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Plastic-Free with Beth Terry, This Thursday, 6/28/12

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Plastic-Free with Beth Terry, This Thursday, 6/28/12
In the final event of our Zero Waste series, this Thursday evening local author Beth Terry will discuss her new book, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too. After learning about the impacts of plastic on the environment and human health, Terry began an experiment to eliminate as much… Read more »

Creating Rain Gardens Ecology Center Store Event, Thursday, 5/3/12

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Creating Rain Gardens Ecology Center Store Event, Thursday, 5/3/12
Learn how to collect rain to reuse in your front or backyard. Water conservation experts Cleo Woelfle-Erskine and Apryl Uncapher will talk about their new book, Creating Rain Gardens, covering everything from rain barrels to simple living roofs, permeable patios, and other low-tech affordable ways to save water in the garden. The authors walk… Read more »

Fibershed Author Event with the Institute of Urban Homesteading, this Thursday, 4/12/12

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Fibershed Author Event with the Institute of Urban Homesteading, this Thursday, 4/12/12
What are the next steps we can take towards localization? Rebecca Burgess, founder of the Fibershed Movement and author of the book Harvesting Color, will answer the question “what if it were possible to wear 100% locally produced clothing?” Rebecca’s journey started with a year-long challenge to wear clothing whose fibers and dye plants… Read more »

City Chicks at the Ecology Center Bookstore 12/1/11!

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City Chicks at the Ecology Center Bookstore 12/1/11!
This Thursday, join us for a discussion with author Patricia Foreman on chickens and how they can help city-dwellers live more sustainably. Pat’s new book, “City Chicks”, describes in detail how to develop your own “Chicken Have More Plan” for increased self-sufficiency. Learn how to create hyper-fertile soils to produce nutritious food from your garden.… Read more »

Living Wild: Native Plant Tasting and Book Signing 8/25/11

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Living Wild: Native Plant Tasting and Book Signing 8/25/11
Join us for an evening with Alicia Funk to enjoy appetizers made from local native plants and sample wild fermented beverages. Learn how to process oak nuts (acorns) and other fall edibles, discover easy-to-grow native plants to add to the backyard this fall, and view original functional artwork from native plant materials. Copies of her… Read more »