6 blocks north of Bellingham RE Store. Pre-registration is required by contacting Jason Darling There is a 10.00 fee for the 2-part workshop. Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: The RE Store 2309 Meridian 912 W. Illinois St. Cost: $10.00 (for parts 1 & 2) Contact: Jason Darling, (360) 647-5921 August 16: Fourth Annual Lummi Island Reefnet Festival The 4th annual Lummi Island Reefnet Festival is a fun, outdoor event featuring live music from excellent bands, food, a beer garden, charter boat rides to the reefnet gears, and craft booths. Walk on the ferry and take the shuttle to the festival site, which is at the Marina on Legoe Bay. Learn about how reefnet fishing works, from those who still do it. Walk on the ferry and take the shuttle van on the other side for Live Music, Reefnet Salmon BBQ, Beer Garden Awards, Vendors, Arts & Crafts Booths, Boat Rides to the Reefnet Gears. Time: 12:00 to 8:30 PM Location: Lummi Island Cost: Contact: Riley 758-7616 or Russ 758-2194 August 17: Seed Saving Workshop with Micaela Colley of Organic Seed Alliance, and Brian Campbell and Crystine Goldberg of Uprising Organics Late summer is seed-saving time! Learn how to create, preserve, and produce your own seed varieties on your farm or garden. We’ll start in the classroom before heading to the farm (Uprising Organics) for some hands-on learning. We will cover basic seed growing and a variety of improvement skills including timing of planting, ideal population sizes, preventing cross-pollination, selecting for improved varieties, seed maturation and harvest, and seed-cleaning techniques. Note: The first portion of the workshop is at the Connection Building, after which the group will carpool to Uprising Organics. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: 1220 N. Forest St., Bellingham Cost: $12 members, $15 non-members Contact: Kevin at 734-8158 or email kevinm@communityfood.coop. August 23: RE Store 15 Year Anniversary and SLC Grand Opening The RE Store celebrates its 15 year anniversary in unison with the Grand Opening of the Sustainable Living Center on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 from 2-5 P.M. The festivities will include live music with the Gallus Brothers, prize drawings, and the RE Golf mini putt-putt course that winds around, up and down throughout the grounds. In addition, the Recycled Art Station will give visitors a chance to make their own art out of RE Store junk. The new SLC will feature an exhibit on climate change, highlighting our new Be Cool campaign to "stop global warming, now" and highlight our other great programs. Come celebrate our successes and our new facility as we create a sustainable world together. Time: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location: RE Store 2309 Meridian Street Cost: Free Contact: Jason Darling (360) 647-5921 August 23-24: Black Mountain Forestry World of Wood Festival Black Mountain Forestry Center strives to improve people's relationship with the "World of Wood". It balances public interests with the enhancement and management of natural resources through a unique combination of education, conservation, recreation, and support for local wood-related cottage industries. BMFC promotes modern forest practices, public relations, tourism, and local economic growth in a formerly timber based community. It establishes and supports environmentally sensitive forestry education in the local school systems, and serves as a resource base of forestry information for the general public. Time: TBA Location: TBA Cost: TBA Contact: 360-599-2623 August 26: Whatcom County Going Green with LEED - An Energy Efficient Future Assembled Locally Join us on June 9th for Sustainable Connections' no-nonsense, down-to-business Producer/Buyer Spring Trade Meeting! Networking opportunities will abound with over a dozen local producers showcasing their products in our Trade Show, making it a rich opportunity for producers and buyers alike. BUYERS: come meet and sample the wares of numerous farmers and local food crafters. PRODUCERS: an excellent opportunity to promote your products and meet local buyers. Fresh Food. Networking. Trade Tables. Chefs. Farmers. Food Crafters. Retailers. Restaurateurs.. Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: Whatcom Museum, 1892 Old City Hall Building Cost: Free Contact: (360)778-8930 |
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