My business partner, for our green properties, DeAnn Bauer and I send out seasonal newsletters to let our friends and clients know what we have been up to and what events are taking place. Here is our Summer 2009 edition.
The latest and greatest…
Food...
Santa Barbara Green Cuisine – Find the perfect local recipes at: www.sbgreencuisine.org A new project run by members of the Advanced Placement Environmental Science class at Santa Barbara High School. The purpose is to make it fun and simple to produce delicious , local recipes, while at the same time reducing the carbon emissions from the worldwide transportation of foods.
Let Home Food Forest™ start an organic edible garden right outside your door! Better Food Grown At Home.
A Home Food Forest is more than just a vegetable garden--it is a complete, organic ecosystem. Wilson Environmental Landscape Design can help you build this ecosystem with their full understanding of the components which will make your new venture a success. They give you a jump start on gardening. You get the fruits of the labor. www.homefoodforest.com
Shepherd Farms announces new CSA memberships! Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) enables a community of individuals to pledge their support to a farm. In exchange they receive a share of its bounty throughout the growing season. Check out www.shepherdfarmscsa.com
Function...
Great short video on the concept of New Urbanism. http://theoverheadwire.blogspot.com/2009/05/cul-de-sacs-kill.html
Jeff Shelton Architect - available now 3 books to help homeowners choose Small House Designs, Fire Safe Designs & Shelter Ideas. He talks about new considerations including: build using non-combustable materials, permaculture practices, rainwater collection, shared resources, solar electricity and hot water and a neighborhood marketplace. Contact Jeff for copies.
http://www.jeffsheltonarchitect.com/
Community Groups:
Green Building Alliance "The place to hire professionals who design, build, landscape (and sell houses) with the environment in mind." The Green Building Alliance (GBA) is a group of design, construction and sales professionals working together to create a more sustainable built environment. Who does the Green Building Alliance serve? The Alliance serves people who want to create healthy, environmentally friendly homes, workplaces and landscapes.
We are both members of this organization and invite you to ask us more or reference the website for more information. www.gballiance.com
Community Events:
Ashes to Opportunity Rebuilding Forum - This event will focus on sustainable and fire safe ways to rebuild homes lost in the fires. Saturday, June 27th 8:30am-1:30pm. Check http://www.cecsb.org/ for details and sign up.
Don't miss Solar SUNday at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on July 19, 2009 from 11am to 4pm. We will have a booth there and look forward to seeing you and answering your questions about sustainable real estate in Santa Barbara. This event is put on by the Community Environmental Council and will be a great time.Earth Day Synopsis: Our last newsletter was just before Earth Day, where we had a Village Properties EcoBroker booth. We had a great day and enjoyed a shady spot in the park which helped with the 100 degree weather. Approximately 15,000 people attended the event and there are talks of next year's taking place on Saturday instead with lots more healthy food, beverages and lively concerts Friday and Saturday nights. This past year we met many new clients and were visited by many friends as well, thank you all for saying hello!
