All are invited to this month’s meeting of the Ballard Community Taskforce on Homelessness and Hunger.
Thursday, Sept. 26, 10:30AM – 12Noon
Nyer Urness House, 1753 NW 56th St.
This month’s topic: Health Services in Ballard and Facing the Changing Landscape of Health Insurance and New Coverage Opportunities.
We’ll hear from Amy Dodgion from Swedish Ballard Emergency Department, and from Tricia Madden from the NeighborCare Clinic. Join us.
Coming this fall in our popular Ballard Green Building Talks series are presentations on home energy retrofits from SustainableWorks consultant Rose Mesec and an introduction to Earthship Biotecture. Check back soon for dates.
These days, the word sustainable has become practically meaningless, with most “sustainable” products just a step less bad than conventional alternatives. And because of the power of such “sustainababble,” the world largely has ignored the rich spectrum of political, cultural, and technological changes that would set us on the path to a truly sustainable future. (more)
Sustainable Ballard is excited to be partnering with Seattle Public Utilities to get the word out about RainWise rebates. This program is a win-win-win for homeowners: our stormwater is safely managed on site, we get enhancements to our yards and property, and the average rebate from the City is $3,500. 200 (and counting!) Ballard households have already taken advantage of this program.
Visit our RainWise pages to learn how you can join them!
In this series of five classes, you’ll learn from experts from Seattle Audubon, Washington Native Plant Society, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, and Woodland Park Zoo about how to design your wildlife habitat, attract birds and other wildlife to your backyard, select and care for native plants, manage your backyard sustainably, and get your yard certified as a Backyard Habitat. Classes may be taken separately or as a five-part series.
Attracting Birds to your Backyard
Wednesday, September 25th from 7 to 9 p.m.
Join Neil Zimmerman, Seattle Audubon Outreach Chair and Master Birder, to learn how to attract and care for birds in your yard through plant selection, gardening practices, placement and maintenance of bird feeders and nestboxes and use of water features.
Site Evaluation, Design, and Maintenance
Tuesday, October 8th from 7 to 9 p.m.
Join Allen Howard, Woodland Park Zoo horticulture staff, to learn the basic principles of creating habitat for wildlife, with a focus on planning, site analysis, design and garden maintenance.
Butterflies & Bees
Saturday, October 19th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Join Woodland Park Zoo entomologist Erin Sullivan and horticulturalist David Selk to discover how to attract and care for local butterflies and bees. You’ll learn about the importance of these backyard pollinators as well as the threats they face and what you can do to help, including insect-friendly gardening practices.
Fall Plants and Planting
Saturday, October 19th from 1 to 3 p.m.
Join Monica Vander Vieren, Washington Native Plant Society Native Plant Steward, and David Selk, Woodland Park Zoo horticulturist, to discover how different plants in your garden can provide for the basic needs of wildlife. The class includes a plant walk around zoo grounds focusing on aesthetic and size considerations, as well as proper planting techniques.
Weeds and “Pests” in your Backyard Habitat
Wednesday, October 23rd from 7 to 9 p.m.
Join Sasha Shaw, King County Noxious Weed education specialist, and Chris Anderson, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife biologist, to learn how to identify and eradicate problem weeds and coexist peacefully and legally with all wildlife that are attracted to your backyard habitat.
Cost: $25 per person / $100 for the five-part series if you register before 3:00 p.m. on the first day of the five-part series.
For more information or to register, see the zoo’s website.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 6:30 – 8pm
UW Botanic Gardens
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105
Cost: Early-bird discount $20; $25 after September 11
If you’ve been dreaming of a garden that attracts and nurtures songbirds, beneficial insects, and other wildlife, this class will help you make that dream a reality. You will learn a step-by-step method of choosing plants and other features that fit your site and fulfill the daily needs of wildlife, how to turn problem areas into habitat assets, create and manage pest-free feeding stations, and maintenance practices that help keep wildlife in your garden year-round.
Whether your goal is to design a new garden or to incorporate new habitat features into an existing garden, you will enjoy this practical approach to sustainable success. Wildlife habitat gardens have kind of a beauty that plants alone cannot provide!
Attendees should bring some photos of their existing yard for customized advice.
Register online! Questions? 206-685-8033 or urbhort@uw.edu
Sustainable Ballard Festival #10 seeks engaging performers, teachers and inventors!
Would you like to demonstrate cob building, bicycle maintenance, shoe repair, cooking with local food, building a solar cooker, etc?
Can you share a message about resource sharing, conservation, community building or other sustainable practices through storytelling, puppetry, dance?
Would you love to share your knowledge about edible gardening, bike safety, starting a worker owned business, the pros and cons of biodiesel?
Know someone who fits the bill? Let us know – we’d love to give you/them an opportunity to share with the community!
Please contact Jenny to suggest a demo, presentation or activity for the 10th Annual Festival on September 29, 2013.
Seattle Good Business Network is excited to announce Community Capital: Seattle, a series of seminars designed to educate, connect, and spark dialogue among Seattle’s economic stakeholders around the emerging field of community capital. The series kicks off on September 25th with Local Investment 101 — an all-day workshop with acclaimed author, speaker, and local economy luminary, Michael Shuman.
Shuman argues that the best way to tune up and supercharge the Seattle economy is by fixing our broken investment system, which could result in $15 trillion transfered from Wall Street to Main Street, or about $50,000 per person. How can local businesses take advantage of these funds? What new projects might be started?
Come spend a day learning about the local investment revolution from one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the subject. Whether you are an entrepreneur, consumer, philanthropist, policymaker, or student, you will never think about our local economy the same way.
The day includes lunch and post-workshop happy hour networking!
WHEN: September 25, 2013, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: HUB Seattle in Pioneer Square
COST for Michael Shuman’s Workshop (Local Investment 101): $100 general public / $65 Seattle Good Business Network member
COST for Event Series Pass: $200 general public / $130 Seattle Good Business Network member
(Interested in membership? Details are here!)
Tickets available now on Brown Paper Tickets!
Tickets are sliding scale, $40-$100. Kids are only $10. We sell out, and this year we have a smaller venue, so get yours soon! Or be a Table Captain and organize a table of 10 people!
$100 tickets sponsor a farmer/foodworker to attend!
Solidarity tickets available; contact us for more information.
About the Dinner:
Happy Hour 5-6:30pm
Enjoy libations, live music from Seattle Fandango Project, and delicious hors d’oeuvres provided by Kaspar’s while acquainting yourself with featured food justice organizations and groups promoting community development, food sovereignty and food workers’ rights. Get started early on our Silent Auction full of local and fair trade goodies, as well!
Dinner 6:30-9pm
Join us for a delicious dinner featuring dishes from Cafe Flora and Madres’ Kitchen, in addition to plates prepared by CAGJ’s in-house chefs and Community Kitchens Northwest using the seasonal bounty of Northwest farmers, ranchers and fisherfolk along with select Fair Trade ingredients. This year’s dinner will highlight in particular Pacific Northwest native foods. The Dessert Auction featuring more than 30 different desserts will make your mouth water!
Support the SLEE Dinner!
To help in any of the following ways, please contact this year’s coordinator, Jasmine Zhang: slee@seattleglobaljustice.org, or call 206-405-4600. Thank you!
Distribute Posters! Contact us if you can put posters up in your neighborhood, workplace, etc!
Volunteer! (and get in for free)! Child-care, bartenders (people with liquor serving permits), servers (experience great but not required!), and set-up/clean-up crew needed!
Sponsor SLEE! Sponsors receive recognition at the dinner,
and on our poster, website, & in the printed event program for 300.
Be a Table Captain! Fill a table for 10 people, $400 – $1000 sliding scale… or come & bring a friend!
Donate to Silent Auction! An experience, cabin get-away, massage, gift certificate, garden stuff….
Make a dessert for the Dessert Auction! Any wonderful creation of yours to help us top off dinner!
This event is wheelchair accessible and child-friendly.
Childcare available for kids 2-11 from 6:30-9pm – please sign up through Brown Paper Tickets!
For more information, or to volunteer for the event, please contact CAGJ: 206-405-4600 or email Jasmine, SLEE Coordinator.
We are pleased to announce the selected recipients of the 2013 Think Green Award sponsored by Waste Management! The selected recipients are:
Thank you to everyone who submitted a project funding proposal as part of the Waste Management Think Green Award.