The Zero Waste Committee meets monthly to discuss the community’s biggest waste-related challenges, and most importantly, how we can together, develop plans of action to make a difference. Over 50% of what goes to the landfill in Fairfax, can be recycled or composted. We MUST do better. Join us as we grow this committee to meet the challenges!
Please email or call for more details: laurav@sustainablefairfax.org or 415-866-5377. Or join the Zoom.
THEN, don’t forget to join the ZOOM Community Chat on November 19th to discuss the issue! Let’s Live Consciously, Together!
To stream the film (available through Sunday, November 15th!), please register below:
| We invite you to log in before 10am using the following Zoom Meeting link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ Some tips and suggestions During this meeting please keep your audio muted unless you are called upon to speak. If you have questions during the class please use the CHAT feature to ask them and we will have the instructors address them during the question and answer portion. During this question and answer portion please use RAISE HAND feature to be called upon To avoid slow connection and loss of your video stream we recommend you minimize all other internet usage on your local network during the class. As happens from time to time if you lose your connection you may have to log backinto the session manually, Here are a few links which you may find helpful after the class https://www. https://www. We look forward to learning with you! |
INSTRUCTOR: AVIS LICHT
Avis Licht has a degree in from UC Berkeley in Agricultural Sciences, and apprenticed with the great horticulturist, Alan Chadwick, who brought bio-dynamic, French Intensive gardening to this country. She founded the Commonweal Garden in Bolinas 40 years ago and was instrumental in the founding of the Indian Valley College Organic Farm and Garden. She has a gardening blog that covers all aspects of gardening and uses her own 1/2 acre garden in Woodacre for teaching.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MCE DEEP GREEN – ARE YOU A DEEP GREEN CUSTOMER?
Did you know that you have the power to purchase 100% renewable energy for your home or business? With Deep Green, all of the electricity you buy comes from 100% non-polluting, zero-carbon wind and solar power produced in California.
Deep Green is affordable. At one additional penny per kilowatt hour, Deep Green is a great opportunity to make a positive impact at reducing the climate impacts from the energy you use in your home.
Today, only 8.6% of Fairfax MCE accounts are Deep Green. Let’s get to 20%, Fairfax. Opt-up today!
| If you have your PG&E account number | If you DO NOT have your PG&E account number |
| On your Mobile Device or computer: 1. Go to Opt-up page. 2. Enter the first 10 digits of your PG&E account number, your last name and zip code. —OR– 1. Call 1 (888) 632–3674. The automated service will ask for you PG&E account number, name, and zip. | On your Mobile Device or computer: 1. Go to Opt-up page. 2. Click the box that indicates that you do not have your account number. 3. Enter your last name and zip code. Hit enter. Fill in your name, email, address and phone number. 4. Tap the authorization box and hit submit! |
A small family that does a good job at energy conservation uses about 4,000 kWh of energy per year, and by Opting Up to Deep Green can save the projected emissions equivalent of about 26 gallons of gas. A family that uses 8,000 kWh will save the projected emissions of about 52 gallons of gas; 10,000 kW, 65 gallons; 15,000 kWh, almost 100 gallons.
Remember, every bit helps. This is an affordable way to reduce your carbon footprint. And Opting Up supports the movement away from fossil fuels and the growth of the renewable energy sector.
Renewable energy is greenhouse gas (GHG)-free and virtually pollution free. To address the changing climate, the world must move towards 100% renewable energy to power out homes, vehicles, appliances, and tools. We can do this!!!
MCE DEEP GREEN FAQs: Learn more about MCE’s Deep Green Program. Are you a Deep Green customer?
On Friday, November 15, Sustainable Fairfax hosted a film and speaker event featuring THE TRUE COST, a film that addresses the environmental and human impacts of fast fashion and the choices we make when buying clothes.
The film unveiled the struggles of the sweatshop workers in countries like Bangladesh, and the brutal working conditions, sometimes ending in injury and death. Most often, profits are the single-focus of the corporations, while the well-being of the workers and the health of the environment is simply not factored in. We live in a throw-away culture, where clothes are cheap and disposable, creating an unsustainable demand for the workers living on dollars per day.
After the film, Heather Podoll of Fibershed spoke about the importance of being mindful when making purchasing decisions, and the benefits of supporting locally-made clothing with natural fibers that can be composted when worn out. Here a few of my takeaways from the evening:
Streets for People is a one-day “open streets” event on Bolinas Road in downtown Fairfax. The street is transformed into a gathering space for people of all ages to come together to enjoy our public commons. There is live local music, dance, crafts, shopping , a clothing swap and other activities. Local restaurants serve food outside creating an outdoor cafe setting.
This event was inspired by Ciclovia, a successful car-free program in Bogota, Colombia. Seventy miles of roadway is closed every Sunday, allowing two million participants to celebrate the city in a healthy environment free from cars. This program has also inspired the Sunday Streets program in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and across the nation.
