For the last 4 years, Green Living Journal has participated in the Free Fix-It Fair City of Portland event where you can learn simple ways to save money and connect with resources. Attendees find a wealth of information! What you’ll find at a Fix-It Fair Ongoing exhibits and hourly workshops on such topics as: Water and energy savings Safe and healthy home Food and nutrition Neighborhood and community resources Recycling Weatherizing your home Gardening and growing your own food Yard care and composting Transportation Plus: Repair Café: Bring one item to be fixed by a Repair PDX volunteer, while learning how to do it yourself. (Volunteers will do their best, but…
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Make a Change
An untidy garden can benefit birds and insects It’s that time of year when plants are turning brown as they complete their time with us after providing tasty food, medicine, and beauty throughout the summer months. Final harvests are being completed and thoughts turn to all the garden and yard clean-up we need to do, including herb beds. Often, we are eager to put the pruners and rake to work while we can still get out without getting completely soaked by the rain here in the Pacific Northwest. After all, preparing tidy herb beds and garden spaces for spring is what we’re supposed to do in the fall, right? Last…
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Solar Oregon’s 40th Birthday Bash
Thursday, December 5, 5:30 – 9:00 PM – Vacasa HQ 850 Northwest 13th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 Solar Oregon is turning 40 and celebrating 4 decades of promoting clean energy. To be around as non-profit for 40 years is a testament to the support of the community, the strength of the many board members and staff who have guided it and the relevance of this organization’s work.Solar Oregon was founded to offer an alternative to nuclear power during the 1970’s and 80’s. Back then electricity produced by the sun was only in the research lab and solar energy consisted of a couple of passive solar and water heating applications. Fast forward…
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How to Set a Financial Plan for Your Homestead Business
Proper planning can help your homestead business endure the long haul, even when challenges come your way.
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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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Resilience
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene “SPROING!’ That sound came to mind when I was thinking about Resilience. Resilience means being able to bounce back in the face of a challenge, being able to adapt and make changes, and even to innovate. Whether the power goes out, or your job is eliminated, or there is a glitch in the kitchen, resilience means figuring out how to adjust and reorganize in order to cope with those new conditions. Developing resilience is essential to enjoying well-being. Figuring out a new or different way to solve a problem…
