Trees for Kids

Title: Trees for Kids
Location: San Luis Obispo County Library
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Description: Bring the kids and come learn about the birds, bugs, and other creatures (including people!) that rely on trees in the landscape. Hands-on, interactive, and fun! No one goes home without planting a seed of their own. Presentation by One Cool Earth, sponsored by the San Luis Obispo County Library.
Start Time: 10:30
Date: 2011-03-19
End Time: 11:15

Garden Matchmaking Anniversary Potluck/Work Party

Title: Garden Matchmaking Anniversary Potluck/Work Party
Location: Davies’ Organic Garden 5015 Jesperson Road about 3/4 mile down by three black mail boxes across from pepper tree under a pine tree, turn down the paved road, not the parallel gravel one, and drive past the windmill. Call 760-382-5164 to carpool or for more directions.
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Description: Come meet your garden-match, ask questions, work a little or just hang out and learn from a lifelong organic gardener: Phyllis Davies will offer a tour of her unique farm, demonstrating easy home composting, making raspberry beds, starting tree collards, basic fruit tree care and much much more. The Davies have shared their bounty with many–Outside Now! maintains a quarter acre student-run organic farm; excess produce is often shared with the food bank, neighbors and friends. We will have a chance to get our hands dirty, too, helping with maintenance while we learn. Bring containers, boxes or bags to take home rich mushroom compost and a few raspberry plants and heads of lettuce. Also bring a dish to share for the potluck, as well as your own utensils, cups and plates. Dress for the weather!
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-02-12
End Time: 13:30

Tu B’Shevat Tree Planting @ Temple Ner Shalom

Title: Tu B’Shevat Tree Planting @ Temple Ner Shalom
Location: Temple Ner Shalom, San Luis Obispo
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Description: Come celebrate Tu B’Shevat, a Jewish holiday that marks the new year for trees, by planting oaks at the local Temple Ner Shalom. All are welcome, and trees, shovels, and guidance will be provided. Bring water bottles, appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes.
Start Time: 13:00
Date: 2011-01-22
End Time: 15:00

SLO Green Build Rain Water Management Guide Kick-Off

Title: SLO Green Build Rain Water Management Guide Kick-Off
Location: Veteran’s Hall in Morro Bay
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Description: Come check out SLO Green Build’s unveiling of the SLO County RAINWATER MANAGEMENT GUIDE for Low Impact Development, (LID). The Guide is a how-to manual for SLO residents. Each attendee will receive a free Guide courtesy of the Morro Bay National Estuary Program. Our featured presenter is Brock Dolman. Brock will discuss Low Impact Development from roofs to rivers and cities to seaside. SLO Green Build member Stacey White will give an update on the development of a County Green Building Ordinance (GBO), with a focus on storm water and LID measures and what is included in the CAL Green building code., and Rob Livick – City of Morro Bay, Public Services Director, will update on the city’s Storm Water Management Plan, green building incentive program and the upcoming Illicit Discharge Ordinance. Morro Bay Vets Hall, 209 Surf St. Suggested donation: $10.00

Be sure to stop by One Cool Earth’s booth at the event!
Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2011-01-14
End Time: 21:00

Direct Seeding at Whale Rock

Title: Direct Seeding at Whale Rock
Location: Meet at Cal Poly Admin Parking Lot @ 9:30 am to carpool/caravan
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Description: What to Bring: Mud shoes, warm clothing just in case, sun glasses, sun hat, sun lotion, water bottle, picnic lunch/snacks

What to Expect: We’ll get to the reservoir around 10:00 am, take a tour, talk about the natural history and vegetation, plant acorns directly into slopes. Bring a picnic lunch if you wish! Planting ends at 12:30 pm but we can stay longer and hike if there is agreement. Good times all around!

For directions to the site, please call Greg @ 760-382-5164
Start Time: 9:30
Date: 2011-01-15
End Time: 12:30

Liberty High School Nursery Project Begins

Title: Liberty High School Nursery Project Begins
Location: Liberty High School, Paso Robles
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Description: One Cool Earth has worked with Liberty High School over the past few years to educate students about growing and landscaping with native plants. This year, we will begin construction of a student-run, financially self-sustaining plant nursery where students will connect with the natural environment and learn practical skills motivating them to seek careers and higher education in related fields. The first six months of the program cover soils. Stay tuned for more information, and contact us if you are interested in purchasing plants or volunteering at the nursery.

Date: 2010-10-11

Make a Difference Day with One Cool Earth

Title: Make a Difference Day with One Cool Earth
Location: Whale Rock Reservoir, Cayucos
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Description: Join One Cool Earth to help meet our goal of planting 500 trees at Whale Rock Reservoir, a water supply for Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo. We will provide tools and instructions, please bring your own appropriate clothing, closed toe shoes, long pants, water bottles and sun/rain gear. Planting follows a brief educational introduction to the project and local flora.
Start Time: 10:30
Date: 2010-10-23
End Time: 14:00

SLO Seed Exchange

Title: SLO Seed Exchange
Location: SLO County Library
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Description: One Cool Earth will be sharing a selection of native seeds and instructions on growing your own California native plant garden. Go to http://www.ecologistics.org/centralcoastbioneers/seed-exchange.html to find out more about this awesome event!
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2010-10-23
End Time: 21:00

One Cool Earth booth at Bioneers

Title: One Cool Earth booth at Bioneers
Location: Preforming Arts Center at Cal Poly
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Description: Bioneers is inspiring a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. One Cool Earth will be boothing at the event…please stop by if you are interested in volunteering with us, supporting our programs by purchasing trees, or just find out more about what we do and who we are. Check out the bioneers.org for more information on events and tickets. Note: access to the booth exhibits is free of charge.
Start Date: 2010-10-16
End Date: 2010-10-18

Global Work Party, Workshops, Music, Potluck

Title: Global Work Party, Workshops, Music, Potluck
Location: Bear Creek Ranch, 3698 Clark Valley Rd. Los Osos, CA
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Description: One Cool Earth will hold a native tree workshop and possibly a planting. Trees grown through our nursery program will be available on a by-donation basis–oaks and redwoods.

There will be solar oven making, biochar making, compost tub and bokashi making, seed exchange, clay seed ball making, tree planting, native plant walk, cob pizza oven making, no on prop 23 calling and outreach, bike workshops, followed by fantastic musical performances by World Wind, State of Jefferson and others.

Donation proceeds will go to no on prop 23 efforts, and opportunities for donations for other local green initiative…s.
Please bring food for the potluck, any materials for compost bin making including:

For compost bins:
3 2×4 x 8 wood pieces
1 galvinized chain link fence post
4 3.5inch 1/4 bolts with washers and nuts
6 or 8 6″ 60d nails
one 55 gal barrel (must be food grade)
4 latches
one piano hinge
one box of 10-32 3/4″ nuts and bolts
55 gallon barrels

For Solar Ovens:
Cardboard
Aluminum foil

Bike Workshop:
old bikes and bike parts

Seeds:
Open pollinated and heirloom seeds: no seeds from those living close to GMO growers please! Must keep the seeds sacred…

And bring any other materials for proactive sustainable projects

To volunteer to help out: get in touch!

Check in soon for more detailed time schedule and any new workshop additions–and get in touch if you would like to teach a workshop

Look forward to seeing you there!

Contact: kswifta@gmail.com or check out http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143092105735697 for more info.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2010-10-10
End Time: 22:00