Catherine Crockett

4th Annual Flavors of the Harvest Celebration

Everyone’s Harvest invites all to the 4th Annual Flavors of the Harvest Celebration, Saturday, September 21, 2019, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM at the Goodwill Garden, 249 10th Street Marina CA — located between Monterey and Santa Cruz, just off Highway 1.

Free event. All proceeds support Everyone’s Harvest’s mission in Monterey County.

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For more information, call 831-384-6961 or email info@everyonesharvest.org.

This year’s event will also feature a healthy cooking workshop with chef Sherrie Ransom of Green Being Cuisine using garden-fresh produce, and delicious appetizers from local chefs at Wild Fish, Parker-Lousseau Pastries & Cafe, and wine from Il Vecchio.  

All proceeds support Everyone’s Harvest’s mission in Monterey County.

September 21, 2019

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Pollinator Party

POLLINATOR PARTY 🐝 Celebrate Pollinator Week in Seaside! 

Saturday
June 22, 2019,
10 am to 12 noon 
Manzanita Stuart Park.

Located where San Pablo Avenue intersects with Mescal St. near the pedestrian bridge.

10 am: Volunteer Cleanup/Prep for pollinator plantings
11am: Pollinator Info Fair

After the usual cleanup activities, stay and learn more the importance of pollinators in a fun and interactive way.

Pollinator partners from Sustainable Seaside, Seaside Environmental Committee, FOSPA, Return of the Natives, and more, will team up with the City of Seaside to present a child-friendly Pollinator Info Fair. Learn and share information on bee raising and bee-friendly pollinator attractor plants.

Volunteers: Meet on the hill by the pedestrian bridge. Work will involve general park cleanup and prepping an area that will become home to pollinator plants.

Seaside, California is a BEE CITY USA and is committed to increasing pollinator awareness and creating supporting habitats! June 17th-23rd celebrates efforts to support pollinators. All Seaside residents are encouraged to plant and cultivate native species to promote the well-being of this and future generations.

National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. Visit the Pollinator.org website for more info.

 

 

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One Seed, One Community: From Seed to Harvest

Cultivating Cherokee Trail of Tears beans – Workshop 
Wednesday, June 5 at 6:00 pm
Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific Street
Monterey, California

Learn from Master Gardener Carole King about planting, growing, and harvesting the Cherokee Trail of Tears bean — good as both a snap and a dry bean. The beans, donated by the Seed Savers Exchange, were acquired from the late Dr. John Wyche of Hugo, Oklahoma, whose Cherokee ancestors carried them over the Trail of Tears, the infamous winter death march from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma (1838-39) that left a trail of 4,000 graves.

RSVP online at https://forms.gle/Lvxo2of31fhPT2AUA or by phoning (831) 646-5603.

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March 30, Energy Programs Workshop with MBCP. Bring Your Ideas!

Did you know that MBCP invests millions in local energy programs annually? You can have a say in what programs we focus on in 2020!

Do you have ideas about how MBCP can invest in electrifying our community? Join our Energy Programs Workshop where we will serve a light breakfast, provide a presentation about MBCP’s current programs, and have break-out sessions with our community to brainstorm on ideas.

Bring Your Ideas!
Saturday, March 30, 2019, 9 AM – 12:30 PM
Watsonville City Hall 250 Main Street,
4th Floor Civic Plaza Community Room

The Public is invited.
Hosted by Monterey Bay Community Power

 

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March 23, 2019, The New Green Deal – A Community Discussion

Kick off the Green New Deal with a discusson on HR 763, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act — the first bipartisan carbon tax bill to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• What Is It?
• What Does It Mean To You?
• How Does It Relate To The Green New Deal?

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Monterey invites you to learn more
Saturday, March 23, 2019, 10 a.m.-12 noon
Community Room in the Monterey Public Library 625 Pacific
Street, Monterey

Mark Reynolds, executive director of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, has noted: “Polling shows that more and more Americans are making the connection between climate change and disasters that claim lives and property. As public pressure increases for Congress to take action, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act provides a solution that is both effective and family friendly.”

Facebook event:  www.facebook.com/events/2277050392315341

Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a not-for-profit, volunteer-driven organization which advocates for bipartisan climate change solutions in the United States Congress.

 

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~ MC Gives! Salinas Urban Forest Restoration Project

Visit the MC Gives! website for more information. Donate through December 31st, 2018 midnight.

CSMC is proud to be once again selected to participate in the Monterey County Gives Campaign!

Thanks to generous matching contributions, your year-end gift-giving to Communities for Sustainable Monterey County will have an even greater impact. Our BIG IDEA for 2019 is to improve the urban tree canopy in Salinas.

The benefits of a healthy tree canopy go far beyond providing oxygen, filtering water and increasing property value. Recent studies show that urban vegetation, including trees, slows heartbeats, lowers blood pressure, encourages outdoor activity and relaxes brain wave patterns. 

A healthy urban tree canopy is between 25-30%. According to a report in early 2015, the City of Salinas had a tree canopy of 7.6%. To make matters worse, on February 17, 2017 Salinas had a devastating wind storm which resulted in a loss of between 800-1000 trees.

The good news is the City of Salinas has recently committed to planting trees in sidewalk easements and parks over the next several years. Sustainable Salinas wants to help support the City in their efforts to increase the urban forest.  Sustainable Salinas will use money raised to: 

  • purchase trees
  • purchase automatic irrigation systems
  • provide information to residents about city tree permits and requirements
  • educate tree stewards about proper care and planting. 

The City of Salinas has agreed to match funds raised up to $10,000. Help us beautify and Restore Salinas’ Urban Forest!

By Catherine Crockett, ago

~ Sustainable Salinas Honors the Legacy of César Chávez

On Friday, March 23, 2018 César E. Chávez Elementary School hosted its annual César Chávez Peace March & Celebration.  The event commemorated Chávez’s birthday, March 31.

A series of activities honored the birthday of the late American labor leader and civil rights activist. Students participated in a Peace March – ending up at Soberanes Park to plant a flowering cherry tree donated by Sustainable Salinas.

Chávez Elementary Principal Petra Martinez-Diaz said she wants the students to follow the same peaceful ways of Chávez.  “We want to make sure that students know that there are ways to effect change.” Martinez-Diaz said. “If there’s something that you see that is wrong and you want to try to fix it, there are ways to do it without having to be violent.”

Speakers included Salinas Councilman Scott Davis, Leti Hernandez of Sustainable Salinas, and Daniel Hernandez of  Salinas Local Urban Gardeners project.

Excerpts from the article appearing in the March 22, 2018 article by Juan Reyes in the Monterey Herald. Read more HERE.

 

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