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Radio Interview with Steve Garey on the Blue Green Alliance and the transition to a post fossil-fuel economy

4/25/2016

Radio interview on BlueGreen Alliance:
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/…/suso-2016-04-27-BlueGreen…
This show features Steve Garey, retired refinery employee, and former president of United Steel Workers local 12-591. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the Washington State BlueGreen Alliance. Steve works to engage union members in becoming part of the solution in making policy decisions about how we transition to a post fossil-fuel economy. The interview explores the concept of “just transition” which considers the economic stress on workers and communities dependent on the fossil fuel industry. Steve identifies areas of common interest between labor and environmentalists, and describes projects the BlueGreen Alliance in Washington is currently addressing. Steve Garey is a featured speaker at a May 11 forum about "Just Transition" in Anacortes.

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“Energy Crossroads: A Community Forum” - an exploration into what it will take to have an equitable transition to clean energy in Skagit County April 27

4/25/2016

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Coming events in Skagit County explore an equitable transition to a clean energy economy
Admission is free

“Energy Crossroads: A Community Forum”

When: Wednesday, April 27, 7-8:30 pm
Where: Lincoln Theatre, 712 S 1st St, Mt Vernon, WA 98273
Speakers include:

Fernando Mejia, OneAmerica
Jen Wallis, Railroad Workers United
Rev. Cody Natland, Central UMC
KC Golden, Climate Solutions and 350.org

“Community Dialogue about Just Transition”

When: Wednesday, May 11, 7-8:30 pm
Where: Depot Art & Community Center, 611 R Ave, Anacortes WA 98221

Co-sponsors: Protect Skagit, OneAmerica, Climate Solutions, Earth Ministry, Stand.earth (formerly Forest Ethics), Washington Interfaith Power and Light, Sierra Club, Evergreen Islands

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Detention Pond Maintenance Workshop May 5th

4/25/2016

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7th Generation Supper in Anacortes Tuesday, April 26 Panel Discussion Titled "Food For Thought"

4/25/2016

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7th Generation Supper Tuesday, April 26
Anacortes Senior Center (1701 22nd St.)
5:45-8:00ish p.m.
Our presentation this month is "Food for Thought," a panel discussion on local food resources and what we can do to “buy local.” Panel members come from the Farmers Market, Fidalgo and Guemes Island Gleaners, the future Anacortes Co-op, and local grocery stores. Each speaker will give a summary of their local-food program, and there will be an open question session. Bring your questions about local food resources and how each one of us can participate in our local resources.

Open to all and welcome; no reservations necessary.

Suggested supper donation $7/adult; $3/10 and under.

Please bring your own place settings.

Seventh Generation Suppers include a sharing time and programs to help build local resilience and reduce carbon dependency. For more information, visit transitionfidalgo.org.

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Free! DESIGNING YOUR OWN PARADISE: CREATE A GREAT SPACE WITH PERMACULTURE ETHICS AND PRINCIPLESTUESDAY, MAY 17TH, 2016 6:30 p.m. to 9 pm at Burlington City Hall, 833 S. Spruce Street, Burlington

4/22/2016

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Hello everyone! We are proud to present the upcoming FREE workshop, "Designing Your Own Paradise: Create a Great Space for Permaculture Ethics and Principles," featuring best selling author and award winning owner/lead designer of NW Bloom Ecological Landscapes, Jessi Bloom. See details about the workshop below followed by a link to a news article highlighting Jessi published by the Seattle Times last spring. Note the workshop is free, however, pre-registration requested by May 12th. Thank you for helping spread the word.

DESIGNING YOUR OWN PARADISE: CREATE A GREAT SPACE WITH PERMACULTURE ETHICS AND PRINCIPLES
TUESDAY, MAY 17TH, 2016
6:30 p.m. to 9 pm at Burlington City Hall, 833 S. Spruce Street, Burlington

Landscapes and gardens offer a wealth of benefits if designed and managed well. Learn how to look at your garden as an ecosystem and explore the possibilities to make your space more sustainable. How to build healthy soils, good design, as well as proper maintenance strategies will be covered and you will see examples of beautiful gardens for inspiration. You will also learn what you need to know to raise livestock on your permaculture acreage - careful pre-planning begins a strong foundation for meeting your personal and financial goals. Presenters will include best-selling author, owner and lead designer of NW Bloom Ecological Landscapes Jessi Bloom, John Schuh, Resouce Technician, Skagit Conservation District, and Charlie Boon, Skagit County Realtor.

Copies of Jessi's best-selling book, "Practical Permaculture," will be available for sell/signing ($30 cash or credit). She will also have copies of her previous book, "Free Range Chicken Gardens," available for $20 (cash/credit).

This workshop is FREE, however, pre-registration requested by May 12th. To register, contact Kristi Carpenter, Skagit Conservation District at (360) 428-4313 or email: kristi@skagitcd.org

This workshop is hosted by Skagit Conservation District, City of Burlington, Skagit County, and Friday Creek Habitat Stewards

See link below for article about Jessi Bloom:
http://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/ex-roller-derby-queen-jessi-bloom-is-a-rock-star-in-the-ecological-gardening-movement/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_left_1.1

Sincerely,
Kristi Carpenter
Skagit Conservation District
2021 E. College Way, Suite #203
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
(360) 428-4313

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Chuckanut Transition Tent at the Bow Little Market Plant Swap and Sale - Come barter with us and fill out our skill share survey!

4/19/2016

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Here is the list of vendors you will see at the
Bow Little Market Plant Swap and Sale this year.

Stop by our Chuckanut Transition cooperative tent filled with an assortment of our surplus garden goods. We will have fruiting bushes, potted perennial flowers, herbs and berries, veggie, herb and flower starts, and seed.
We prefer barter and are open to trade any useful item, not just plants or seed.

Fill out our skill share survey at the CT tent.
What skills would you like to gain? What skills would you like to share? In the coming year, we will be organizing and hosting free classes in our area. Tell us what you need!

Below are pictures taken last year. See you there?!
~Sarai Stevens

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Hickson Community Club Swap Meet Saturdays

4/18/2016

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Hickson Community Club Swap Meet Saturdays
May 14th
June 11th
July 9th
August 13
September 10

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
$15 for inside table
$10 for outside table

Call Tammy at 724-2030

Hickon Community Hall is located on Prairie Rd. Map.
The Hickson Community Club is looking for members to help make the Community Hall come alive again! E-mail: HicksonCommunityClub@gmail.com
Go to their Facebook page to see more old photos of the Hickson school, fire hall and community.

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'Building a Better Nest: Living Lightly at Home and in the World' at Village Books April 23, 2016 from 7 to 8 pm

4/12/2016

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Time: April 23, 2016 from 7pm to 8pm
Location: Village Books
Organized By: Village Books

Join Village Books and Transition Whatcom as we welcome Evelyn Hess at Literature Live.
*Join us for this FREE Lit Live! event -- meet the author and get your book signed!*
For fifteen years, Evelyn Hess and her husband David lived in a tent and trailer, without electricity or running water, on twenty acres of wild land in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range. When they decided to build a house – a real house at last – they knew it would have to respect the lessons of simple living that they learned in their camping life. They knew they could not do it alone. Building a Better Nestchronicles their adventures as they begin to construct a house of their own, seeking a model for sustainable living not just in their home, but beyond its walls. As Hess and her husband age, the questions of how to live responsibly arise with greater frequency and urgency. With unfailing wit and humor, she looks for answers in such places as neuroscience, Buddhism, and her ancestral legacy. Building a Better Nestwill appeal to anyone with an interest in sustainable building, off-grid living, or alternative communities. The questions it asks about the way we live are earnest and important, from an author whose voice is steeped in wisdom and gratitude.
Evelyn Searle Hess lives in the foothills of southern Oregon’s Coast Range. At various times a teacher, greenhouse manager, gardener, garden designer, and a native-plant nursery owner, along with being a mother, grandmother, and now great grandmother, she currently weeds, writes, and tries to put up her garden produce before the critters get it. In spare moments she helps husband David with their life project, building a house. Hess’s previous book To the Woods won the 2011 WILLA Literary Award for Best Creative Nonfiction.

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Radio Interview with Steve Garey on the Blue Green Alliance and the transition to a post fossil-fuel economy

“Energy Crossroads: A Community Forum” - an exploration into what it will take to have an equitable transition to clean energy in Skagit County April 27

Detention Pond Maintenance Workshop May 5th

7th Generation Supper in Anacortes Tuesday, April 26 Panel Discussion Titled "Food For Thought"

Free! DESIGNING YOUR OWN PARADISE: CREATE A GREAT SPACE WITH PERMACULTURE ETHICS AND PRINCIPLESTUESDAY, MAY 17TH, 2016 6:30 p.m. to 9 pm at Burlington City Hall, 833 S. Spruce Street, Burlington

Chuckanut Transition Tent at the Bow Little Market Plant Swap and Sale - Come barter with us and fill out our skill share survey!

Hickson Community Club Swap Meet Saturdays

'Building a Better Nest: Living Lightly at Home and in the World' at Village Books April 23, 2016 from 7 to 8 pm

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