The Pacific Northwest Permaculture Convergence, an annual weekend-long event celebrating creative, sustainable living, will be held October 7-9, 2016, at Fort Flagler State Park on Marrowstone Island, near scenic Port Townsend, Washington. Keynote speakers include fungi researcher and visionary Paul Stamets, the founder of Fungi Perfecti; Pandora Thomas, earth and social justice advocate and founder of the Black Permaculture Network; and long-time permaculture practitioner and educator, Michael Pilarski.
Eclectic, artsy, earthy, urban and committed to a better future...you'll find all this and more at the 13th Annual Sustainable Ballard Festival. When you join this group of Ballard neighbors on Aug 27th at Ballard Commons Park, you'll encounter creativity, passion and community while learning about daily practices and big steps toward more sustainable living. In a time of uncertainty about our nation's leadership, People Power has been chosen as this year's festival theme as a reminder of what is still possible locally and as a model for all communities.
Free and fun for the whole family, the NW Green Home Tour is a self-guided tour featuring 20+ healthy and green new homes and remodels in the Seattle area and beyond.
Green Drinks takes on one more meaning this March. It will be held on St. Patricks Day! So wear some green, travel green, live green, and come enjoy a great time.
Join us for a joint Seattle/Snohomish GreenDrinks at 21 Acres co-sponsored by Sound Salmon Solutions and Shoreline Solar Project/NW SolarFest. Alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages as well as snacks will be served. $5 entrance fee at the door goes to support the co-sponsors. Bring your own mug.
There will be activities, door prizes and the kick off to the 2016 NW SolarFest being held July 23 at Shoreline Community College.
The buildings in which we live, work and play protect us from nature's extremes, yet they also affect our health and environment in countless ways. Patterns of development, transportation infrastructure, building location and design have direct and indirect influences on human health, solid waste, water and air quality.
