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End of season harvest projects -espeically summer fruit - Gathering the troops and supplies and venturing into the land of falling fruit to collect and process for preservation and storage as well as a crisp or two for the evening's celebrations!

2010 and the New EconomyIn a world that's been "reset" by a sharp worldwide recession, accelerating climate change and a collapse of trust in business--the implication and opportunities for local business are enormous. Billions of dollars are being invested to stimulate the economy and most of that money is going toward energy efficiency. The local food sector is soaring. There are new opportunities in the building industry through building performance and energy efficiency. Localization is a…See More

Need a place to cultivate your seeds of change? Help us create a forest! Plant your organization or your passion for activism at Anything Grows school for social change and be a part of Bellingham's eco-social evolution in local resiliency. Find out if you’re a seed, sprout, sapling, blossom, or branch and share your interests, skills, and passions. Plant an intentional seed of change on this Permaculture oriented day of celebration, sharing, food, and connection. Grow with us!…See More

An opportunity for us all to work together and support each other on Heart and Soul issues and activities. Please add your projects, events, questions and ideas here.See More

At the Economic Evolution group at the Great Unleashing, we shared passions, questions, enthusiasm and ideas about building and strengthening a powerful and sustainable alternative economy. To keep our momentum going, our next Economic Evolution/Revolution work group meeting will be on Wednesday, April 21 at 7pm, at 1717 Iron Street. This is the part of Iron Street that runs downhill from Lakeway. 1717 is in the last block downhill, between Meador and Fraser. Hope to see you there!

At the Great Unleashing this past weekend a group gathered around the issues of mental, emotional and social ecology and living with uncertainty. Following a desire to connect more, we planned a pot luck this Sunday April 18 at "The Ground Floor" at 1105 State St. All are welcome!

Coming up next, THE AGE OF STUPID, the new four-year epic from McLibel director Franny Armstrong. Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars and it entirely convincing as a weary archivist, living alone and still in disbelief in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old news footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?The folks who saw this recently at the Firehouse reported that this is an extremely powerful film- stunning. A discussion will follow…See More

"We could have saved ourselves, but we didn't. It's amazing. What state of mind were we in, to face extinction and simply shrug it off?"A film about the future we could face if we don't make changes- and quickly. This one is not for the fainthearted, because the combination of documentary and a fictionalized "future" as told by the narrator carries double the impact of a purely factual film. That said, the message is conveyed creatively and clearly. Pete Postelwaite is entirely believable as…See More