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Community Chats – A Series on How to Prepare to Electrify your Home!

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Did you know that 88% of residential natural gas use in CA if for water and space heating? Electrify Marin is a county-wide effort that encourages Marin residents to replace gas powered appliances with electric ones to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality! 
But when your hot water or space heater implodes,  you don’t have time to think so you need to have a plan in place!
Join us for 4 educational planning sessions — they’re FREE.  At the end, you totally understand the benefits, rebates available today and be prepared to electrify! 
Inspiration — Learn about why a family in Oakland made the commitment

Click here to Register [to get ZOOM info]:

PAST CHAT DOWNLOADS:

Sept 3rd – WHY electrify and understanding the critical steps to replacing gas appliances. Video Recording of Zoom Chat – Click here to watch!! Download copies of Presentations – Ann Edminster’s great presentation; Electrify Marin’s presentation [great overview of available rebates!]

Sept 10th – We learned some of the components of putting a plan in place to replace your hot water and space heating systems; the importance of making your home energy efficient, and the rebates available. Video Recording of Zoom Chat – Click here to watch!!  Download copies of Presentations – Electrify Marin Chat #2; BayRen.

Sept 17th – Brief overview*plus batteries and solar, and the benefits of Induction stoves and heat pump clothes dryers

Sept 24th – Brief overview* plus phasing out all other gas appliances like fireplaces, spas&hot tubs

Electrify Marin experts will tell us about the County-wide effort, the science and the options, and of course, the rebates available. We’ll also hear from neighbors who have experience in these efforts. And we want to hear from YOU if you’ve electrified, or are thinking about it!

Let us know if you have any questions at info@sustainablefairfax.org.

Past Chat: Recycling and Waste Minimization. Zoom and presentation links available.

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Sustainable Fairfax Launches Community Chats.  Zoom with us to learn and discuss the ever-present importance of paying attention — to the stuff we buy and to the waste we create every day. Our actions, now as much as ever, matter. Talk to the Sustainability Coordinator from Marin Sanitary (our waste and recycling hauler) and some neighbors about today’s challenges, AND HOW YOU CAN HELP! We can ALL do better.

Date: Thursday, August 27th, 7:00-7:45 – PAST

PAST ZOOM CHAT LINK

Copy of Powerpoint Presentation

Are you Generating more Waste at Home During Covid? Bulk bin sections are closed, you can’t bring your own containers, and many people report more online shopping. But we can cook more food with less packaging, and we can do more shopping locally. It’s so important today to support our local stores.

Let’s zoom and chat about some of the strategies we are ALL doing to counter our waste epidemic!

Let us know if you have any questions at info@sustainablefairfax.org.

Fairfax Residents: Next Compost Delivery- Sat, June 27th

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FREE COMPOST FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS.  Come and take advantage of the second compost delivery of the year from Marin Sanitary Service. This compost is made from the food and yard waste collected in our green curbside carts.

Date: Saturday, June 27, 2020 (available while it lasts)

Pickup Location: Fairfax Pavilion Parking lot next to the ballpark fence.

Photo Credit: Hana Peck

Masks and 6-foot distancing are required while collecting your compost. Only one person should shovel at a time.

To ensure there is enough to go around, please do not take more than five 5-gallon buckets (which provides a one inch cover for a 40 square foot garden).  Bring your own containers and shovels for collection.

Use of Compost: Compost is a soil amendment that improves the water-holding capacity and structure of your soil, but too much of it can harm your plants. It is recommended that you use no more than 1-2 inches on your annuals & perennials.

This compost is for Fairfax residents only and is not for commercial use.

Let us know if you have any questions at info@sustainablefairfax.org.

Virtual Backyard Compost and Soil Health Workshop

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HEALTHY SOIL MAKES YOUR GARDEN GROW

Discover how to make the soil in your garden a vital living ecosystem!

In this workshop, you will learn:

1) How to turn your food scraps into garden gold by creating your own backyard compost.

2) What you can do to prepare healthy soil.

This workshop is FREE.

We invite you to log in before 10am using the following Zoom Meeting link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85056130821

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.ediblelandscapingmadeeasy.com/

https://robertkourik.com/

https://www.fairfaxbackyardfarmer.com/

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.

Event will be held via ZOOM!  You will be given the link after you register for the workshop.
Questions?  Write to JenniferH@sustainablefairfax.org

POSTPONED- Compost Delivery for Fairfax Residents

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FREE COMPOST FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS.  The compost delivery will be postponed due to concern about invasive bermuda grass that is growing and may contaminate the compost, as well as concern for keeping appropriate social distancing in response to the COVID-19 rules. Sign up for our newsletter on our home page to be sure you get notifications. This compost is made from the food and yard waste collected in our green curbside carts. This compost is made from the food and yard waste collected in our green curbside carts.

This compost is for Fairfax residents only and is not for commercial use.

To ensure there is enough to go around, please do not take more than five 5-gallon buckets (which provides a one inch cover for a 40 square foot garden).  Bring your own containers and shovels for collection.

Use of Compost: Compost is a soil amendment that improves the water-holding capacity and structure of your soil, but too much of it can harm your plants. It is recommended that you use no more than 1-2 inches on your annuals & perennials.

Let us know if you have any questions at info@sustainablefairfax.org.

Sustainable Fairfax Board Meeting

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The  Board is a group of hard-working, community-minded individuals who have committed their time and energy to making life in Fairfax and beyond healthier, stronger, and more sustainable.  Sustainable Fairfax welcomes new energy and talent.

Next Meeting: Monday, March 9- 6:00pm.

Feel free to connect with a Board member if you have any questions.