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Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
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Once a month, every month April through September - Get local, get outside, get to Village Books, and Get Gardening! Once a month, April through September we'll offer a series event designed to spark your creativity and get you digging. Watch for details each month! Bellingham Farmer's Market Saturdays, 10 am to 3 pm, April 3 through December 18, 2010 Downtown Bellingham, Depot Market Square Fairhaven Farmers Market Wednesdays 12:00-5:00 pm, June through September Fairhaven Village Green Ten years in the making, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has finally released the draft Management Plan for the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve for public review. The North Sound Baykeeper has been an active member of the Cherry Point Work Group and helped craft the Management Plan. We now need your input and support to ensure that this plan has clear targets for species recovery, adequate funding, protects critical herring spawning areas, and includes ways to keep the public apprised of any progress. All written comments are due to the DNR no later 24 June. Comments should be submitted to the SEPA Center at, sepacenter@dnr.wa.gov or P.O. Box 47015, Olympia, Washington, 98504-7015 for distribution to the responsible official. Please include the file number 10-052001 on all correspondence. RE Sources North Sound Baykeeper website: www.re-sources.org/baykeeper.htm June 1-30, 2010 Help the Small Potatoes Gleaning Project win $25,000 The Small Potatoes Gleaning Project needs your help! We are in running come June to win $25,000 through the Refresh Everything Project. Our project will appear on June 1 (but not until then!) at http://www.refresheverything.com/small-potatoes. If enough people vote for us each day during the month of June, we will win $25,000 so that we can buy a new, more efficient gleaning van. The van will help us deliver thousands of pounds of food to different organizations all in one trip, rather than multiple small trips. Please vote for us starting June 1 and invite your friends to do the same! Join our facebook invite here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121045551248298&ref=ts Time: June 1 - 12am to June 30, 2010 - 11:45pm Location: Your computer! Website or Map: http://www.facebook.com/event… Cost: N/A Contact: http://www.refresheverything.com/small-potatoes June 2, 2010 Green Drinks! The Bellingham Green Drinks is hosted by RE Sources and meets every 1st Wednesday of the month at 5:00pm. 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. Time: 5:00 pm Location: Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly Street, Bellingham Cost: Contact: Megan Artz (360) 733-8307 or MeganA@re-sources.org June 2, 2010 Beach Naturalists public slideshows and Volunteer Recruitment Slideshows expose the hidden life of Whatcom County's intertidal zone. The second half of each evening is an optional orientation session for people interested in becoming Beach Naturalist volunteers. Beach Naturalists are volunteers who help educate the general public on how to protect our beaches, knowledge of the wildlife, and keep our beaches beautiful. Attend one of the slide show orientations to find out more! Time: 6:00 pm Location: Blaine Public Library Cost: Free Contact: Doug Stark at DougS(at)re-sources(dot)org or (360) 733-8307 June 2, 2010 10:10 Launch Party 10:10 is a global campaign to reduce carbon emissions by 10% in a year starting 2010. 10:10 is an ambitious project to unite every sector of society behind one simple idea: we all commit to reduce our emissions by 10% starting in 2010, then work together to make it happen. Bellingham will be making its own committment to the 10:10 campaign, beginning with with this party. This event will include speakers Mayor Dan Pike and Dr. Troy D. Able, Ph.D from the Department of Environmental Studies at WWU. Refreshments donated by Let Them Eat Cake, Fools, Onion, Ralf's Bavarian Bakery, Communtiy Food Co-op, Old World Deli and Hammerhead Coffee Roasters. Time: 5:00-7:00 pm Location: Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holy St., Bellingham Cost: Contact: June 3, 2010 Amy Pennington, Urban Pantry: Tips and Recipes For A Thrifty, Sustainable, and Seasonal Kitchen This smart, concise guide to creating a full and delicious larder covers kitchen essentials, like what basics to keep on hand for quick, tasty meals without a trip to the store, and features recipes that adapt old-fashioned pantry cooking for a modern audience. Avid chef and gardener Amy Pennington demystifies canning and pickling for the urban kitchen and provides tips for growing a practical food garden in even the smallest spaces. While keeping economy and sustainability in mind, 60+ recipes blend gourmet and classic flavors. Urban Pantry takes advantage of local ingredients, and helps you make the most out of the food you buy or grow. Co-sponsored by The Community Food Co-op Time: 7:00pm Location: Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham Cost: Contact Nan Macy at 360.733.1599 or nan@villagebooks.com June 3, 2010 Eat Local Every Day - Lettered Streets Coffee House Drink Local Special: Choko-latte! Chokola is a spiced chocolate tea from Flying Bird Botanicals with cacao nibs, chicory root, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, anise seed and vanilla bean. Mix that yumminess with a shot of Orca Bay Coffee Co. espresso, vanilla and half and half steamed to a velvety perfection and you’ve got a Choko-latte! The Mayan word "Chokola" means to "drink chocolate together," so bring a friend to sip with! Time: Location: 1001 Dupont St, Bellingham - 360.933.4689 - letteredstreetscoffee.com Cost: Contact: June 4, 2010 Second Annual Appliance Art Revival A Community Celebration of Reuse, presented by the Appliance Depot. Appliance races down Holly Street will kick off the Second Annual Appliance Art Revival, an family oriented party to benefit Appliance Depot. Thirty local artists have created 50 works made from appliance parts to be auctioned at the event. Two great bands, Hoss and The Whiskey Wailers will headline the party. Sculptor Thor Mhyre will host his "Junk has Soul" workshop and artist Scott Rickey will help you custom design your own T-shirt. Time: 6:00 pm Location: Chuckanut Brewery, 601 W. Holly St., Bellingham Cost: $6, Kids 12 and under ar free Contact: (360) 527-2646 June 5, 2010 North Cascades Audobon Society - Semiahmoo Spit. Join us to Bird the Beaches of Semiahmoo Bay and Drayton Harbor, the only designated Important Bird Area in Whatcom County. These half-day trips, on the first Saturday of each month, are co-sponsored by NCAS and Whatcom County Parks. Semiahmoo is one of our area’s most scenic, biologically-rich, and environmentally-challenged places. We will see concentrations of shorebirds, waterfowl, and other seabirds, as well as raptors and songbirds. Trip leader: Paul Woodcock. No registration required. Time: 9:00 AM Location: Semiahmoo Park Cost: Contact: Paul Woodcock June 08, 2010 Beach Naturalists public slideshows and Volunteer Recruitment Slideshows expose the hidden life of Whatcom County's intertidal zone. The second half of each evening is an optional orientation session for people interested in becoming Beach Naturalist volunteers. Beach Naturalists are volunteers who help educate the general public on how to protect our beaches, knowledge of the wildlife, and keep our beaches beautiful. Attend one of the slide show orientations to find out more! Time: 6:00 pm Location: RE Sources' Sustainble Living Center, 2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: Doug Stark at DougS(at)re-sources(dot)org or (360) 733-8307 June 9, 2010 Ben Hewitt, The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality In Local Food Join Ben at the Wednesday Farmer's Market just outside Village Books on the Fairhaven Over the past three years, Hardwick, Vermont, a typical farming community of 3,200 residents, has jump-started its economy and redefined its self-image through a local, self-sustaining food system unlike anything else in America. Hewitt tells its important and inspiring story. Like many rural US communities Hardwick, VT, was built on an industry that had packed up its bags and left long ago. With a population of 3,200, a median income 25% below the state average and an unemployment rate 40% higher, the town suffered from a depressed economy for nearly a century. But over the past three years, despite a crippling recession, Hardwick’s agricultural infrastructure has grown explosively, with numerous area food-based businesses starting up. In The Town That Food Saved by Ben Hewitt, we learn of a group of (mostly) young farmers and entrepreneurs who have embarked on a quest to create the most comprehensive, functional and vibrant local food system in North America. In the process, they have brought jobs to a region that desperately needed jobs, and found inventive ways to make a living off the Vermont farmland. The community in Hardwick is starting to prove what advocates of the decentralized food system have been saying for years: that a healthy, local agricultural system can be the basis of communal strength, economic vitality, food security, and resilience in hard times. As Hewitt tells the remarkable story of one town’s transformation, he also shows what these changes might mean for the rest of us. Born in Vermont and raised in a two-room cabin, by a poet father and a mom who worked on a nearby dairy farm, Ben Hewitt now lives with his family on a diversified, 40-acre Vermont farm, where they produce dairy, beef, pork, lamb, vegetables, and berries. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. In this exceptionally thoughtful book, Ben Hewitt explores the complexities of today's food movement from the perspective of the people in one Vermont town who make their living growing food or making it possible for others to do so. Food, he argues, not only means life, but also community. This is a book about hope. Ben Hewitt is a master storyteller, weaving together profiles, humor, personal history, and compelling facts to show how and why this effort is needed and the joys and pitfalls of working for social change. Everyone who cares about food, local economies, sustainable agriculture and revitalizing communities should read this book - and then go raise some hell in their own towns to fix what's broken. - David Goodman, coauthor of Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times. Co-sponsored by Community Food Co-op and by Sustainable Connections' Food and Farming Program. Time: 4:00pm Location: Village Green (behind Village Books), 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham Cost: Contact Nan Macy at 360.733.1599 or nan@villagebooks.com June 10, 2010 Eat Local Every Week - North Fork Brewery and Beer Shrine Eat Local Special: Pizza and salad specials including local ingredients from Moondance Farm, Holistic Homestead, Vis Seafood and Brookfield Farms, not to mention delicious locally brewed beers on tap! Time: Location: 6186 Mt Baker Hwy, Deming - 360.599.2337 - northforkbrewery.com Cost: Contact: June 12, 2010 Growing Tomatoes and Peppers in Whatcom County Bakerview Nursery Free Gardening Seminars. Chuck McClung, gardening columnist for the Foothills Gazette, will discuss the best varieties for our area, planting, staking, as well as care and maintenance for a bountiful tomato harvest. Time: 10:00 am Location: Bakerview Nursery, 945 East Bakerview Rd., Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: (360) 676-0400 June 12, 2010 Summer Container Gardening Bakerview Nursery Free Gardening Seminars. From flowers and shrubs to veggies and herbs, learn how to create and maintain beautifully planted containers for the summer months. We'll discuss plants for cool, shady spots as well as hot and sunny selections for full sun. Time: 2:00 pm Location: Bakerview Nursery, 945 East Bakerview Rd., Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: (360) 676-0400 June 12, 2010 North Cascades Audobon Society - 5th Annual Woodstock Farm and Chuckanut Bay Breeding Bird Survey Once again, NCAS and Bellingham City Parks are co-sponsoring this dawn to midday bird count of Woodstock and its surroundings. Experience helps but if you just wish to join us for the experience, please feel free to sign up. We usually find 50-60 species in the varied habitats of Woodstock Farm and the bay. Trip limit: 12. Trip leader: Paul Woodcock, 380-3356. Time: 6 am - 12 pm Location: Cost: Free Contact: Paul Woodcock, 380-3356 June 12, 2010 Forks, Corks, Farmers & Chefs The farmers at Growing Washington, along with Whatcom County’s finest farmers and chefs, are hosting a grand fundraising. Come join us as we eat delectable dishes prepared by farmer/chef teams, drink delicious libations, listen to wonderful music, dance like mad, enjoy one of the most unique live and silent auctions around, and raise money to directly support local farmers and those in need. Expect great door prizes and raffles and amazing auction items like CSA shares, having a farmer plan and plant your garden, a full dinner on the farm, free U-pick, a bee hive for your back yard, and many, many more experiential and community-based gifts. Time: 6:30 pm Location: Depot Market Square, Bellingham Cost: $30 per person or $50 for two! Contact: June 14-27, 2010 Feral Farm Permaculture Design Course A 2-week intensive Permaculture Design Course at Feral Farm. We will cover 72 hours of permaculture curriculum along with over 10 hours of primitives skills. Topics covered include agro-ecology, site assessment, design methodology, utilizing natural patterns, forest gardening, mushroom propagation, water catchment and greywater systems, natural building and shelter construction, emergency preparedness, sustainable economics and local currency, medicinal plants, indigenous land management, tracking and awareness, fire making, and much more. Our course is held at Instructors include David Zhang, Laura Donahue, Heidi Bohan, Michael Pilarski, Matt van Boven and other special guests. The course costs $800, and includes food and a place to camp for 2 weeks. To provide students with an intimate learning experience, we're limiting the course to 16 participants. Register now to reserve a spot! Time: Location: Feral Farm, located in the beautiful Sauk River valley, just outside of Rockport, WA Cost: Contact: For More information, call (360) 223-5767 or send an email to bellinghampermaculture@gmail.com Visit our website at http://www.bellinghampermaculture.com/ June 15, 2010 An Introduction to the Tools & Services PSFN Offers to Promote Your Food Business The Puget Sound Food Network is a collaborative web-based space dedicated to connecting all aspects of food production, from producer to buyer, in mutually beneficial partnerships. Founded in 2009, PSFN utilizes modern resources to create dynamic listings which allow producers, buyers, consumers, services and community partners, to find each other, communicate needs, and develop working relationships. PSFN also dedicates staff to assist with marketing and networking beyond the computer terminal Time: 2:30 - 4:30pm Location: Sustainable Connections Office, 1701 Ellis St #221, Bellingham Cost: Contact: June 16, 2010 Stormwater Management Seminar Join the North Sound Baykeeper, the Port of Bellingham, the Skagit Conservation Education Alliance, and stormwater inspectors from the Washington State Department of Ecology for a special classroom and field training on industrial stormwater pollution and prevention. Participants will learn: Why stormwater pollution is a concern, What types of facilities are required to obtain an Industrial Stormwater General Permit from the Washington State Department of Ecology, What types of facilites may qualify for a Certificate of No Exposure, Recent changes to the Permit, Examples of most common best management practices, and A tour of a local industry to see best management practices in action. Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Location: Squalicum Boathouse, 2600 Harbor Loop, Bellingham Cost: Free - Lunch included Contact: Pete Haase, Skagit Conservation Education Alliance at (360) 419-3161, sceamail@verizon.net or Lee First, RE Sources Field Investigator at LeeF@re-sources.org or (360) 733-8307. June 16, 2010 Cooking with Fresh Herbs with Mary Ellen Carter Add a healthy and flavorful sparkle to your meals with fresh herbs. Enjoy seasonal delights such as delicate creamy pea soup with mint, roasted new potatoes with fresh chive and green garlic aioli sauce, chicken legs with a lemon tarragon sauce, and spring greens with herbed croutons dressed with new olive oil (olio nuovo). Registration required. Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Location: Cordata Co-op Local Roots Room Cost: $35 members and non-members optional wine fee $7 payable at class Contact: Cordata Co-op/register at WCC (360-383-3200) June 16, 2010 When Good Plants Go Bad: An Update on Whatcom’s Invasive Weeds As invasive plants find their way from field to forest and gardens to grasslands, it becomes increasingly important to be watchful and act quickly with the right tools to minimize the invasions that can monkey-wrench our ecosystems. We’ll discuss some well-known favorites from the world of botanical thugs, some brand new invaders found in Whatcom County in this last year, and just how much attention you need to be paying them. Laurel Baldwin is a graduate of Ohio State University’s Horticulture Program and has lived in western Washington since 1982. She has been the Coordinator of the Whatcom County Noxious Weed Board since 1989 and has created and participated in a multitude of invasive plant outreach projects, from local to international levels. www.co.whatcom.wa.us/publicworks/weeds/index.jsp Time: 7:00 pm Location: Cost: Contact: Wendy Scherrer 715-2993 or scherrers@fidalgo.net June 17, 2010 Eat Local Every Week - Avenue Bread All locations - Hempler's ham sandwich with Tillamook cheddar cheese, Happy Valley sprouts, Garden Fresh tomatoes and red onions on Avenue's Multigrain bread, made from Fairhaven Flour and Shephard's Grain. Avenue will also feature espresso drink specials with their usual Batdorf & Bronson Coffee, roasted in Olympia. James St. location - Local breakfast with a diced Hempler's Ham and egg scramble with fresh dill from Herb Co. served with Garden Fresh potato hashbrowns and Avenue toast, made from Fairhaven Flour and Shephard's Grain. Time: Location: 1313 Railroad Ave, 1135 11th St and 2301 James St, Bellingham Cost: Contact: 360.715.3354 - avenuebread.com June 18, 2010 COPPRclay Bracelet Lummi Nation welcomes you to the 64th Lummi Stommish Water Festival. Come and enjoy the canoe races, sla-hal games, carnival, Princess Pageant, barbecued salmon, arts & crafts. Stommish is open to the public. (Go to www.stommish.com Time: Location: Cost: Free Contact: June 18-20, 2010 Lummi Stommish Water Festival Find out what all the fuss is about by learning about this recycled copper clay and how to turn it into beautiful, funky jewelry. This clay can be pinched, rolled, sculpted and manipulated. Friday evening you will play with your clay stamping, texturing and cutting your bracelet components. Your clay will fire overnight and Saturday morning you will polish and assemble your bracelet. All Materials Included. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Pouncing Rain Jewelry and Metalworking Center, Bellingham, WA Cost: $85.00 Contact: (360) 715-3005 June 19, 2010 Salmon At The Bay Kick-Off BBQ Lunch Join NSEA in the beer garden at Boundary Bay Bistro & Brewery for a delicious salmon burger bbq lunch. Enjoy music from The Warren Street Session and check out the art hanging on the walls inside Boundary Bay. Tickets are available for $10 each at Boundary Bay Brewery or the NSEA office. NSEA's 8th annual Salmon at the Bay kicks off on Saturday June 19th at Boundary Bay Bistro & Brewery. Please join us to celebrate our personal, cultural, historical, economic, and environmental connection to salmon. This year's theme is Earth, Water, Salmon - the elements of our stream ecosystems. Salmon at the Bay is a fundraising event that benefits NSEA's streamside habitat restoration work in Whatcom County. Time: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm Location: Boundary Bay and held in the garden at 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham Cost: $10.00 Contact: 360-715-0283 or info@n-sea.org or www.n-sea.org June 19, 2010 Lynden Family Wellness Fair Eat Well, Move Well, Think Well. In an effort to positively affect the heath and wellness of our community a variety of Natural Healthcare Providers, Fitness Centers, Activity Directors, and Organic Growers/Retailers will be available for this special event. Come ask local experts questions, become a more informed healthcare consumer, and develop a roadmap to a HEALTHY FUTURE! Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: Lynden Community Center, 401 Grover Street, Lynden Cost: Contact: June 19, 2010 Salmon At The Bay Kick-Off BBQ Lunch Join NSEA in the beer garden at Boundary Bay Bistro & Brewery for a delicious salmon burger bbq lunch. Enjoy music from The Warren Street Session and check out the art hanging on the walls inside Boundary Bay. Tickets are available for $10 each at Boundary Bay Brewery or the NSEA office. NSEA's 8th annual Salmon at the Bay kicks off on Saturday June 19th at Boundary Bay Bistro & Brewery. Please join us to celebrate our personal, cultural, historical, economic, and environmental connection to salmon. This year's theme is Earth, Water, Salmon - the elements of our stream ecosystems. Salmon at the Bay is a fundraising event that benefits NSEA's streamside habitat restoration work in Whatcom County. Time: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm Location: Boundary Bay and held in the garden at 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham Cost: $10.00 Contact: 360-715-028 June 19-20, 2010 - Postponed Training For Transition A two day workshop designed to introduce you to a community engagement model for responding and adapting to the threats of climate change and fossil fuel dependence. “…I become fascinated by how we apply these principles to whole towns, whole settlements, and in particular, to how we design this transition in such a way that people will embrace it as a common journey, as a collective adventure, as something positive… How can we design descent pathways which make people feel alive, positive and included in this process of societal transformation?”-Rob Hopkins. Max attending 25; MIn. attending 15. 2 partial scholarships available. Sponsored by: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Green Sanctuary Program and Transition Whatcom Time: Saturday 8:30 am - 5pm, Sunday 9:00 am - 5 pm Location: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1708 I St., Bellingham Cost: $150.00 Contact: 360.319.9092 June 22, 2010 Full Cycle Bike Class Part 1: First Gear First Gear, introduction to essential skills and techniques for confident, comfortable cycling on roads and urban trails. The course is based on the League of American Cyclists certificate curriculum. First Gear is the first of the three-part everybodyBIKE Full Cycle course. Class takes place indoors. Advance registration required by June 20, 5 pm. Class may be postponed if low registration. Bring: No equipment required. Optional: Bring your bike and helmet for a safety and fit check. Time: 2:30-5:30 pm Location: REI Sehome Village, Bellingham Cost: Free for Whatcom Smart Trips participants who register in advance. Others $10 Contact: Mary Anderson, 671-BIKE, mary@everybodybike.com, http://www.everybodyBIKE.com June 23, 2010 Eco-Ambassadors: Turning Ideas into Action! Are you concerned about the environment?Are you interested in learning what you can do to keep our planet healthy? This fun class is about more than just recycling!We'll look closely at environmental issues we're currently facing & strategies for the future. From bioregions & conservation to ethnobotany & permaculture,instructor Jennie Goforth will explore topics that will help you start making a difference now!Bring a sack lunch to class. Designed for ages 10-14. Pre-registration is required. Time: 10:00 am Location: Whatcom Community College, Cost: Contact: (360) 383-3200 June 23, 2010 Full Cycle Bike Class Part 2: Fixing to Ride Basic bicycle function, repairs, and maintenance to keep you going or to help you select the right bike and equipment for your needs. Complex traffic situations and preparation for the on-the-road class. Advance registration required by June 21; Class may be postponed if registration is low. Time: 5:30 - 8:30 pm Location: REI Sehome Village Mall, Bellingham Cost: Free for Whatcom Smart Trips participants who register in advance. Others $10 Contact: Mary Anderson, 671-BIKE, mary@everybodybike.com, http://www.everybodyBIKE.com June 23, 2010 The Power of Protective Foods This class will introduce you to the powerful effect food choices have on your long-term health. We will discuss phytochemicals, antioxidants and other recently discovered food components which seem to reduce the risk for cancer and other chronic diseases. Besides learning the reasons behind the power of foods, you will find out practical ways to include more of these helpful foods in your diet. Pre-registration necessary. Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm Location: St. Luke's Community Health Education Center, Bellingham Cost: $23.00 Contact: (360) 788-6720 June 24, 2010 Heidi Bohan: The People of Cascadia- Pacific Northwest Native American History Join author and illustrator, Heidi Bohan, as she shares about the story behind her recent book, with a digital slide show, interactive displays and original art. Bohan is an ethnobotanist, native plant and cultural expert who has been teaching about Pacific Northwest Native culture and the environment for the past 15 years. This event is sponsored by Village Books. Time: 12:30 pm Location: Whatcom Museum, Bellingham Cost: $3/Museum members free Contact: (360) 778-8930 or visit www.whatcommuseum.org June 24, 2010 Eat Local Every Week - Pizzazza Pizzazza will reveal a surprise special featuring super fresh all-local ingredients sourced from Farmers Markets farms. Some of the local ingredients Pizzazza already use include Fresh Breeze organic dairy, Misty Meadows eggs, Skagit River Ranch meats, Hempler’s meats, Moka Joe coffee, Mt. Baker red wine in sauce and Twin Sisters mushrooms. Time: Location: 1501 12th St, inside Yorky's Market, Fairhaven Cost: Contact: 360.756.9322 - pizzazza.com June 25, 2010 Heidi Bohan: The People of Cascadia- Pacific Northwest Native American History Join author and illustrator, Heidi Bohan, as she shares about the creation of her book with a slide show, artifacts and illustrations used in the book. Heidi is an ethnobotanist, native plant and cultural expert who has been sharing this knowledge for the past 18 years through local schools, tribes and organizations. She is skilled in many of the traditional arts such as basketry, weaving, woodworking, carving and the reproduction of traditional artifacts which have been used in educational programs for schools, museums and parks around the region. She continues to teach through Bastyr University, Northwest Indian College and her own ‘Gatherer to Gardener’ programs. Heidi's book is available at Village Books. Time: 7:00 pm Location: Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham Cost: Contact: 360-671-2626 June 26, 2010 Water-Wise Gardening Bakerview Nursery Free Gardening Seminars. We've been told that it is going to be another dry summer this year, so come learn how to conserve water in your garden. We'll discuss water supplies and watering techniques to help your garden thrive during the coming dry summer season. Time: 2:00 pm Location: Bakerview Nursery, 945 East Bakerview Rd., Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: (360) 676-0400 June 26, 2010 Bellingham Storytelling Guild & Eth-Noh-Tec Present . . . A Storytelling Concert - A Fundraiser for Sustainable Connections Using storytelling and stories as an inspiration, 'Green Grows the Story' will address Global Climate Change by: 1) literature and language arts; 2) youth development, critical thinking and empowerment; 3) youth activism and 4) the art of storytelling and performance. Experience Eth-Noh-Tec's performance of Asian mythology and folktales that speak to human's relationship to nature. Following each story is focused dialogue that guides the audiences' ability to connect the ancient tales to their present day lives. Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Location: Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St., Fairhaven Cost: Suggested donation $15/adults, $10/kids, family of 3 - $35, $5 will be donated to Sustainable Connections for each person attending the event Contact: 360-714-9631 June 26, 2010 Hands Across the Sand In light of the BP oil spill, educating the public and advocating for a reinstatement of the moratorium are more important than ever. The Surfrider Foundation, along with other environmental organizations will host Hands Across The Sand events nationwide. Citizens from all walks of life will head to their local beach or park and in their given time zone, will join hands in opposition of offshore oil drilling. Please join the Northwest Straits Chapter at Larrabee State Park (245 Chuckanut Dr.) We highly encourage biking out along the beautiful intraurban trails! Contact Time: Location: Larrabee State Park Cost: Free Contact: Eleanor Hines, nws@surfrider.org or visit www.handsacrossthesand.com June 26, 2010 Full Cycle Bike Class Part 3: On the Road Practice bicycling skills on the road, learning techniques to avoid hazards and prevent crashes. Approximately 5 miles at social pace. Advance registration required by April 15; Class may be postponed if registration is low. Severe weather may cancel. Bring your bike and helmet. Students are required to take Full Cycle Parts 1 and 2 in order to register for the On Road class. Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: Class departs from Whatcom Smart Trips office at 314 E. Champion Street, Bellingham Cost: Free for Whatcom Smart Trips participants who register in advance. Others $10 Contact: Ellen Barton 671-BIKE or info@everybodyBIKE.com June 26-27, 2010 Imagine This! Home & Landscape Tour Sustainable Connections’ Eighth annual Imagine This! Home and Landscape Tour showcases the BEST in natural, eco-friendly homes and landscapes. Visit local homes and businesses utilizing the latest innovations in green design, reclaimed materials, renewable/solar energy, LEED for Homes, rainwater harvesting, permaculture and low maintenance, low cost landscapes. In addition, this years tour provides raingarden and rainbarrel “how to” demonstration projects and our very chicken dwelling bicycle showace: "Tour de Coop". Tickets include weekend admission to all tour stops, a tour map, and a detailed resource guide about the products and services featured by local earth-friendly design enthusiasts. Be bold, get inspired and show your friends why this is NW Washington’s favorite eco home tour. Ticket costs are $12/individual and go on sale early-June at Village Books, The Community Food Co-op, The Re Store, Garden Spot Nursery, and Bakerview Nursery & Garden Center. WILL CALL tickets are available now online. (You will be able to pick-up will call tickets during the weekend of the Tour). Time: Location: Throughouth Whatcom County Cost: Contact: Nick Hartrich 647-7093 June 29 - July 10, 2010 Introduction to Northwest Fishing Get the inside scoop on fishing local lakes, rivers, and saltwater! Through discussion, demonstration, and hands-on experience, learn essential techniques and best times of the year to catch a variety of local species. Each quarter, class focuses on species currently in season. Instructor Eli Michael is an avid fisherman with 25 years of experience fishing Northwest waters. Class includes two classroom sessions and a field trip on Saturday, July 10, 8 AM - 2 PM--location to be arranged in class. Time: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Location: Whatcom Community College, Cascade 165 Cost: $99.00 Contact: June 30, 2010 The Summer Grill Celebrate the grilling season by taste-testing an amazing locally-sourced barbecue picnic menu. Chef Charles Claassen of Sprout Catering prepares grilled oysters with heirloom tomato mignonette, roasted garlic fingerling potato salad, horseradish kohlrabi slaw, and Rainier cherry gluten-free shortcake. An optional $5 fee, payable at class, entitles you to a sampling of local beers--a perfect accompaniment to your picnic. Time: 6:00 - 8:30 pm Location: Food Co-op, Cordata Co-op Local Roots Room Cost: Contact: |
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