Saturday, Dec 14th + Sunday, Dec 15th from 11am – 6pm The Oregon Convention Center – Exhibit Hall D 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. Portland, OR Featuring art and handmade goods from over 250 amazing vendors!! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – FREE ADMISSION: SPECIAL PRE-SHOW TICKETED SHOPPING EVENT: Friday, Dec 13th from 5pm – 9pm
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Solar Oregon Net Zero Homes Tour
Saturday October 19, 2019 9am – 5pm 2105 N Webster Street, Portland Join Solar Oregon, Passive House, Green Hammer and Earth Advantage to see what it’s like to live in a Zero carbon home and learn all the surprisingly simple, accessible and innovate strategies that homeowners use for getting to zero. The Tour will feature homes in North and South East Portland and will be co-hosted by some of the leading green builders and architects in the area. Lunch will be at the new Tillamook Row Net Zero Apartments in NE Portland. Suggested Donation – $10 Solar Oregon members, $20 for general public For more info: https://solaroregon.org/event/net-zero-homes-tour/
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Garden Home Sustainability & Repair Fair
Friday, October 4, 2019 5:00 pm 7:30 pm Garden Home Recreation Center Gymnasium 7475 SW Oleson Rd, Portland Embrace Green Living Learn about sustainable topics from gardening to recycling to water conservation & much more all from local experts. Repair Fair is Back Repair your hopusehold items and small appliances. Limit two items per person. Free Admission – All Ages Welcome For more info: Heather Waisanen, 503-245-9932, heatherw@co.wccls.org
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Repair Cafes
Repair Cafes are free community events where participants can bring broken or damaged common household items and have them fixed for free by skilled volunteers! Volunteers fix bicycles, small appliances, small electronics, jewelry, sharpen tools/knives, and do sewing repairs. Portland Area Repair Cafes Sat, September 21, 10am – 1pm Robinwood Station Community Center 3706 Cedar Oak Dr, West Linn, OR Fri, October 4, 5:00pm – 7:30pm Garden Home Recreation Center 7475 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR Sat, October 28, 10am – 12:30pm Multnomah County Library – Gresham 385 NW Miller Ave, Gresham, OR Vancouver Area Repair Cafes Sat. September 14, 12pm- 2pm Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store 10811 SE 2nd St,…
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Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum Upcoming Events
5000 Discovery Dr The Dalles, OR Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum in The Dalles is the official interpretive center for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Open daily 9 am – 5 pm. Hiking trails, live raptor presentations, children’s activities, and exhibits from the ice age through Lewis and Clark, early explorers and 10,000 years of Indigenous cultural heritage. CURRENT EVENT Through December 31 – Woman of Vision exhibit For more info: www.gorgediscovery.org
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20th Anniversary BirdFest & BlueGrass Celebration
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge & Downtown Ridgefield WA October 4 & 5, 2019 Workshops, hikes and walks all catered to teach you how to use the Refuge. You can learn how to listen for bird species, identify plants, about the geology of the area, the peoples who came before us and still tend to the land, how to take photos of it all, paint the landscape, and much more. Sandhill Crane Tours Bluegrass Pickers Festival Audubon Wild Birds of Prey Naturalist Led Hikes Cultural Activities Big Canoe Tours Birders Marketplace Local Food and Business Booths 20th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 4th at Ilani BirdFest events in town include- shopping, food, and…
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Looking for a Side Gig?
Exciting opportunity to promote Green Businesses and offering Flex work schedule in the Portland/Vancouver area. The ideal person enjoys empowering business owners to reach their target market. This is a part-time opportunity, ideal for the individual that appreciates a flexible work schedule and a supplemental income. This position is based in the Portland/Vancouver area and can be a work from home situation. We are looking for someone excited about sustainable and green businesses, and who likes to work as a commission based, independent contractor. Join our team and help us build a better future. The ideal candidate would have sales experience, computer skills, great people skills, ability to meet deadlines,…
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Solar Oregon Presents Passive House 101
Solar Oregon and Passive House Northwest present: Passive House 101 July 9, 2019 – 6 – 8 pm Shine Distillery – 4232 N Williams Ave Portland Join Solar Oregon for an evening discussion on how Passive House– the world’s most energy efficient building certification– and solar PV can be the easiest path to healthy, comfortable, and durable Zero Energy buildings. Joshua Salinger, CEO of Birdsmouth Design/Build and board member of Passive House Northwest will discuss what Passive House is, it’s history, it’s methods, and why it matters. 40% of the energy used in the U.S. goes towards our buildings – this is more than the energy used in transportation and industry combined! Learn…
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Portland VegFest
October 5 & 6, 2019 Oregon Convention Center Exhibit Hall A Join 8,000+ people of all ages and 180+ vendors at Oregon’s premier plant-based food and lifestyle event. The largest vegan food festival in the Pacific Northwest, Portland VegFest celebrates its 15th year with 180+ food vendors, favorite veg restaurants all in one place, cooking demos from top vegan chefs, talks from leaders in the vegan movement including doctors, lawyers, activists, business owners and environmentalists, a fitness stage, activities specific to kids and teens, and more. For more info and to apply: portlandvegfest.org
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5th Annual Pacific Women’s Herbal Conference
September 20-22, 2019 Vashon Island, WA Herbal Roots Ancestral Wisdom Over 40 Workshops & HerbWalks Featured Teachers Harvest Moon, Quinalt Elder and Thea Summer Deer, Herbalist A Lively MarketPlace Engaging social time 400 Acre Forest reserve 1.5 miles of beach on the Salish Sea An inter-generational, nourishing, engaging, integrated weekend For more info: www.pacificwomensherbalconference.com/
