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Ways to reduce waste at Fairfax Hardware

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Thanks to Fairfax Lumber & Hardware for becoming a Sustainable Fairfax Sponsor!

DID YOU KNOW THAT….

  • You can skip the plastic bag and BUY YOUR SOIL IN BULK! Just bring your own container. Fairfax Lumber’s bulk soils and compost are manufactured from organic ingredients with no biosolids.
  • Fairfax Lumber will EXCHANGE your empty camp stove propane cylinder when you purchase a full ones. Every year in North America, 40 million disposable one-pound propane cylinders are used. The empty cylinders are often disposed of improperly, and pose a threat to our sanitation workers and are a financial burden on our national parks.
  • Fairfax Lumber gives away their clean durable plastic bags that they receive from product shipments. Check out the new bin, and save these bags from the landfill. Great for storage, pet waste and more. 
  • You can safely dispose of your batteries in their battery bin.

Fairfax Lumber’s FAIRFAX GREEN program provides nature friendly products and information to their customers. Fairfax Green is the convergence of their four goals – conservation of natural resources, increased energy efficiency, improved indoor air quality, and the reduction of toxins in our environment. >>Learn more about Fairfax Green.

Support your Fairfax Farmer’s Market

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SHOP LOCALLY & SUSTAINABLY!

We encourage you to come to the weekly Fairfax Community Farmer’s Market on Wednesday evenings from 4:00-800pm. Shop for fresh local organic produce while enjoying music, food trucks and a variety of vendors in Bolinas Park. SUPPORT OUR FARMERS to ensure the market thrives for years to come!

Farmer’s Market Waste-Free Shopping Tips

BRING YOUR OWN….

  • Reusable produce bags. Silo Pantry, a vendor at the market, sells beautiful reusable produce bags for $5 each. They are durable and a great way to go plastic-free!
  • Grocery bags. If you need one, pick up a free bag from the Sustainable Fairfax table. If you have extra bags you do not need, we will take them for others to use.
  • Container for berries. Leave the plastic berry baskets with the farmer for reuse. Plastic yogurt tubs work perfectly for bringing home berries!
  • Container for chicken. If you buy the whole chickens, consider bringing your own container. The wrapping is plastic coated, and is not compostable.
  • Mason jars for bulk pantry items. Bring your mason jar and get a discount from The Silo (see Vendor Focus below).
  • Plate, cutlery and napkins to eat at one of the many delicious food trucks!

VENDOR FOCUS: THE SILO

The Silo Package-Free Pantry sells bulk grains, flours, rices, natural charcoal water filters, soaps, reusable produce and grocery bags and more. The owner, Andy, is so committed to a waste-free existence, that if you bring your own jars, he’ll give you significant discounts on the finest bulk food.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Join Sustainable Fairfax in striving to make the Market a zero waste event!

  • We are seeking volunteers to setup (~3:30-4:00pm) and/or breakdown (~8:00-8:30pm) the Eco-Station signage weekly through September. Equipment is light and easy to transport and setup.
  • We are also seeking folks passionate about waste issues to help staff the Sustainable Fairfax table next to the Eco-Station. Provide guidance to people as they dispose of their waste, and educate them on alternatives to single-use plastics. We’ll train you!

SIGN UP HERE

Community Conversation: Plug In to Deep Green

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Date: Monday, June 24, 2019

Time: 7:00-800pm (refreshments at 6:45pm)

Location:  Fairfax Library, 2097 Sir Francis Drake, Fairfax, CA 94930

Cost: Free!

The climate crisis requires a bold leap into 100% Green. Join us to learn how you can take climate action now. As a community, we can go green together!

Speakers:

  • Leslie Alden on Drawdown Marin, Marin Climate Action Network
  • Annika Osborn on Drive Clean Marin campaign, Cool the Earth
  • Ryan Maecker on Opt Up to Deep Green campaign, MCE Clean Energy

Conversation facilitated by 350Marin and Sustainable Fairfax.

 

Slow Riders: Commuter Bike Ride to Larkspur Ferry

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Join Sustainable Fairfax for…BAY AREA BIKE TO WORK DAY!

TIME: Meet at 6:45am sharp
Catch the 7:50am ferry to SF (or return to Fairfax with us)
MEETING PLACE: Marin Museum of Bicycling, 1966 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax, CA
BRING: ✔ Your Helmet  ✔ Water Bottle
DISTANCE: 6.7 miles at an easy pace – about 50 minutes

Celebrate Bay Area Bike to Work Day and join Sustainable Fairfax for a commuter bike ride to the Larkspur Ferry Building.

The bike route we will be taking is mostly flat – we stay off the busy streets and take back streets and bike paths. Part of the route meanders along Corte Madera Creek.  It is a beautiful ride, and a wonderful way to start the day!  First timers encouraged to join!

We will stop at energizer stations along the way as time allows.

Please RSVP to info@sustainablefairfax.org.  Bring friends!

This is part of the Sustainable Fairfax ReduceX2 program.