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 [...] [...]

Seed Saving Workshop, Oct. 1, 2 PM, RAFT Garden, N. Polk St.

[ October 1, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] HERITAGE SEED SAVING at the RAFT GARDEN – OCT. 1 On Saturday, October 1, at 2 pm, you can learn about efforts to retain biodiversity in our food system at [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]

Seed Saver Event, RAFT Garden, Saturday, October 1, 2 pm

[ October 1, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Seed Saver Event At the RAFT Garden–Saturday, October 1, 2 pm On October 1, you will have a terrific opportunity to learn about Slow Food Eugene’s RAFT (Renewing America’s Food Traditions) Garden and our efforts to retain biodiversity in our food system.  Even more exciting, you will be able to take some [...] [...]

Urban Homesteading Workshop for Families, 9.18, 12:30-3:30

[ September 18, 2011; 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Urban Homesteading Workshop for Families Sunday, Sept. 18, 12:30- 3:30 Unitarian Universalist Church, Eugene 477 East 40th Ave (at Donald St) This hands-on workshop will introduce families to a new and exciting way of life that builds self-sufficiency and family bonds in an Earth-friendly way.  Kids, with their parents, will churn applesauce, see [...] [...]

GROWING A GARDEN CITY with JEREMY N. SMITH May 27 2011

[ May 27, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Friday, May 27, 2011, 6 p.m., free with light refreshments Amazon Community Center 2700 Hilyard Street, Eugene, OR 97405 Join us at a visiting author talk and Q&A for Growing a Garden City, one of Booklist’s top 10 books on the environment for 2011. Featuring 15 “new faces of local food”–a troubled teen, a grandmother of 20, [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]

RRCO August Program Food Preservation

Join us at RRCO’s August meeting and learn the basics of food preservation. August 9, 7 PM at the Annex 1055 River Road Ground storage, above ground keepers, canning, drying. Why is this important information? Its free and valuable to know. Bring a friend. Info 686 6761 [...]

Camas Ridge Work Parties

[ July 15, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Please join us for a garden work party this Thursday (July 15) from 10am until we complete our tasks. We will be doing regular garden maintenance, as well as planting beans and possibly sunflowers (we welcome donations of both). We also hope to plant a hedge (!) along 30th on Thursday. If you cannot make it [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]