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The POST PEAK OIL HEALTH CARE group is meeting on Feb. 21st (a Sunday) from 1pm until 3 at The Community Food Co-op’s Connections Building. I am attaching some links to some websites that will give us a good start on understanding the issues of healthcare in these uncertain times. I found them to be very informative and inspiring:http://sustainablemedicine.org/2009/07/peakoilandsustainablemedicinepart1/…See More

Because of the inevitable problems we’ll experience as a result of energy issues, we’re going to be challenged profoundly in the ways we live. As a community, we have two choices: we can sit back and wait, or we can respond proactively and begin making real changes that will lead to a more resilient community. The GREAT UNLEASHING is an event that will engage Whatcom County in a collective and committed response, and will kick-off the process of creating a 10-20 year energy descent action…See More

Jump-start the growing season by learning how to properly start your own veggies and flowers from seed.  Local gardening genius, Chuck McClung, will discuss how to grow your own healthy veggie starts, with tools and supplies for successful seed starting, as well as which crop varieties grow best in our area.Saturday, March 6th 2:00pm Bakerview Nursery, 945 E. Bakerview Rd.See More

Classes follow our Wolf Journey curriculum for the Naturalist, Tracker, Herbalist, Survival Scout, Primitive Artisan, Honorable Hunter, and Permaculture Pioneer. The Wolf Journey curriculum is FREE online for you to use, although you may also choose it as a correspondence course with lessons reviewed by Wolf Journey author and class instructor Chris Chisholm. See http://www.wolfcamp.com for more information.The adult class is designed to give specific…See More

Sunday Jan. 31, 2009, 12:00-4:001317 Commercial (btwn Holly & Magnolia)2nd floor – Center for Expressive ArtsBellingham, WA(above Uisce Pub & Trivoli Restaurant. Across the street from the Parkade)Who should attend ?- Anyone with extra seed to share (in labeled containers or envelopes, please. Either ‘saved’ or ‘purchased’ seeds)- People with no seeds – and want seeds to growPresentation : Why and How to Save Your Own Seeds @ 3 PMSchedule:12:00- 12:30 Tea & Introductions, Non-profit…See More

At both workshops we will do hands-on wildcrafting of a number of medicinal plants. Devil’s club root and rootbark, oregon-grape root, cottonwood buds, usnea lichen, lungwort lichen, teasel root, dandelion root and licorice-fern are some of the things we will be looking for. We will discuss other medicinal and useful plants we come across. Both sites have meadows, riparian zones and forests to explore.The information is applicable to western Washington in general, particularly the wet forests…See More