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Sustainable Lafayette is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to provide the community of Lafayette, California with the information, inspiration, tools, and assistance that facilitate the adoption of sustainable practices. Learn more.


New Success Stories:

0020_swd_bullet_42 Saint Mary’s College: A Sustainability Success Story in the Making
0020_swd_bullet_42 Tiny Deck Composting aka: My Worm Village
0020_swd_bullet_42 Saving Piles of Paper at a Local Law Firm
0020_swd_bullet_42 The Legacy Garden at St. Mary’s College

Tip of the Month:

0020_swd_bullet_42 May is National Bike Month

Events:

0020_swd_bullet_42 “The Contra Costa 350 Home & Garden Challenge” — Envision it: you and others throughout Contra Costa, together taking 350 Actions to grow food, save water, conserve energy, and build our community stronger, cleaner and healthier – May 12th & 13th! That’s the goal of Contra Costa’s first annual 350 Home & Garden Challenge. Website for more info: http://www.westintech.com/scocoweb/350challenge.

Other News:

0020_swd_bullet_42 An Earth Day to Remember - Thank you everyone who participated in our 7th annual Lafayette Earth Day Celebration. The weather switched gears and delivered a very warm but beautiful afternoon, perfect for grabbing a cold drink from one of our food vendors or cooling off to watch a movie or listen to our rainwater harvesting lecture. A special thank you to the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce for great outdoor music throughout the day. See some photos from the day…

0020_swd_bullet_42 Congratulations to our 2011 Green Award Winners! - The winners of the 2011 Lafayette Green Awards were announced at this year’s Earth Day Celebration at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center. These individuals and organizations represent some of the finest examples of green stewardship and leadership. Learn more about the winners…

0020_swd_bullet_42 S.O.D. Blitz - (Sudden Oak Death Citizen Survey)
Sudden Oak Death (“SOD”) is in Lamorinda. The SOD Blitz is an important annual monitoring campaign conducted by UC Berkeley and funded by the US Forest Service. Conditions last spring were conducive for its spread, after several less favorable years, so this year’s tracking is vital. Volunteer a few hours on the April 28- 29 weekend to learn about Sudden Oak Death, and assist in the survey for infected trees in areas of your choice.
More Information on the SOD Blitz: See http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/sodblitz.php
Contact: William Hudson (wllhh@ymail.com”). For training space and material planning, please notify Mr. Hudson if you will come to the Orinda training.

0020_swd_bullet_42 Lafayette Community Garden – Breaking Ground This Spring - Thanks to donations from scores of generous community members and the dedication of a large number of volunteers during the past three years, a Lafayette Community Garden and Outdoor Learning Center will be constructed during 2012 (across the street from the Reservoir)! If you have a volunteer group that would like to help build some part of the garden, or something to donate, please email Janet Thomas (janet@sustainablelafayette.org). An open house is tentatively planned for Earth Day, April 22nd from 1-3pm.

0020_swd_bullet_42 Papa John’s Workshop: “Raise Your Own Rabbits” - Lafayette resident John Kiefer has held workshops on how to raise your own chickens, including the sold-out class on February 19th. Papa John is conducting a separate workshop to talk about the “next step” in backyard farming: raising rabbits for meat. Contact John for days and times. The workshops are free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. More info, download the flyers on rabbit workshops and chicken workshops. To sign up for “Raise Your Own Rabbits” send an email to jhkiefer@comcast.net.

0020_swd_bullet_42 New Waste Diversion Committee Formed - Sustainable Lafayette has formed a new “Waste Diversion Committee” that will develop one or more programs to help the City of Lafayette reach a 75% waste diversion goal. If you are interested in helping, please email Karen or Kendra (our newest board member….welcome Kendra!).

For more information or to make a suggestion, please send an email to info@sustainablelafayette.org Sustainable Lafayette is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.

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