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Community Seed Swap http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/community-seed-swap-2013

January 27^th, 2013 Sunday  1:00-4:30

“Getting Seeds Into the Hands of the People”

5^th Annual Bellingham Community Seed Swap!

*.  1027 North Forest Street- Majestic upstairs *.

Free and Open to the Public - Donations accepted!

SCHEDULE:

1:00  Doors Open

1:15  Opening Circle & Swap Etiquette

1:30  Swapping Begins

2:00  “Basic Seed Saving” talk downstairs with Celt (to be confirmed)

4:30  Swap Ends & Clean Up

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

*. People with Heirloom Seeds, Packaged Seeds,

      & Edible Tubers & Seed Potatoes To Share

(Please No Squash Seeds & No Genetically Modified Seeds !)

*. People Without Seeds who want seeds to grow & save welcomed!

– Label Your Seeds & Bring Extra Envelopes to Share --

SPONSORS:

Sustainable Bellingham – Center for Local Self-Reliance - Earthcare Garden Designs – Majestic – Forest Gardens – Community Food Coop

and More Sponsors Being Sought from –  Transition Whatcom, WSU Master Gardeners – Outback Garden

Light refreshments will be provided & Finger Foods Welcomed.

Join our Volunteer Team to set up, take down,

& assist with promotion & planning!

Democracy Cafe- December 29^th at Bagelry

http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/democracy-cafe

“How Can We Minimize Our Ecological Footprint? - In our families, businesses, local community, & our government" - Is our December topic.

RSVP is requested by our host Terry Garret at tgfordemocracy@gmail.com or call 676-7525.

Location: The Bagelry- 1319 Railroad Ave

Time: Saturday December 29, 2012 from 5:45-9pm.

Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be available.

Join us in creating this 'World Cafe'” style of knowledge sharing conversation, with members of Transition Whatcom and Living Democracy.

The book World Café by Juanita Brown & David Isaacs inspires our Democracy Cafe' through 'knowledge sharing”. We each have a special voice to be shared & heard.

Here’s how Democracy Café works: Each mini-conversation rotates between tables with 4-5 people. At 30” or so, we play musical tables and everyone moves to a new table to converse with an entirely new group. One person stays at the original table as a “host” of the ideas the group has come up with. The others leave as “ambassadors” of the ideas from their table & go on to a different table. A new round of discussions begin with the table host presenting the ideas generated by the first group & the ambassadors joining in with the ideas brought with them from their first table discussions. After 30” another table change takes place, and then another. The ideas created are “cross pollinated” again & again; usually creating a result that is far beyond anything a single person or round table discussion would come up with.

At the end, the table notes are placed on the wall so everyone can look them over. A whole group discussion takes place over what came up. Personal & family improvements might be New Years resolutions. Community improvement ideas can be presented to the city & county. National ideas can be communicated to our representatives.

Whatcom SkillShare Faire- http://whatcomskillsharefaire.org/index.html  Sat Sept 22 - Deming Logging Grounds.  Arrive fri pm to set up and camp, take down sun am.

http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/whatcom-skillshare-faire

Edible Ecocsystems Emerging: Forest Garden Design Intensive- 9 days.

Sept 14-23 near Portland Oregon with with David Jacke.  http://www.manav.org/courses/food-forest/ or  http://www.edibleforestgardens.com/events   Author David Jacke is one of my mentors from the oceanic Atlantic watersheds. http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/edible-ecocsystems-emerging-forest-garden-design-intensive-9-days

Photos:  public domain images: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/community-seed-day-seed-swap

“Getting Seeds Into the Hands of the People!”

4th Annual COMMUNITY SEED DAY on January 29^th, 2012 Sunday 1pm-4pm – Bellingham at The Marjestic 1027 N. Forest St.