January 2011 Eco Events

[Jocelyn Campbell]

So many excellent opportunities this month. Let's dive right in to the Eco New Year.

Live in the Queen Anne Neighborhood, or know someone who does? Here's a program to help Queen Anne folks get solar power for their home:


http://www.solarizeseattle.org/queenanne.htm.
 
Calendar Highlights (more events and more details at www.jocelynsevents.com):

• Saturdays and Sundays through January 30 - Eagles on the Skagit River

Did you know that one of the largest wintering populations of bald eagles migrates through the Skagit River? Volunteer staffed US Forest Service stations 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., all weekends this month, FREE

• January 8, 11 AM (& 2nd Sat.'s thru April 9) - Fermentia-It's Alive!, Seattle, WA

One of several awesome-looking classes at Goods for the Planet, $45

• January 11 & 29 - Mason Bees Lectures, in Woodinville & Seattle, respectively

Local pollination and mason bee expert, Dave Hunter, FREE & $15-20

• January 13 - February 3 - Mushroom Identification Class, Beginner Series

Thursday evenings in Seattle by the Puget Sound Mycological Society (oh, I wish I c/would make time for this one!), $40 members only

• January 15, 8 PM - Michael Pollan: "In Defense of Food: The Omnivore's Solution", Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Tickets $25-250 to benefit the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance

• January 15, 9 AM - Intro to Natural Beekeeping, Woodinville, WA

Presented by 21 Acres beekeeper, Grant Carr, $40

• January 18, 6 PM - Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Farm Business Planning, Everett, WA

A 12-week course put on by WSU Snohomish County Extension to assist local farmers (or wanna-be farmers!), $250

• January 21 & 28, 6:30 PM - Living Permaculture Into Practice, Bainbridge Island & Seattle, respectively

Still not sure what permaculture IS? This discussion by the founder of Canada's OUR Ecovillage is an amazing example of permaculture practices, $10 suggested donation.

You would think, that after the holidays, I might be a little LESS focused on food events, but it seems my highlights are full of them. Plus, there is so much wonderful momentum behind local food and farms these days.

Find more than just food on the calendar, color-coded by these "shades of green":

Cascadia Eco Workshops
(this is the ‘no/all-category’ calendar)

Alternative Energy

Alternative Health

Food, Sustainable Gardening and Locavore

Green & Alternative Building

NW Permaculture

Wilderness, Forestry and Environment.

Enjoy 2011 and go out tell me what you learned! (Reminder, e-mail me at jo...@jocelynsevents.com, because replies to this group e-mail are not allowed.)

Jocelyn

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