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May 1-31, 2009: Team Up for everybodyBIKE May is National Bike month: win prizes by bicycling for errands, school, or work with the month-long Team Up celebration. Get four or five friends on your team, make at least 3 bike trips each, and register to win. Check the website for details. Time: All month Location: All around Whatcom County Cost: Free Contact: 360-671-BIKE or www.everybodyBIKE.com May 2, 2009: Procession of the Species Celebrate community, creativity and our connection with nature. For information about FREE workshops to help you create a costume for the Procession visit www.bpots.org Time: 3:00 PM Line up Location: Lottie Street (in front of City Hall), Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: 778-7000 www.bpots.o May 2, 2009: Appliance Art Revival: A Celebration of Art, Reuse, & Sustainability Appliance Depot’s first ever Appliance Art Revival will kick off at 5p.m. on Saturday, May 2nd, at the Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen in Old Town Bellingham. The “Revival” is centered around art created from appliance parts by local artists to highlight the importance of reuse in a sustainable community. The event will feature music by James Higgins and the Muddy Boots Band at 5pm, Hoss!! at 7pm, and Lucky Brown and the Funk Revolution at 9pm. A children’s art workshop by Thor Myhre, reuse shirt screen printing by Scott Rickey (bring your own shirt or use one donated by Goodwill), and a disc golf course made entirely from appliance parts make this the hippest, funnest of events. The appliance art is currently on display at the Chuckanut Brewery will wrap up with the conclusion of the silent auction at 9pm on May 2nd, the day of the “Revival.” Appliance Depot is a nonprofit job training organization that salvages, cleans, repairs, and reuses appliances and appliance parts in order to create a more sustainable, healthier community. Time: 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM Location: Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen 601 W. Holly, Bellingham Cost: $5.00 Contact: Dallas Betz (360) 527-2646 May 2, 2009: Great Outdoors Auction-Whatcom Land Trust Plan on joining us as we commemorate our 25th anniversary with a Silver Celebration. The function begins at 5:00 pm at the Lakeway Inn and you won’t want to miss it. You will find your friends and neighbors mingling over the silent auction items, enjoying a delicious meal, and bidding up the best of the Live Auction! Trips, excursions, and outdoor gear will be auctioned. A great time to be had by all. Save the date and help us celebrate! Time: 5:00 PM Location: Lakeway Inn, Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: 360.650.9470 or info@whatcomlandtrust.org May 2, 2009: City of Bellingham: Crooked Path Get involved with the efforts to restore this trail between High St. and N. Garden by removing invasive plants and replacing them with native vegetation. Parking is very limited so ride a bike. Time: 10am-12pm Location: Meet on High Street across from Laurel Cost: Free Contact: 360.778.7105 May 2, 2009: North Cascades Audobon: Agate Pond Preserve Tour Visit one of our most spectacular private wildlife preserves in the Squalicum Valley as long-time NCAS member and friend, Tricia Otto, takes you on a guided tour to explore the lives of cavity-nesting birds. Agate Pond Preserve is a 100-acre wildlife sanctuary north of Lake Whatcom. During the tour, you will survey nesting boxes for ducks, owls, swallows, and chickadees, and record nesting activity inside the boxes. Discussions will focus on how to improve nesting box success for all these species, including proper box construction, habitat requirements, and predator protection. A tour of the preserve will cover wetlands, forests, and a beaver swamp to view natural nesting cavities. Take a lunch and good footwear for a variety of habitats. The trip limit will be set at 15, so call early to reserve a spot and get directions to the preserve. Time: 9 AM to 2 PM Location: Lakeway Inn, Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: Joe Meche at 739-5383 or e-mail him at mechejmch@aol.com May 5, 2009: Tuesday Night Work Parties Work Parties Tuesday Nights - Spend three hours on a Tuesday night starting at six p,m.: The first half will be some helping with yard projects while the others help prepare a meal. The second half will be eating and fellowship. These will be ongoing throughout the summer. This is a vacant lot that is being turned into a community garden. Bring shovels, gloves, pitchforks, and a friend. This is a large space with lots of potential and lots of work to do. A delicious meal will be prepared. Work for about ninety minutes, and eat and meet some new people for the remainder. For hosting, all that’s required is some work needing to be done at your place, a willingness to meet like-minded people, and a favor that you attend a few of these in the future to keep the momentum building. Time: 6 PM Location: 2501 F Street (and Logan) Cost: Free Contact: hull3551@yahoo.com May 6, 2009: First Gear with everybodyBIKE teaching team Get the tips and secrets that make bicycling safe, comfortable and fun for getting around town. Learn communication and positioning skills that make traffic or trail riding easy and stress-free. First Gear, part one of the three-part Full Cycle course, is a great introduction for getting back on the bike or a refresher for those already biking. Registration Requested Time: 7:00-9:00 PM Location: Downtown Co-op’s Connection Building (on the south side of the parking lot on Forest Street) Cost: Free with prior registration Contact: (360) 734-8158 May 6, 2009: Great Outdoors Auction-Whatcom Land Trust Join RE Sources for another session of Green Drinks Bellingham every first Wednesday of the month 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 d etermined 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: 5:00-7:00 PM Location: TBA Cost: Free Contact: www.re-sources.org or contact Megan Artz at (360) 733-8307 May 6, 2009: Parkview Elementary School Garden As many of you know, school gardens are quite literally popping up everywhere in our local schools. Some are well established, some are just beginning to sprout, and others are just the seed of an idea, waiting for the right patient gardeners to plant and tend. Whether you’re a veteran school gardener or a “wanna-be”; a teacher, a parent, or a ready community volunteer – The first half of this gathering will be an open house in the garden. The wonderful Parkview Garden Educators will be on hand to answer your questions about how school gardening has worked for the last several years at Parkview. The second half of the gathering will focus on next steps for supporting school garden efforts countywide. If you have resources to share or questions that need answers – bring them! This gathering will build upon the work done by a number of school garden advocates over the winter, and will serve as a launching pad for future events. The over-arching goal of these efforts is to work toward a culture of school gardening in Whatcom County, one that allows each effort to build upon and cross-pollinate with existing efforts. This event is being organized by the Parkview School Garden Educators and Common Threads Farm with the generous support of the Mary Redman Foundation. Time: 4:15-5:45 Location: Parkview Elementary School Garden, 3033 Coolidge Drive, Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: Laura Plaut at Common Threads Farm (laura@commonthreadsfarm.org) or Liz Shale, Parkview Garden Educator (eschale@bham.wednet.edu) May 9-10, 2009: Inspiration Farm 619 E. Laurel Rd Bellingham Meets one weekend a month, May - September, including a special four day Permaculture Camp-out in August! Cover the standard 72-hour Mollison and Jeeves curriculum required for certification under international Permaculture standards. With Inspiration Farm resident Bruce Horowitz, Carolyn Feffer, Doug Bullock - Washington’s premier permaculture designer and teacher, Marisha Auerbach, Sarah Sullivan - Director of Hawaii SEED, Alan Seid, Rob Van Arsdale, Alex Winstead, Larry Dobson, Atul Deshmane, and more! Permaculture Design Certification Course offered by Inspiration Farm. Co-sponsored by Sustainable Bellingham and Transition Whatcom. Cover the standard 72-hour Mollison and Jeeves curriculum required for certification under international Permaculture standards. With Inspiration Farm resident Bruce Horowitz, Carolyn Feffer, Doug Bullock - Washington’s premier permaculture designer and teacher, Sarah Sullivan - Director of Hawaii SEED, and many more nationally recognized and local experts! Meets one weekend a month, May - September, including a special four day Permaculture Camp-out in August! Permaculture is a holistic design methodology for sustainable living! The modalities of permaculture work with nature to create ecosystems where humans can meet their needs locally while living harmoniously within their environment. Permaculture was conceived in Australia by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, and is now a thriving international grassroots movement! P.D.C. Topics Include: Reading Landscapes, Mapping, Pattern Recognition, Plant Propagation, Seed Saving, Garden Planning, Management and Harvest, Perennial polycultures, Edible Landscapes, Food Forests, Appropriate Technology, Renewable Energy Systems, Water Catchment, Pond Building, Aqua culture, Whole Systems Theory, Ecoliteracy, Herbs and Medicinal Plants, Natural Building, Solar Designs, Urban Sustainability Strategies, Holistic Nutrition, Food Preservation, and much, much more! Time: 9:00 am Location: TBA Cost: $900 Contact: 360-398-8227 or info@inspirationfarm.com or http://www.inspirationfarm.com May 9, 2009: Backyard Habitat and Native Flora Fair This event will include the Washington Native Plant Society native plant sale, a guided walk, a garden tour, information booths, exhibits, and activities for all ages. This free event includes: a NATIVE PLANT SALE, a tour of wildlife friendly gardens, a guided plant walk with a naturalist at 1pm, build your own bird nesting box, booths and displays on native plants and gardening to create wildlife habitat, and MORE! Everyone is welcome! Have fun learning how to create wildlife habitat in your own backyard, and join the volunteer effort to certify Bellingham as a wildlife friendly community. This event is co-sponsored by the City of Bellingham Parks Department Backyard Habitat Program and the Whatcom County chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS). Time: 10am to 4pm Location: Village Green in Fairhaven Cost: Contact: karinftc@msn.com or 360 527 2700 or Bellingham Parks at 778.7105 or WNPS at 714.0781. May 9, 2009: Introduction to Herbal Medicine Lakota Sioux Grandmother and elder Jan Super is offering a series of classes in herbal medicine. She has a wealth of knowledge to share, and we are lucky to be able to learn from her! The goal for these classes is to familiarize us with native plant medicines that are all around us. We will learn about ways to heal ourselves, our family and relations with these gifts from Mother Earth, as we gain knowledge about how to respect, identify and gather these plants, make essential oils, salves, tinctures and infusions. The first three sessions will be part informational, part gathering sessions. We will develop our own notebooks of pressed examples of our findings, along with key information about their uses. The last two sessions will be day-long field trips. RSVP requested Time: 10:00am-2:00pm Location: Call for information Cost: Suggested donation for each class is $10-$20 Contact: ginny@ginnysnowe.com, or 738-2248 May 9, 2009: World Fair Trade Day We need to break the record for the largest Fair Trade coffee break! We will team up with thousands of groups in the US to gather 50,000 coffee drinkers that day. Moka Joe will provide the coffee starting 1PM; we will also have tea available for the non-coffee drinkers, along with Fair Trade chocolates and other goodies out side of Fair Trade Haven. We are still looking for a couple of teams for our fair trade cook off contest! The winners will win a $50 gift certificate from Fair Trade haven. Each team will be given a mystery basket with fairly traded ingredients, and 40 minutes to create a delicious dish. Supplies are provided (bring your own knives). On the morning of May 9th, we will be organizing a soccer tournament. The winning 3 teams will receive a fair trade soccer ball! Please sign up in Fair Trade Haven, or by emailing karinftc@msn.com, or by calling 360 527 2700. Time: Varied Location: Fair Trade Haven (next to Village Books), Fairhaven Cost: Contact: karinftc@msn.com or 360 527 2700 May 10, 2009: John Daniel, The Far Corner: Northwestern Views on Land, Life, and Literature John Daniel writes from the landscape he inhabits, spinning narratives that seek to define how he belongs to the land and to life itself. He takes the reader to beaches, old-growth forests, and deep river canyons—wild places, and places scarred by human exploitation—and leads us also through inner landscapes where he explores mortality, creativity, and spirituality. The author of 8 books, John Daniel has won numerous awards and was a Stanford University Wallace Stegner Fellow and Ohio State James T. Thurber Writer-in-Residence. Time: 4:00 pm Location: Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street Cost: Contact: (360) 671-2626 May 10, 2009: Special Adult RE: Green Burial with Bob Keller Bob Keller, BUF member and WWU Professor, will discuss the rationale for green burial compared to other methods of interment or scattering of human remains. Topics will include a brief overview of conventional cemetery options, environmental costs of traditional burial practices, ethical/theological issues, current legal constraints on human body disposal, the nascent U.S. green burial movement, certification, and the role of Whatcom Land Trust. Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1708 I St., Rm 1 Cost: Free Contact: (360) 733-3837 May 11, 2009: Weatherization initiative Nick Hartrich from Sustainable Connections and a representative from the Building Performance Center/Opportunity Council will be speaking at the next Built Green Meeting. Learn details regarding the Weatherization initiative by the Building Performance Center. The Building Performance Center received a $3 million Grant from the federal government for their home weatherization program to use for low income residences in Whatcom, Island and San Juan Counties. The attached article states, “In addition to hiring more employees, the council also plans to work with private contractors for its weatherization projects, as part of the stimulus goal of creating more jobs. This is a great opportunity for you to learn how Built Green® and your business can take part in this program. Time: 12:00 pm Location: BIAWC office, Northwest Ave., Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: 360.671.4247 kristinad@biawc.com May 11, 2009: Washington Rep. Jeff Morris to Speak about Renewable Energy WWU's Students for Renewable Energy ost Washington State Legislature Rep. Jeff Morris. He will speak about renewable energy in Washington State, he will be accompanied by a WWU Economics Professor (TBD) who will give an economic perspective to the issue.\ Time: 5:00 pm Location: WWU's campus in the new Academic Instruction Building, room 210 Cost: Free Contact: Anders Hellum-Alexander, sidedish87@hotmail.com May 12, 2009: David Westerlund, Simone Goes to Market--A weekday, afternoon book event for kids! Connecting our children with where their food comes from is one of the best gifts we can give them. Local children's book author and photographer, David Westerlund, created Simone Goes to the Market in that spirit of reconnecting. His book of colors features close-up photographs of produce and faces of farmers from our beloved Bellingham Farmers Market. Come meet David and the books' "characters," and enjoy fun activities with farm-fresh produce. Co-sponsored by Sustainable Connections. Time: 4:00pm Location: Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street Cost: Contact: (360) 671-2626 May 12, 2009: Swallows, Swifts and Purple Martins with David Drummond If you’ve ever longed to fly (or already do so in your dreams...) there’s no doubt the flight of swifts and swallows has inspired your imagination. Let’s follow that intrigue into the flight adaptations, habitat, food usage, and bio-ecology of these amazing birds. Three neotropical families with eight local species fly thousands of miles to share the summer with us and back south to overwinter—all powered by the proteins and fats in insects. Join us to better understand and appreciate these aerodynamic wonders and friendly “buggers”. Time: 7-9 p.m. Location: Downtown Co-op’s Connection Building (on the south side of the parking lot on Forest Street) Cost: $10 members, $12 non-members Contact: (360) 734-8158 May 12, 2009: WWU Extension Beach Watchers presents The Synthetic Sea Story Beach Watcher volunteers introduce the 30-minute film The Synthetic Sea Story alerting the community to the perils of plastics in our oceans. It presents the latest on the issue of marine debris studies conducted by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. Key researchers are interviewed, including Dr Anthony Andrady, the leading authority on how plastic breaks down in the marine environment. Ways to combat the plastic plague through education are discussed. This event is sponsored by Village Books. Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: Whatcom Museum, Old City Hall Building, Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: (360)778-8930 May 13, 2009: How Whatcom County can be 100% Renewable Energy Bham Solar WA meeting: Terry Meyer & Dana Brandt of Convivium Energy Time: 7:00 - 9:00 Location: RE Store - Sustainable Living Center, Upstairs Class Room, 2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: (360) 676-1859 or email: lightsourceon@comcast.net May 15, 2009: Bike To Work And School Day! Celebrate the 12th annual Whatcom County Bike to Work and School Day! Stop by a celebration station for a snack and to enter to win BIG prizes. See website for a map of celebration stations. Time: All day Location: Throughout Whatcom County Cost: Free Contact: Mary Anderson or Ellen Barton 360-671-BIKE May 15, 2009: Derick Jensen: The Impending Ecological Revolution Derrick is the acclaimed author of A Language Older Than Words, A Culture of Make Believe, and Endgame. Author, teacher, activist, small farmer, and leading voice of uncompromising dissent, he regularly stirs audiences across the country with revolutionary spirit. Jensen holds a degree in mineral engineering physics from the Colorado School of Mines, and has taught at Eastern Washington University and Pelican Bay State Prison. “[Endgame is] remarkable in its consideration of the present system of exploitation, destruction of the natural world, and indeed, self-destruction…. Jensen raises vital questions that must be asked, and, moreover, must be answered. Time: 7:00 pm Location: WWU’s Fraser Hall 4 Cost: Students: $2-10 (sliding scale), All others: $4-20 (sliding scale) Contact: May 16, 2009: Rainbarrels: Grow Your Own Water Learn how to build, install, and maintain your own independent source of non-potable water. Water your garden. Wash the car or the dog. See a variety of different systems and get all the details from Anitra Accetturo, Water Conservation Specialist for C.O.B. Public Works. Registration required. Limit: 15 people. This workshop always fills quickly. For Whatcom County residents only. Time: 10am-12pm Location: RE Store in Bellingham, 2309 Meridian Street Cost: $25 (includes all the parts for your own rain barrel) Contact: Anitra Accetturo (360) 778-7732 or via email May 16, 2009: YRUU Rummage Sale The BUF Youth need your donations* and attendance at a Spring Yard/Rummage Sale, sponsored by the BUF Youth Group to raise funds to attend General Assembly and Youth Conferences. Saturday, May 16, 9am-2pm at BUF (No Early Birds, please) Great bargains and delectable treats available for purchase. *Donations for the sale will be accepted Sunday, May 10 after service in the Social Hall - look for the "Rummage Accepted Here" sign! If you need to bring donations in during the week, please contact the office to make arrangments (733-3837). If you need donation pickup, please contact Lynda Byrd at 303-5416. Time: 9:00am-2:00pm Location: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Cost: Free Contact: (360) 733-3837 or Lynda Byrd at 303-5416 May 16, 2009: City of Bellingham: South Bay Trail Help Village Books with their on-going effort to help restore the South Bay Trail in historic Fairhaven. Park in Fairhaven, catch the trail at 10th & Mill by the Village Green; follow the trail to Douglas St. Time: 10am-12pm Location: Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: 360.778.7105 May 16, 2009: Cascade Cuts Fundraiser for Sustainable Connections "New this year -- and perfect for those wanting to grow some of their own food and save money in these tough economic times -- is the huge number of veggie starts, all grown organically," said Amber Dawn Hallet, a Sustainable Connections Food & Farming Program staff member. "Cascade Cuts will have a fabulous selection all day of beans, beets, broccoli, brassicas, summer and winter squash, salad greens, Asian veggies, peppers of many shapes and flavors, sugar snap peas, culinary herbs, and a dozen varieties of tomatoes," she added. "Whether you are digging up your lawn for a vegetable garden or growing veggies in pots on your patio, you'll find just what you need here!" Flower-lovers will find the walkways and greenhouses at Cascade Cuts packed with annuals and perennials familiar and unusual, in every size, color, and shape. Tucked in the greenhouse corners are intriguing oddities, including coffee trees, hops, and compost tea machines. "Live music throughout the day, including local band Lindsay Street, and goodies available from Mallard Ice Cream, Mount Bakery, Moka Joe, and other local favorites will ensure that your energy levels stay high," Hallet said. You support local farms when you buy your plants—the Cascade Cuts Plant Sale is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Sustainable Connections’ Food & Farming Program. The program works to develop and promote a vibrant and sustainable local food system in Northwest Washington through the Buy FRESH brand for local farms, the new Whatcom Food & Farm Finder, support to beginning farmers through Food To Bank On, trade meetings and farm tours, events like the 2009 Eat Local Every Week, and more. Time: 9am-4pm Location: 632 Montgomery Road Cost: Free Contact: www.sustainableconnections.org or call 647-7093 x103 May 19, 2009: WWU Extension Beach Watchers presents The Synthetic Sea Story Local nature photographer Joe Meche presents a sampling of his nature photography, including birds, mammals and scenes from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. This event is sponsored by Village Books. Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: Whatcom Museum, Old City Hall Building, Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: (360)778-8930 May 20, 2009: Serpentine Ecosystems: Nasty Soils Lead To Novel Evolution, Ecology, And Conservation Challenges WA Native Plant Society-Koma Kulshan Chapter. Join Dr. David Hooper, Western Washington University for a fascinating presentation on native grasses on serpentine soils. Areas where there are Serpentine soils are often hotspots for endemic species, those that are found nowhere else. Learn about interesting ecological and conservation issues related to serpentine ecosystems in California grasslands. Dr. David Hooper is Associate Professor in the Biology Department at Western Washington University. Dr. Hooper was an Aldo Leopold Leadership Program Fellow in 2006 and has published extensively about effects of plant biodiversity on ecosystems. Dave’s research interests follow two related themes at the intersection of plant community and ecosystem ecology: 1) what factors allow different species to coexist in communities? and 2) how do different numbers and types of species affect ecosystem processes and associated ecosystem services that benefit humanity? In addition to research, teaching is a strong component of Dr. Hooper’s efforts, including courses on biodiversity, ecology, ecosystems and global change, and ecological services. Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Sustainable Living Center, ReStore building, 2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham (enter from the back of the building and go up the steps) Cost: Free Contact: Wendy Scherrer 715-2993 May 23, 2009: Green roof workshops Learn about the dozens of benefits that a green roof can add to any sized building, from doghouses to warehouses. Benefits include: storm water mitigation, longer roof lifespan, temperature/heat island regulation, insulation, habitat benefits, water and air purification and much more. Watch a real installation on a dog house that will be given to one lucky workshop participant! Patrick Carey is director of the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild's Green Roof Project. He is also a trainer for the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Green Roof Course series and principal of Hadj Design, a green roof design-build company. Time: 12–5 pm Location: ReStore building, 2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham Cost: $25 Contact: Jason Darling 647-5921 May 25, 2009: Grand Opening of Point Whitehorn Park The official opening of this beautiful park is an event not to be missed! The ceremonies will begin at 11:00 with a brief presentation by County Executive Pete Kremen and representatives of Whatcom Land Trust. The group will then enjoy the 3/4-mile trail through the wooded wetlands to the scenic overlooks and down to the beach. A -2.8 tide will allow visitors to experience the sea life that is often hidden from view. Local specialists in marine life will be available to provide information on that sea life. This is an event the whole family will enjoy! We will be honoring Carl Batchelor, Conservationist, Planner and Whatcom Land Trust board member by dedicating a bench in his memory that looks out over the Strait of Georgia from one of the four vistas at Point Whitehorn. We will also be celebrating the Grand Opening of the Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve and invite you to join us we continue to celebrate the Whatcom Land Trusts 25th anniversary. Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm Location: Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve Cost: Free Contact: 360.650.9470 or info@whatcomlandtrust.org May 27, 2009: SUSAN COLLEEN BROWNE, LITTLE FARM IN THE FOOTHILLS When two boomers flee the city for a slower, simpler, and more serene lifestyle, they discover that simplicity can get awfully complicated...and life becomes anything but serene. In this lighthearted story for gardeners, nature-lovers, and dreamers alike, follow Susan and John's pursuit of the "new" Great American Dream-living closer to the land-as they start growing their own food, "living locally," and transforming an old clearcut into a little homestead in the foothills of Whatcom County. Susan will donate a portion of her proceeds from book sales to Sustainable Connections. Time: 7:00pm Location: Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street Cost: Contact: (360) 671-2626 May 28-29, 2009 Rainwater Harvesting Seminar & ARCSA Accreditation Workshop Sponsored by American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association this workshop provides information and certification in the area of Rainwater Catchment Systems. Topics covered include: Rainwater, Watersheds and Stormwater, The Planning Process- Business Ethics, Safety and Planning; Rainwater Collection – Rooftop to Catchment Container for Outside Use; Rainwater harvesting - In-Home Use from Roof through Point-Of-Use; Rainwater System Maintenance; Installation manual review; Calculating From Rainfall through Storage, Supply and Demand; Stormwater issues and solutions; Review of Containers, Products and Methods; Hands-on Construction of a Rainwater Collection Systems Time: Varied Location: Bellingham Cruise Terminal, Conference Room A, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham Cost: Day One Only - $75, Both Days - $250 Both Days - $400 (must be an ARCSA member) Contact: http://www.arcsa.org/cert.html May 29-31, 2009: Introduction To Permaculture Weekend Workshop Tour, lecture, hand-on projects, presentations, group discussion, and networking. We will cover Permaculture design theory & practice, forest gardening, perennial food systems, plant propagation, efficient water & energy systems, fertility management - beneficial plants/healthy soils, and ecological systems as a model for human communities. Includes delicious, mostly organic meals & materials. Camping space is provided. Payment is due upon course registration. Course is limited to 50 participants. Time: Varied Location: Bullock's 30 year old Permaculture Homestead, Orcas Island, WA Cost: $200 Contact: Dave Boehnlein 360-840-8483 info@permacultureportal.com http://permacultureportal.com May 30, 2009: Shannon Borg (author) & Harley Soltes (photographer), Chefs on the Farm With rising interest in organic and locally grown food, there is also increasing interest in connecting the farm to the table, especially in Bellingham. Chefs on the Farm describes the seasonal workings of Quillisascut Goat Cheese Farm, a small, family-run business in northeastern Washington. Every summer the "Farm School for the Domestic Arts" there brings together professional chefs, culinary students, food writers, and others to live, work, and cook using only ingredients from the farm. Author Shannon Borg is a published poet with a PhD in poetry and literature. She writes regularly about travel, food, and wine in the Pacific Northwest, and is certified by the International Sommelier Guild. Award-winning photographer Harley Soltes worked for the Seattle Times for 22 years on international, domestic, and regional photo assignments. A freelancer photojournalist since 2005, he has photographed stories for numerous magazines while also running a farm in Kingston. Time: 2:00pm Location: Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street Cost: Contact: (360) 671-2626 May 30, 2009: City of Bellingham: Bay to Baker Trail Help maintain this restoration site on the hill above the new Squalicum Creek Park by weeding invasive plants away from the native trees and shrubs planted there. Located at the south end of Firwood Ave off Cedarwood Ave. Time: 10am-12pm Location: Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: 360.778.7105 May 30, 2009: Woodstock Farm Benefit Concert In 2005 Woodstock Farm was sold to the City of Bellingham. On May 23rd There will be a benefit concert at Woodstock Farm in support of Urban Gardening in Bellingham. The show will be bluegrass/folk in the Barn. Woodstock is located on Chuckanut Drive Just before Teddy Bear Cove. Time: 8:00 pm Location: Bellingham Cost: Free Contact: EricSchmitz Sumofrog8@gmail.com May 31, 2009: Native Herb Walk with Suzanne Jordan From the tallest tree to the deepest root, medicinal plants are all around us. Join us as we identify dozens of native plants including nettles, Oregon grape, hawthorn, willow, wild mustards, and ferns. Learn medicinal and culinary benefits, ethno botany, ethical harvesting methods, and applications. Find out when to harvest each plant for optimum vitality, potency, and nutrition. Dress for the weather, wear good walking shoes, and bring snack and water. Class meets rain or shine. Time: 1–3:30 pm Location: This class will meet at the pond in Fairhaven Courtyard on the southern end of the WWU campus Cost: $20 members, $24 non-members Contact: (360) 734-8158 |
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