http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/ en Copyright 2013 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:35:47 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss *"Ladies of the Land" * Board Changes * Ventura River Watershed Council *Earth Day Recap Read E-News Here...]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/05/may_enews.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/05/may_enews.shtml Events Home Mon, 13 May 2013 16:35:47 -0800 Besides our recent location change, OVGC Board changes are afoot. We are losing Marleen Luckman, our esteemed President, and her husband Frank Malle and welcoming a new board member, Cynthia Grier. http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/05/2013_may_board_changes.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/05/2013_may_board_changes.shtml Press Room Wed, 08 May 2013 19:23:00 -0800 A hat is highly recommended, as are long pants and closed-toed shoes or boots. The Coalition will provide work gloves, tools, water and snacks, but feel free to bring along your own gloves and digging tools. Parking is available at the lower Libbey parking lot off of South Montgomery Street. To check in follow the signs to the work site near the old jailhouse building in lower Libbey Park (between the bike path and the lower tennis courts). Those under the age of 18 will need a liability release waiver signed by a parent or guardian. For more information or for waivers please contact deborah@ojaivalleygreencoalition€‹.com or call (805) 669-8445. ]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/final_creek_work_day_until_fal.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/final_creek_work_day_until_fal.shtml Z-Archived Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:49:39 -0800 Download flyer here ]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/spring_community_gathering_and.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/spring_community_gathering_and.shtml Z-Archived Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:42:05 -0800 Read E-News Here...]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/april_enews_2013.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/april_enews_2013.shtml Z-Archived Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:52:06 -0800 WaterSmart Technology, Inc. is an inventor with products and inventions used world-wide. Perhaps most importantly to us, Ken helped found the Ojai Valley Green Coalition after an “environmental awakening” spurred by Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.”]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/ken_wright_coalition_cofounder.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/ken_wright_coalition_cofounder.shtml Press Room Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:06:44 -0800 WaterSmart Technology, Inc. is an inventor with products and inventions used world-wide. Perhaps most importantly to us, Ken helped found the Ojai Valley Green Coalition after an “environmental awakening” spurred by Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.”]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/ken_wright_coalition_cofounder_1.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/ken_wright_coalition_cofounder_1.shtml Press Room Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:06:44 -0800
EarthPlay 2013 – Wishes for Our World - 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Your hosts for Earth Day – Oak Grove School, Food for Thought, Ojai Valley Land Conservancy and the Coalition – have a great day organized for the community. Here are all the fun and interesting things you can to do: Hang out at the stage – entertainment includes Dave Palmer & Friends; Kalinka; the Ojai Youth Symphony; school bands from Nordhoff, Besant Hill, and Oak Grove; Kealoha & Company; Tonalli Aztec Dancers; author James Mihaley; Peace Sticks; and more. Eat, learn, browse and play – there will be food aplenty, environmental presentations and exhibits, field play, community involvement, and great ideas for our world. Create – elementary students from schools throughout the Ojai Valley have designed 9" x 9" cloth squares with wishes for our world that will be displayed for all to see. Additional squares will be available at the event so you can create your own"Wish for Our World." Tread lightly – trolley rides to EarthPlay are free all day, courtesy of the City of Ojai Trolley. There will also be a bike valet available and special parking for EV cars. Walking is great, too, but please leave the dog home for this event. Admission is free and everything takes place under the trees at the Oak Grove School campus, 220 W. Lomita Avenue in Ojai. For more information visit ojaiearthday.org. To help staff the event, check out the volunteer shifts available here.
We also have Earth Day raffle tickets available that benefit the Coalition. Hit reply to contact Deborah for raffle details. Thank you! To download the flyer click here ]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/earthplay_2013_wishes_for_our.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/earthplay_2013_wishes_for_our.shtml Z-Archived Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:09:40 -0800 *Tomatomania!!! *Food Forest Workshop: Raised Beds *Beyond Monsanto and HR 733 *"Ground Operations" goes to Washington DC Read Food News Here... http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/food_news_april_2013.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/04/food_news_april_2013.shtml Events Home Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:56:57 -0800 Read E-News Here...]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/03/march_enews_2013.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/03/march_enews_2013.shtml Z-Archived Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:28:29 -0800 The Coalition has moved its headquarters down the street to 206 N. Signal St. Suite S (El Paseo office complex next to Wells Fargo, we’re upstairs). We hope you will visit us sometime Wednesday thru Friday, 12 to 5 p.m. And look for Open House invitations coming this summer Soon we’ll have everything back in order – educational displays and artwork, very impressive lending library, and recycling center for household batteries, handheld electronics, media storage, ink & toner, old holiday lights, and wine corks – to name a few of our ‘resources’. If you can donate any of the following items on our Wish List, we'll get there that much faster! • Light weight 8' curtain panels • Flat screen monitor/TV for presentations • Silk or live green plants • Create a 4'x4' mural - on the 'story' of compost, watershed, or green streets Please contact Deborah at membership@ojaivalleygreencoalition.com, if you are able to donate fixtures, funds, or materials for our new center. Thank you.]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/03/new_home_for_the_ovgc_resource.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/03/new_home_for_the_ovgc_resource.shtml Home Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:01:45 -0800 The Coalition will join the 7th Annual Earth Hour at our new Resource Center located at 206 N. Signal St. #S from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Along with participating in this historic event, we will be kicking off our Lights Down, Please project under our Ojai Energy Efficiency and Renewables Initiative. Come learn how you can take personal steps toward better exterior lighting and, as a Coalition member, help our community turn down its lights. This is an RSVP event and reservations can be emailed to membership@ojaivalleygreencoalition.com or leave a message at (805) 669-8445. Click here to download the flyer ]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/03/march_23_2013_7th_annual_earth.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/03/march_23_2013_7th_annual_earth.shtml Z-Archived Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:51:22 -0800 Earth Hour interconnected global community. They have proven that if you believe in something strongly enough, you can achieve amazing things. Earth Hour is not merely an annual event, but is a continuous movement driving real actions to change the world’s use of energy and bring to light human impact on our home, planet Earth.]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/03/march_23_2013_millions_of_peop.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/03/march_23_2013_millions_of_peop.shtml Press Room Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:20:38 -0800 *"Ground Operations" Wins! *2nd Annual Seed & Plant Swap *What to do now in the Garden? *Some Good News on GMO Labeling??? *Ojai Food Co-Op has the Green Light Read Food News Here...]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/02/food_news_february_2013.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/02/food_news_february_2013.shtml Z-Archived Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:41:54 -0800 Read E-News Here... ]]> http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/02/february_enews_2013.shtml http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/2013/02/february_enews_2013.shtml Z-Archived Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:36:51 -0800