Sustainable Fairfax

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Fairfax on Foot: Stairway to Sky Ranch

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LOCATION: Meet at Fairfax Coffee Roastery at 10am

DURATION: Approximately 2 hours

DISTANCE: ~3 miles – wear shoes with tread

Join us as we explore the wonders of spring, easement trails, and our community-supported open space.

This short hike will take us up steeply out of downtown Fairfax, through local streets and up to Sky Ranch.  We will see some lovely views and wind back home via Deer Park.

Jonathan Braun, co-chair of the San Anselmo Open Space Committee, will join us to talk more about the importance of the Sky Ranch acquisition.

Questions? Contact  SustainableLisel@gmail.com

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This walk is part of Sustainable Fairfax’s ReduceX2 (car trips per week) initiative.

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Sustainable Fairfax Benefit Raffle – Win a Yuba Cargo Bicycle!

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ENTER A RAFFLE TO WIN A CARGO BIKE!  

(And other prizes)

Yuba Bicycles donated a Yuba Mundo LUX cargo bicycle (Value $1600) to support ReduceX2 (car trips per week), a project of Sustainable Fairfax. A cargo bike is specifically designed to carry a load, be it small, large, heavy or light. Load up your groceries & your kids, and help decrease traffic and the greenhouse gases affecting our climate. This is a mode of transport that is contagiously HAPPY!

Buy your Raffle tickets at the Paypal link below (with your credit card or paypal account) and we will mail your tickets to you.  Or come by Sustainable Fairfax at 6 School St Plaza, Suite 150 on Monday-Tues: 11am-2pm.  

You can also buy your tickets at the following Fairfax locations:

  • Lola’s Depot 1826 Sir Francis Drake
  • Marin Museum of Bicycling 1966 Sir Francis Drake
  • Live Water Surf Shop 69 Broadway Blvd

Yuba founder Ben Sarrazin will draw the winning tickets at the Sustainable Fairfax Benefit on Saturday, April 2, 2016.  You do not need to be present to win.

$5 for 1 ticket.  $20 for 6 tickets.

GRAND PRIZE: Yuba Mundo LUX Cargo Bike

2nd Prize: Boreas Gear Day Pack

3rd Prize: Boreas Gear Front Handlebar Bicycle Bag

4th Prize: Wheel Brightz Bike Wheel Lights

*********GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF YUBA CARGO BIKE: Zach Gill of Santa Barbara!********

The Art of Seed Saving & Community Seed Swap

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Join the Fairfax Library and Sustainable Fairfax for a seed saving program and community seed swap on Saturday, March 19 starting at 1:00pm. Master Gardener Trish Clifford will explain how to become a more self-sufficient gardener. Attendees will learn how to grow out vegetables so they can save seeds for next year’s crop.

The community seed swap goes from 3-4pm. Community members are encouraged to bring pesticide-free, non-hybrid seeds from the garden, partially used or unused seed packets, and envelopes to gather seeds. This is a free event, co-sponsored by Fairfax Friends of the Library and Sustainable Fairfax.

The Fairfax Library also houses a Community Seed Exchange in partnership with Sustainable Fairfax. The program fosters resilience, self-reliance and a culture of sharing. Patrons fill out a membership form and record the seeds they take, then pledge to collect seeds from what they grow and donate some back to the Seed Exchange.

Art of Seed saving program

The Art of Seed Saving & Community Seed Swap

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Join the Fairfax Library and Sustainable Fairfax for a seed saving program and community seed swap on Saturday, March 19 starting at 1:00pm. Master Gardener Trish Clifford will explain how to become a more self-sufficient gardener. Attendees will learn how to grow out vegetables so they can save seeds for next year’s crop.

The community seed swap goes from 3-4pm. Community members are encouraged to bring pesticide-free, non-hybrid seeds from the garden, partially used or unused seed packets, and envelopes to gather seeds. This is a free event, co-sponsored by Fairfax Friends of the Library and Sustainable Fairfax.

The Fairfax Library also houses a Community Seed Exchange in partnership with Sustainable Fairfax. The program fosters resilience, self-reliance and a culture of sharing. Patrons fill out a membership form and record the seeds they take, then pledge to collect seeds from what they grow and donate some back to the Seed Exchange.

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Fairfax on Foot: Adventure Walk – Rocca Steps & Beyond

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Fairfax Walk #3-
Meet at the Fairfax Coffee Roastery, 4 Bolinas Road, Fairfax at 10:00am

Distance: 1.5 STEEP miles; wear shoes with tread
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours

In this walk about town, Sustainable Fairfax will join Fairfax Council Member John Reed for a ramble on the Rocca neighborhood stairs, and possibly over to the Wall Property to check out this lovely hillside. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our easement trails, find out what’s going on with the Wall Property, and get some exercise. Heavy rain cancels–light rain okay.

Please wear sturdy walking shoes with treads and be prepared for rain/drizzle. This walk is likely to be no more than 1.5 miles, but entails climbing a steep stairway and possibly a mud/dirt trail.

This walk is part of the Sustainable Fairfax Reduce by Two (RX2) initiative and inspired by the work of Council Member Reed and the Fairfax Volunteers on our historic easement trails. Find out more at: http://sustainablefairfax.org/initiative…

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Fairfax on Foot: Adventure Walk – Rocca Steps & Beyond

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Fairfax Walk #3-
Meet at the Fairfax Coffee Roastery, 4 Bolinas Road, Fairfax at 10:00am

Distance: 1.5 STEEP miles; wear shoes with tread
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours

In this walk about town, Sustainable Fairfax will join Fairfax Council Member John Reed for a ramble on the Rocca neighborhood stairs, and possibly over to the Wall Property to check out this lovely hillside. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our easement trails, find out what’s going on with the Wall Property, and get some exercise. Heavy rain cancels–light rain okay.

Please wear sturdy walking shoes with treads and be prepared for rain/drizzle. This walk is likely to be no more than 1.5 miles, but entails climbing a steep stairway and possibly a mud/dirt trail.

This walk is part of the Sustainable Fairfax Reduce by Two (RX2) initiative and inspired by the work of Council Member Reed and the Fairfax Volunteers on our historic easement trails. Find out more at: http://sustainablefairfax.org/initiative…

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