Eugene Mutual Aid Society, Nov. 17, 5 PM

[ November 17, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] EUGENE MUTUAL AID SOCIETY A completely voluntary non-political, non-profit networking organization to connect those interested in being more self-reliant in an urban environment together with others in the Eugene-Springfield area. EMAS seeks to provide the organizational framework for those seeking to pursue the principles of permaculture, genuine perennial sustainability and voluntary simplicity in mainstream urban neighborhoods. The Eugene [...] [...]

Amazon neighborhood four-family worm bin celebration, Oct. 2, 2 PM

[ October 2, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Please join Amazon neighbors for the inaugural celebration of a four-family worm bin. We will be celebrating another step toward sustainability and community cooperation. We hope to see you in a throng of neighbors, visiting dignitaries including Nancy Moody, newly-appointed Worm Bin Poet Laureate, and students from Camas Ridge Community School, among others. At 2 pm, [...] [...]

OSU Extension Service Centennial Open House, Sept. 22, 2:30

[ September 28, 2011; 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. ] OSU Extension Service Centennial Open House 1911-2011 September 22, 2011 783 Grant Street Eugene, OR 97402 Please join us as we celebrate 100 years of OSU Extension Service in Lane County! 2:30 – Remarks and Recognition of Partners Tour of Facility Media Q&A Program Tables: Farms & Gardens Master Gardeners Nutrition Education Program LCC SBDC/Agricultural Business Management Program Rainbow Valley Design & Construction 5:30 – Centennial Cake Light refreshments will be [...] [...]

Next Barn-raising Fence Buidling Work Party

Saturday September 24th we will be de-construct old fence, remove roots, dig post holes, make supply runs for concrete and new fence posts, serve food and drink, walk the dogs, brainstorm and gather materials for fence panels (cinder block, bed springs, fencing lumber in good condition). Saturday early pm set new fence posts. Saturday later [...] [...]

A Green Goodbye: 2nd Annual Off-Campus Move-Out Event, June 4, 12-4 PM

[ June 4, 2011; 12:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Donate your household items or take anything home for free… Saturday, June 4th South Eugene High School parking lot (19th and Patterson) 12-4 PM More info, or to volunteer: Vanessa Vissar, communiversity@uoregon.edu [...]

The Spring Bean Cleaning Spree–April 2nd

[ April 2, 2011; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Hummingbird Wholesale  and Slow Food Eugene Invite You To The Spring Bean Cleaning Spree–April 2nd It’s your turn to help build our local food system and enjoy yourself doing it.  There’s a whole hill o’ beans and they need to be sorted! Hummingbird Wholesale is helping out a local farmer who delivered some [...] [...]

11th Annual Food Not Lawns Seed Swap

[ December 5, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] The Institute of Contemporary Ethnobotany and the Seed Ambassadors Project present: The 11th ANNUAL: FOOD NOT LAWNS SEED SWAP Sunday, Dec. 5 1:00 – 3:00 pm (come at noon to help set up!) FREE The Community Room at the East Blair Housing Coop, 940 W. 4th st. (Btwn. Adams & Jackson also accessible from W. 4th alley) Build community by sharing surplus harvest bounty [...] [...]

Help Needed at Camas Ridge School

Tomorrow (Wednesday, 8/4) at noon, a truck carrying steel for our new bike shelter will arrive at Camas Ridge and will need to be unloaded. The wonderful designBridge students that are working on the project will be there, but they are looking for a few more strong hands to help them unload the steel. When: Tomorrow [...] [...]

Barnraising

Finished! Barnraising in the Crest Neighborhood: the Laurel Hedge Party Members of the NLCCS decided that doing “barnraising” projects for each other would serve a couple of good, green purposes. First of all, increasing connections between people is one of the basic tenets of sustainability, because you are more likely to survive and thrive if you [...] [...]