Ojai Valley Green Coalition tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2012://1 2012-02-03T20:41:15Z Movable Type 3.33 Feb. 10th - Community Gathering and Winter Feast - Save Energy, Save Money and Save the Planet tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2012://1.273 2012-02-03T20:40:33Z 2012-02-03T20:41:15Z The Ojai Valley Green Coalition invites you to its winter community gathering on Friday, February 10. Mingle with neighbors, share a potluck supper and start the new year right with the evening’s program focused on “How to Save Energy, Save... Suzanne Feldman Friday, February 10. Mingle with neighbors, share a potluck supper and start the new year right with the evening’s program focused on “How to Save Energy, Save Money and Save the Planet”. Coalition Built Environment Council members will discuss all types of programs available to Ojai renters, homeowners and businesses to conserve energy through building and appliance efficiency and explain how you can easily switch to renewable energy. This will also kick off our new 'Ojai Energy Efficiency Initiative' recently funded by The Gas Company and Southern California Edison. The Coalition is using the funds to spread the word on energy programs to help Ojai move toward a “Net Zero” community - producing as much energy as we use. This is an evening out with good food and good people while giving the community information they can use and possibly would not otherwise know existed. Hosted by the Coalition at the Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai Ave., the evening will begin with a meet and greet from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m., food sharing from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., followed by the energy presentation. There will also be information tables to learn about many of the Coalition’s activities. Come share and celebrate our winter’s bounty with your favorite salad, entrée, or dessert featuring seasonal, local and organic ingredients. To reduce our landfill waste, please bring your own table service (plate, silverware, mug, and cloth napkin). To RSVP or for more information email ojaiculinaryclub@gmail.com or call (805) 669-8445. DOWNLOAD FLYER ]]> Food News - February 2012 tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2012://1.274 2012-02-03T20:39:28Z 2012-02-03T20:39:58Z Find out what the Food Council has been up to: * Good Food-Good Energy Gathering, Friday, February 10 - Chaparral Auditorium * Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth - Author & Rancher, Eric Herme - 6:30-8:30 on Thursday,... Suzanne Feldman * Good Food-Good Energy Gathering, Friday, February 10 - Chaparral Auditorium * Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth - Author & Rancher, Eric Herme - 6:30-8:30 on Thursday, February 9th * Fabulous Stone Fruit Tree Pruning Class - Charles Duncan - Master Gardener * February 17th - 8:00 - 3:30 - Keynote Speaker: Karen Ross - California Secretary of Food & Agriculture * Feb. 19th - From Film to Table: TOAST * Good Time to Double Dig Read Food News Here... ]]> Ojai City Planning Commision - Reviewing New Light Ordinance tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2012://1.272 2012-01-26T16:05:51Z 2012-02-03T20:29:52Z City planning commision will be reviewing and recommending to city council a new light ordinance. In the works for four years, please come out and support OVGC member, Gail Topping, who has led this effort in getting a light ordinance... Suzanne Feldman Click Here to read the ordinance.]]> Jan 23 - Open House Invitation tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2012://1.271 2012-01-19T00:27:05Z 2012-01-26T16:05:00Z You are invited! On Monday, January 23 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. join us for an informal preview of the Green Coalition's new Green Resource Center on Ojai Avenue. This is a free open house and is a great way... Suzanne Feldman You are invited! On Monday, January 23 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. join us for an informal preview of the Green Coalition's new Green Resource Center on Ojai Avenue. This is a free open house and is a great way to get to know the Coalition and directors, share ideas and concerns, and see where you might tap in. Over wine and cheese and in an hour, two of our Board members, David White and Caryn Bosson, will share the history of the Coalition, and gather your thoughts and ideas for how we might create a more sustainable and resilient future for our community. This is a not a fundraiser. Just come with your curiosity and ideas! RSVP requested. The program is one hour: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 327 E. Ojai Ave. (next to Ojai Pizza, through the gate). If you'd like to join us, please RSVP to membership@ojaivalleygreencoalition.com. THANK YOU. ]]> TOP US OFF! WE’RE GETTING CLOSE! tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2011://1.263 2012-01-18T16:29:56Z 2012-02-03T20:32:28Z Update February, 1, 2012: Thank You, Gracias, Merci, Bedankt, Arigato Thanks to everyone who has supported our work! Everyone who donated, everyone who volunteered, everyone who took the time to take action in the last year. We came close to... Suzanne Feldman Thank You, Gracias, Merci, Bedankt, Arigato Thanks to everyone who has supported our work! Everyone who donated, everyone who volunteered, everyone who took the time to take action in the last year. We came close to our $10,000 goal and feel really good about it. Our final amount - $7827.00. Thank you Ojai Valley and Friends from afar. -- TOP US OFF! WE’RE GETTING CLOSE! Wow! We’ve raised $6,812.00 toward our $10,000.00 matching challenge needed by January 31, 2012. Thanks to all who have stepped up. This is so great and we’re getting close, but hitting our mark would be fantastic and is critical to our ability to continue our key projects and other efforts. If you have not yet responded, can you get us to our goal? We have $3,188.00 more to go. Not a member yet, please join. Up for renewal, keep on keeping on. In a position to give an extra gift, double thanks. Been thinking of a gift membership, what better way to express your love than with an early Valentine’s that says I care about the environment you live in and want to make a difference. The Ojai Valley Green Coalition needs your financial support TODAY to keep up the work you read about here and in our newsletters. If you contribute by the January deadline, every dollar is doubled! That’s funds that will be used to further a green, sustainable and resilient Ojai Valley for all of us now and in the future.
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Our award-winning volunteer-driven organization brings educational events and hands-on projects that improve our sustainability in the Ojai Valley. There is so much more to be done. With your financial support, we can deepen the impact of our projects, education, and advocacy work that restore and preserve our environment for all of us. Invest in the Ojai Valley Green Coalition with a monthly membership donation as low as $10.00. It’s simple and easy to do securely. Or join as an annual member with as little as $25.00 a year. Or give a gift membership or add to your current membership to help us achieve some specific goals. Act TODAY so your gift to the Ojai Valley Green Coalition can be DOUBLED by our special membership challenge up to $10,000.00! Access to our website and subscription to our monthly e-newsletter are free, but by supporting our work as a supporting member, you will be helping us to: * Bring our resource center to its full potential * Continue to move a city ordinance forward and educate the community on light pollution * Campaign for a city single-use carryout bag reduction ordinance * Produce educational presentations, workshops and events * Map our valley water, food, and energy assets and needs * Encourage residents and businesses to reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost * Foster an awareness of the effects of our food choices and increase local food production Perhaps the best reason for giving to the Ojai Valley Green Coalition is that you are helping to grow the movement of people working together to build a more sustainable and resilient community. And that's a gift we all can enjoy—now and for generations to come. Please join us. ]]> January E-News 2012 tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2012://1.270 2012-01-12T20:38:26Z 2012-01-12T20:38:50Z Check out the Ojai Valley Green Coalition's monthly E-news: * E-waste Collection Event * Help OVGC Meet $10,000 Matching Donation Challenge * Calling All EV Owners * Corporate Personhood Update Read E-News Here...... Suzanne Feldman * E-waste Collection Event * Help OVGC Meet $10,000 Matching Donation Challenge * Calling All EV Owners * Corporate Personhood Update Read E-News Here...]]> Jan 7th - RECYCLE YOUR E-WASTE tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2011://1.267 2012-01-04T16:29:56Z 2012-01-12T20:35:57Z In partnership with Ojai Valley Directory, Ojai Community Bank, Gold Coast Recycling & Transfer, and PC Pros, the Ojai Valley Green Coalition will once again hold an e-waste recycling event on Saturday, January 7, 2012, in the bank’s parking lot,... Suzanne Feldman E-Recycling of California will be accepting for recycling most types of electronics, including computers, monitors, and all accessories; TVs, radios, stereo and small appliances, such as toasters and microwaves. The Coalition will also be recycling household batteries (limit five pounds), ink and toner cartridges, CDs and DVDs with cases, cassette tapes with cases, iPods, cell phones and incandescent holiday lights. Did you receive new electronics or small appliances as holiday gifts? It’s illegal to dispose of your old items in the trash, or in regular recycle bins. These universal wastes, as they are called, contain toxic heavy metals that can leach into the ground, so they cannot go to landfills. The coalition also collects, CDs, DVDs, ink and toner cartridges, iPods and cell phones year round at its resource center located at 327 E. Ojai Ave. DOWNLOAD FLYER ]]> Food News - January 2012 tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2012://1.269 2012-01-02T16:29:56Z 2012-02-03T20:38:36Z Find out what the Food Council has been up to: * Gourmand or Glutton, hmm? * The Best Way to Defeat GMO Food is.... GOING TO SEED: 4TH Annual Seed Swap * Ventura County Agricultural Summit - COMING SOON: February... Suzanne Feldman * Gourmand or Glutton, hmm? * The Best Way to Defeat GMO Food is.... GOING TO SEED: 4TH Annual Seed Swap * Ventura County Agricultural Summit - COMING SOON: February 17th * Grow Food Party Crew Inspires 100 Seeds of Change Read Food News Here... ]]> Gold Coast Charging Stations tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2012://1.268 2012-01-02T16:15:31Z 2012-01-05T16:32:41Z Ever wonder where you can charge up your electric car locally? Here is a list of locations: DOWNLOAD PDF FILE... Suzanne Feldman DOWNLOAD PDF FILE ]]> December E-News 2011 tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2011://1.266 2011-12-15T05:38:12Z 2012-01-12T20:39:50Z Check out the Ojai Valley Green Coalition's monthly E-news: * Thank You for the Good Start Toward Our Membership Goal * Water Quality and Our Watershed * Recycle Your E-Waste in January * Your Board of Directors Read E-News Here...... Suzanne Feldman * Thank You for the Good Start Toward Our Membership Goal * Water Quality and Our Watershed * Recycle Your E-Waste in January * Your Board of Directors Read E-News Here... ]]> 171 to 350 in 90 Days Is Our Goal! tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2011://1.259 2011-12-08T00:13:53Z 2011-12-07T15:51:16Z Out of our mailing list of 935, the Coalition has 171 financially supporting members. We’ll be honest, that’s not a lot, so we’ve set a goal of 350 by January 31, 2012. And to help us reach that goal, we... Suzanne Feldman If you become a new member by the January deadline, every dollar of your membership will be doubled! (Up to $10,000.00!) That’s money that will be used to further a green, sustainable and resilient Ojai Valley for all of us now and in the future.
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Can you be one of those 179 new members? Or add a year-end gift to your existing membership? Or give a membership to someone as a holiday gift? The Ojai Valley Green Coalition needs your financial support TODAY to keep up the work you read about in this newsletter. Clearly, if you’re reading this, you care about the environment. The Coalition is here as a voice for you and the community to affect positive change. Our award-winning volunteer-driven organization brings educational events and hands-on projects that improve our sustainability in the Ojai Valley. There is so much more to be done. With your financial support, we can deepen the impact of our projects, education, and advocacy work that restore and preserve our environment for all of us. Invest in the Ojai Valley Green Coalition with a monthly membership donation as low as $10. It’s simple and easy to do securely. Or join as an annual member with as little as $25 a year. Or give a gift membership or add to your current membership to help us achieve specific goals. Act TODAY so your gift to the Ojai Valley Green Coalition can be DOUBLED by our special membership challenge up to $10,000! Access to our website and subscription to our monthly e-newsletter are free, but by supporting our work as a supporting member, you will be helping us to: * Bring our resource center to its full potential * Continue to move a city ordinance forward and educate the community on light pollution * Campaign for a city single-use carryout bag reduction ordinance * Produce educational presentations, workshops and events * Map our valley water, food, and energy assets and needs * Encourage residents and businesses to reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost * Foster an awareness of the effects of our food choices and increase local food production Perhaps the best reason for giving to the Ojai Valley Green Coalition is that you are helping to grow the movement of people working together to build a more sustainable and resilient community. And that's a gift we all can enjoy—now and for generations to come. Please join us. ]]> Water Quality and Our Watershed tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2011://1.265 2011-12-07T19:56:34Z 2011-12-07T20:08:25Z An Ojai Valley-wide meeting about new water quality standards and local options to protect water quality will be hosted by the Coalition on December 13, 2011. Presenting will be the Regional Water Quality Control Board, with local input from the... Suzanne Feldman An Ojai Valley-wide meeting about new water quality standards and local options to protect water quality will be hosted by the Coalition on December 13, 2011. Presenting will be the Regional Water Quality Control Board, with local input from the Resource Conservation District and the Waste to Energy bio-digester project. here. Thanks to the Ojai Unified School District and our volunteers who are providing the meeting arrangements. The Regional Water Quality Control Board is developing a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program to limit the load (quantities) of each nutrient source that can be identified in the watershed. The TMDL may require new actions to protect water quality that can include changes in the uses of fertilizers, management of horse and animal wastes, treating runoff from city streets and reducing the effects of septic tank effluent. The Regional Board staff is currently determining what targets and allocations for nutrients are appropriate and plan to have a CEQA scoping meeting by February 2012. This valley-wide meeting to inform the public will feature Jenny Newman of the Regional Board making the main presentation about why nutrients are a concern and the TMDL process. The local Waste to Energy (W2E) committee will give an update about a recently funded feasibility study for a bio-digester project that can take organic nutrient wastes and convert them to energy, and the Resource Conservation District (RCD) will discuss their upcoming workshops about low-cost and effective practices to protect water quality at ranches and farms.]]> Thank You for the Good Start Toward Our Membership Goal tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2011://1.264 2011-12-07T19:45:34Z 2011-12-07T19:53:19Z We’ve raised $1,437 toward our $10,000 matching challenge goal needed by January 31, 2012. Membership has gone from 171 to 186 individuals with many renewing members. We’d love to double membership to 350. Can you be one of those 164... Suzanne Feldman Can you be one of those 164 new members? Or add a year-end gift to your existing membership? Or give a membership to someone as a holiday gift? ]]> If you contribute by the January deadline, every dollar will be doubled! That’s money that will be used to further a green, sustainable and resilient Ojai Valley for all of us now and in the future. Clearly, if you’re reading this, you care about the environment. The Coalition is here as a voice for you and the community to affect positive change. Our award-winning volunteer-driven organization brings educational events and hands-on projects that improve our sustainability in the Ojai Valley. There is so much more to be done. With your financial support, we can deepen the impact of our projects, education, and advocacy work that restore and preserve our environment for all of us. Invest in the Ojai Valley Green Coalition with a monthly membership donation as low as $10. It’s simple and easy to do securely. Or join as an annual member with as little as $25 a year. Or give a gift membership or add to your current membership to help us achieve some specific goals. Act TODAY so your gift to the Ojai Valley Green Coalition can be DOUBLED by our special membership challenge up to $10,000! Access to our website and subscription to our monthly e-newsletter are free, but by supporting our work as a supporting member, you will be helping us to: - Bring our resource center to its full potential - Continue to move a city ordinance forward and educate the community on light pollution - Campaign for a city single-use carryout bag reduction ordinance - Produce educational presentations, workshops and events - Map our valley water, food, and energy assets and needs - Encourage residents and businesses to reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost - Foster an awareness of the effects of our food choices and increase local food production Perhaps the best reason for giving to the Ojai Valley Green Coalition is that you are helping to grow the movement of people working together to build a more sustainable and resilient community. And that’s a gift we all can enjoy—now and for generations to come. Please join us.]]> Food News - December 2011 tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2011://1.262 2011-12-07T15:42:22Z 2012-01-05T16:27:06Z Find out what the Food Council has been up to: * A Season for Sharing - a quick list of ideas to celebrate the growing, cooking, and sharing of food. * Upcoming Events Read Food News Here...... Suzanne Feldman * A Season for Sharing - a quick list of ideas to celebrate the growing, cooking, and sharing of food. * Upcoming Events Read Food News Here... ]]> Dec. 3rd - Creek Habitat Restoration Tour and Workday tag:www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org,2011://1.258 2011-11-29T19:13:06Z 2011-12-07T15:44:46Z Join members of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition in Libbey Park on Saturday, December 3 for a Creek Habitat Restoration Tour and Workday. If there is enough interest, project leader and biologist, Brian Holly, will lead a tour of our... Suzanne Feldman Watershed Council Chair, Bill O'Brien With Apple Tree This phase of the OVGC creek habitat restoration work is funded by a U.S. Fish & Wildlife grant. For more detailed directions and information call (805) 669-8445 or email coordinator@ojaivalleygreencoalition.com. ]]>