Events

When:  Saturday, February 12, 9  a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: St. Stephens Church, 500 Robinson Way, Sebastopol

COST:  $20, for materials only. 
Please RSVP by calling 477-4564 and Email: angel@wegreenyou.com <mailto:angel@wegreenyou.com> for a copy of your Health Questionnaire to fill out in advance of this month’s class & bring completed to class.
 
Theme of the Month:  Health & Wellness
Our weekend focus is on Maximizing Health:  Preparing Now for our Future - Instruction & hands-on learning. 
Breakfast & lunch prepared together & eaten onsite. 
 
Guest Speakers will include:
 
Jessica Bauman, BS – Eating 4 Health - Bauman College
Jennifer Branham – CSA’s & Farmer’s Markets - Laguna Farm
Marley Peifer – Fermentation
Kathryn Ackland - Sprouting, RawFood Central
Julia Bystrova – Inner Resilience & Self-Healing Techniques, Transition Sebastopol, Heart & Soul
 
Topics Covered: 
Food Preparation Techniques
Choosing What Food/Diet is Right for You
Quality Choices of Food
Keeping Food Costs Low and Nutrition High
The 80/20 Guide to Health
Local and Seasonal Foods
The Green Kitchen—Organizing for Efficiency
Basic Sprouting & Fermenting for Daily Use
Eating & Exercise for Metabolism & Detoxification
Raw Foods
Kitchen Tools
Choices & Health
CSA's & Farmer's Markets
Environmentally Safe Home Cleaning Products/Cosmetics
Genetically Engineered Food
Supplementation
Relaxation Techniques
Meditation & Visualization
Preparing for Unexpected Stress
Chemicals & Toxic Loads & the Importance of Detoxification
Self-Healing Techniques
The Changing Seasons and Health
Discussion of Health Analysis Homework. 
 
Homework for March:  The Home Assessment. 
 
Please email angel@wegreenyou.com <mailto:angel@wegreenyou.com> or call Angel @ 477-4564 in advance to receive your Health Questionnaire to fill out in advance of this months class & to bring it to class completed, & to reserve your space.   
 
GENERAL COURSE INFO:

The Model of Transition for Sustainable Living (MTSL) program consists of twelve modules—one of which will be covered each month in 2011.  Together they will provide an overall perspective on current thinking and technology, as well as practical skills for everyday sustainable living.  The MTSL program includes a Workbook/Planner, a Reader, a Resource Directory, a Journal, and a series of Visual Aides.

The program has been designed to work in concert with local participating businesses and organizations.  The mission of the program is to empower you to act; to transition you from wherever you are today, to a lifestyle that is highly sustainable, within the one-year time period of the course.  Therefore, the program consists of 20% theory and 80% practical application. 

The course, if completed, will:

·          dramatically lower your carbon emissions

·          save you money on utilities

·          reduce your demand on resources

·          assist you in becoming more socially responsible

·          help you to become a steward of the environment.

 Remaining 2011 Schedule
March 12 & 13              Food Production
April 9 & 10                   Water
May 14 & 15                  Waste
June 11 & 12                Transportation
July 9 & 10                     Tools
August 13 & 14             Food Preparation
September 10 & 11      Emergency Preparedness/CERT Training
October 8 & 9                Energy
November 12 & 13       Technology
December 10 & 11       Home Environment
 For more information, please contact Angel Rodriguez: wegreenyou@yahoo.com <mailto:wegreenyou@yahoo.com> or 707-477-4564

When: Sunday, February 20, 7:00 p.m. (Circle at 7:30)
Where: St. Stephens Church, 500 Robinson Way, Sebastopol
 
Come nourish and rejuvenate your Heart and Soul in an atmosphere of singing, sharing, poetry and meditation. We will sing songs from across the devotional landscape, and bask in the joy, love and community of being together in a heart space. 
This month’s theme is LOVE!
This monthly event is specifically intended as a way to come together with our hearts. As we share in this way, we stabilize and grow our love in these times of greater concerns.

Bring your instruments, songs, poems and heartfelt expressions as you feel inspired, or just come and follow along. This is a sacred space event, facilitated to hold a deep and loving space for us to share.

Socializing will be before and after the event.

Bring snacks or drinks to share, firewood for the fire and cushions/blankets to sit on.

Free event/optional discussion following the screening.
 

A new film featuring acclaimed environmentalists, scholars and authors including, Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten, Juliet Schor, Richard Heinberg, accomplished Bhutanese film director Khyentse Norbu, and the first Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile Samdhong Rinpoche among others.

The Economics of Happiness demonstrates that millions of people are already engaged in building a better world.  The film shows that countless small scale initiatives around the world are exploring potential solutions to the multiple crises we face—climate chaos, economic meltdown, and our own personal suffering such as stress, loneliness, and depression. These initiatives are united around a common cause: rebuilding more democratic, human scale, ecological and local economies – the foundation of an “economics of happiness”.

A Wisdom Council Discussion Group of Transition Sebastopol 

Calling All Elders, Earth Elders, Wannabe Elders, Soon-to-become Elders, or Interested Baby Boomers on up! 


The Elder Salon is a nonhierarchical circle of peers. We’ll introduce the discussion with some thoughts from an elder voice or thought-provoking instigator to kick off our own discovery of what it is WE think and believe about the topic; what WE want and need now and in our future; what WE think should be the course of action and attitudes as we progress into and through our older years

WHY: There are a lot of new ideas about aging, staying youthful in body and spirit, and our role in society and local life. What have our generational contributions been and what is left undone? What are our mistakes and triumphs?

If we don’t want others to determine what becomes of us in very old age, we need to be proactive and begin making conscious, thoughtful choices about our future, how we want to live and be regarded. What role do elders want to play in the coming changes; what wisdom can we offer?

Reminder to all: the Elders Salon is regular and ongoing.

When:
Usually the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Location:
Sequoia Village Cohousing Common House
459 Sequoia Lane, Sebastopol —
(off Covert Lane, opposite Pacific Market (Fiesta) and west a little, before Pleasant Hill Rd.)
Please PARK ON THE STREET!

see more about this group here: http://transitionsebastopol.org/aboutelderssalon

When: Saturday, February 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: St. Stephens Church, 500 Robinson Way, Sebastopol
 
9 to 10:30- work party cleaning seed from our garden
10:30 to 12- class on Crop Rotations in the home garden
Seed Bank open from 10 to 1- we offer locally grown seed free to gardeners, with the intention that those who take seed will grow some seed  and return seed to the seed bank.
 
Contact Sara 829-5234, westcountyseedbank@gmail.com
westcountyseedbank.blogspot.com <http://westcountyseedbank.blogspot.com/>

**Note Location Change!**

Theme of the Month:  Food Production

This weekend will focus on Food Production…The how, what and where we can grow food for ourselves! Whether you want to grow sprouts, a windowsill garden, or a food forest around your home, this class will cover the practical aspects and options for food production, teaching you how to assess your home, develop a plan and optimize your time involvement while implementing it. We will be looking at what can be grown at our home... like sprouts, mushrooms, bees for honey, chickens, fruits, veggies, etc. We will also cover the various necessary components of producing food, i.e. the garden plan, soil testing, soil amendments, irrigation, composting, worm bins, animal husbandry, insectaries, etc.

We have 3 wonderful guest speakers/instructors this month; Courtney Dellello, Robin Burton and Julia Valentine. Courtney Dellello designs beautiful and bountiful food gardens that provide for the exquisite cuisine of a well-known winery restaurant in Napa, and who also teaches a myriad of gardening and growing classes for the Santa Rosa Junior College at Shone Farm. She will help you design a garden that provides for the exquisite cuisine of your home dining. Robin Burton from Sonoma State University teaches Native Plants and Agroecology. She is also a certified organic grower who you may have seen at our local farmers market in Sebastopol. She will walk us through each element of producing food in our gardens. Julia Valentine teaches Permaculture, and is also on the initiating team for Transition Sebastopol. She will be hosting us at her home in the late afternoon, after we have toured a couple of gardens along the way. There she will talk about transitioning the land around a home, show you how she built her hoop house, the seasonal sowing therein, and give you hands on instruction of the different techniques for handling soil, planting and optimizing growth yields.

**Note Location Change!**

Theme of the Month:  Food Production

This weekend will focus on Food Production…The how, what and where we can grow food for ourselves! Whether you want to grow sprouts, a windowsill garden, or a food forest around your home, this class will cover the practical aspects and options for food production, teaching you how to assess your home, develop a plan and optimize your time involvement while implementing it. We will be looking at what can be grown at our home... like sprouts, mushrooms, bees for honey, chickens, fruits, veggies, etc. We will also cover the various necessary components of producing food, i.e. the garden plan, soil testing, soil amendments, irrigation, composting, worm bins, animal husbandry, insectaries, etc.

We have 3 wonderful guest speakers/instructors this month; Courtney Dellello, Robin Burton and Julia Valentine. Courtney Dellello designs beautiful and bountiful food gardens that provide for the exquisite cuisine of a well-known winery restaurant in Napa, and who also teaches a myriad of gardening and growing classes for the Santa Rosa Junior College at Shone Farm. She will help you design a garden that provides for the exquisite cuisine of your home dining. Robin Burton from Sonoma State University teaches Native Plants and Agroecology. She is also a certified organic grower who you may have seen at our local farmers market in Sebastopol. She will walk us through each element of producing food in our gardens. Julia Valentine teaches Permaculture, and is also on the initiating team for Transition Sebastopol. She will be hosting us at her home in the late afternoon, after we have toured a couple of gardens along the way. There she will talk about transitioning the land around a home, show you how she built her hoop house, the seasonal sowing therein, and give you hands on instruction of the different techniques for handling soil, planting and optimizing growth yields.

Do you want to add your energy and ideas to new Reskilling classes and events! Join us at this meeting!

At this organizing meeting, we will be working on a class series on resilient gardening. We are also exploring tours for the spring and maybe a compost class for international compost week.

Location:
St Stephen's Church
500 Robinson Way in Sebastopol