Seeing Green

One third of the people of the world live in house built of EARTH. Tens of thousands of towns and villages have been raised from the ground they are standing on. Today, the world consciousness about the use of natural resources are leading us to a new way of living Sustainably.  Listen to Jason Knight co-founder of Alderleaf Wildnerness College as he talks about the Super Adobe Earthbag workshop to be held in Snohomish County in August.www.wildernesscollege.com   Plan to listen to Seein Green at 9:10am Tues. July 20th and on Friday the 23rd at 6:00pm 

Seein' Green - A weekly report from Everett on sustainability, eco-friendly lifestyles and ideas on how others are working to make their lives sustainable and tread more lightly on the planet.

A weekly report from Everett on sustainability, eco-friendly lifestyles and ideas on how others are working to make their lives sustainable and tread more lightly on the planet.

Green Everett

Jim Strickland interviewed Marilyn Rosenberg of Zippy's Java Lounge who will be hosting Make Your Own Gift (MYOG) from 10am to 4pm on Nov 27th. What a great idea to visit with Community, and reuse items for gifts. Oh special event..Cutting Up Credit Cards at 2pm.

Public transportation is the key to living sustainably. Swift, the 1st every Rapid Transit in Washington state will begin on Nov. 30th.
There will be a FREE public event on Sunday Nov. 29th. 
Listen to Martin Mungia, Public Information Officer talk about efficiency of SWIFT.

Restaurants, schools and commercial businesses who are involved with food in Snohomish County are embracing a food scrap composting program with Cedar Grove Composting. 

Listen to Larry Fontaine Chef of Centerplate Catering at the Comcast Arena and Polagaya Fine McLaughlin Senior Planner for Snohomish County.

Listen to Karen Dingmon. http://www.livetextiles.com talk about why fabrics that surround us do make a difference in our lives.
                                 

The City of Marysville downtown core may be transformed.  Pedestrian, bike-friendly, residential districts, vibrant waterfront, ample open space and more consistent approach to building designs.

Listen to Jim Strickland as he interviews Gloria Hiroshima Community Development Director for the City of Marysville. Seein Green airs on Tuesday the 27th at 9:10am and on Fri. the 30th at 6pm.

Listen to Anne Dottai who talks about food, and nutrition in what people eat. Ann is the owner of Grilla Bites in Snohomish offering many healthier options to those who
have food intolerences, allergies or want to eat organic and natural. Seein Green airs Tuesday the 20th at 9:10am and on Friday 23rd at 6pm.

Marysville Healthy Community Initiavtive inspired two community gardens, one being the WilcoxPropertyCommunityGarden where individuals grew their own plots of food as well as growing food for the Marysville Food Bank

Go to http://bethlehemlutheran.com/html/peapatch.html to see photo of the community garden.  Results of Community working together!

Fourth Corner Exchange is a sustainable community currency based in the Pacific Northwest.  From their small beginning in 2004 they have grown to over 800 members exchanging a large selection of goods and services in Jefferson, Island, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcomb Counties.

Their vision is:
A world of economic freedome and justic for all, where communities have access to a fair and equitable universal medium of exchange, issued by the people  to meet the needs of the communities.

The Foundation for Sustainable Community was formally organized and recognized as a 501(c)(3) in the summer of 2004. 

The foundation was created to support and promote the building of sustainable communities around the world.  They are committed to fostering harmonious relationships that honor the natural world and humanity.

Listen to Marilene Richardson founder of the Foundation for Sustainable Community. http://www.communitysustainable.org on Seeing Green Tues. Sept. 22 at 9:10am and on Fri. Sept 25 at 6pm.

In 1999, Ron Toppi worked in a local bike shop, not being able to serve peope who could not afford the prices for maintenance of their bikes spurred Ron to salvage old bikes, parts, to provide free maintenance and then he donated these bikes to the Everett Gospel Mission.

Ron's vision for helping people to help themselves has created a sustainable reuse, repurposing model in a 501(c)3 non-profit called Sharing Wheels.  Listen to Geoffrey Crofoot volunteer, member or the board of directors for Sharing Wheels.

Solar Energy is a largely untapped source of renewable energy the in the Puget Sound region.  Listen to Chris Herman a 22 yr veteran of solar, past president of Solar Washington and owner of Winter Sun Designs in Edmonds. This will air on Seein Green Tuesday Sept 8 at 9:10am and on Friday Sept 11 at 6pm. Solar Tour will start at the Green Everett Renewable Living Fair at 9am on Oct 3, 2009.

Mollie Doodson shares the history and inner workings of Snoisle Natural Food Coop in Everett. The food coop is open to all in the community and offers access to healthy natural and organic foods on a daily basis. Listen to Seein Green on Tues. Sept. 1st at 9:10am and on Fri. Sept 4th at 6pm.