The film Bag It changed my life and watching it will change yours. It takes the plastic issue to another level - even for those of us who have studied it in depth. A well made and funny documentary, it starts with personal bag use it and evolves into a [...]
Saturday, July 14th 10am-3pm AND Thursday, July 19th 4-8pm Stone Farm, 900 Sanford Road (at the corner of Occidental Rd.) Santa Rosa CA 95401 Learn about the natural and cultural history of the Laguna de Santa Rosa and historic Stone Farm by taking a self-guided nature walk or a guide-led [...]
Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale and Tours Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, 9 am-5pm, Tours: Saturday - 2pm, Sunday - 10am and 2pm Hundreds of open-pollinated, heirloom and rare varieties - all California Certified Organic - many started from our own seed collection. All have been trialed, tasted, and savored for years [...]
Make It Work For You Written in 2008, this article is still relevant and informative... I recently challenged myself to increase the amount I air dry. I already hang dry dedicates - lingerie lasts longer that way, and my few synthetics – since they come out of the washer almost [...]
OAEC is a nonprofit organizing and education center and organic farm in Northern California’s Sonoma County. OAEC was founded in 1994 by a group of biologists, horticulturists, educators, activists, and artists seeking innovative and practical approaches to the pressing environmental and economic crises of our day. Much of the Center’s [...]
Geologist and Water Activist Dr. Jane Nielson, Ph.D. is the Sonoma County Environmentalist of the Year. The Sonoma County Conservation Council, the Sierra Club, Sonoma Group and more than 170 activists gathered Saturday night at the Sebastopol Veterans Auditorium to honor individuals and local programs working to protect the environment. Dr. Nielson was nominated by Stephen Fuller-Rowell, Susan Baur, Ursula Baur, Kathy Pons, Magick, Brenda Adelman, Jim Doerksen and Janus Holt Matthes.
The Sonoma County Conservation Council, the Sierra Club, Sonoma Group and more than 170 activists gathered Saturday night at the Sebastopol Veterans Auditorium to honor individuals and local programs working to protect the environment. Daily Acts of Petaluma named the Outstanding Environmental Education Program. Daily Acts was nominated by Amie Glass of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy...
The Sonoma County Conservation Council, the Sierra Club, Sonoma Group and more than 170 activists gathered Saturday night at the Sebastopol Veterans Auditorium to honor individuals and local programs working to protect the environment. Geologist and water activist Jane Nielson Ph.D. of Sebastopol was named Environmentalist of the Year and Daily Acts of Petaluma named the Outstanding Environmental Education Program.
Respect, Restore, Celebrate Wild Steelhead in Sonoma County! Wild Steelhead Festival, Healdsburg, February 5 & 6, 2010 Sponsored by The Redwood Empire Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Hotel Healdsburg, h2hotel and Russian River Keeper. Join the fun and help bring awareness about this threatened species. Contact Festival Director Liz Keeley for [...]
How Do You Conserve Water? Every morning, both my kitchen and bathroom facets must run for a minute or so until warm water flows. I imagine that is true for most households. In my small home that adds up to at least 4 gallons per day – one gallon per [...]