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  • Beantree Farm
    consulting/design services, education, workshops, tours, permaculture, green building, earth/cob/straw/recycled materials building, integrated passive/active low energy/water community design, local/native foods, food security, educational staycations, na
  • Community Information Resource Center
    "a networking hub and information source dedicated to building a better world."
  • Oro Valley First
    "working actively to ensure the vitality of the local, independent businesses in our area."

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  • Beantree Farm
    consulting/design services, education, workshops, tours, permaculture, green building, earth/cob/straw/recycled materials building, integrated passive/active low energy/water community design, local/native foods, food security, educational staycations, na

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  • Film and Discussion Night: The Age of Stupid
    The Age of Stupid September 12th, 5:00 pm. Film starts at 5:45 Sunday Night at the Movies at St. Francis in the Foothills Church, at Swan and River Roads. Bring a potluck dish to share in the main meeting space. Questions? Call Liz 299-9839 Pete Postlethwaite stars as the narrator of the film, an old...
  • Save energy and money too!
    The Teaching & Helping Program of Empowering Local Communities, Inc. is organizing a project to reduce the energy use of as many Tucson homes as possible on the Day of Climate Action, October 10, 2010 (10-10-10). We are looking for Tucson homeowners who want to participate in doing energy conservation...
  • Wild & Scenic Film Festival
    The Loft Cinema, 3233 E Speedway, Blvd., Tucson, Arizona The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour brings together a selection of films from the annual festival held each January in Nevada City, CA. The chosen films not only highlight environmental concerns but also provide solutions, reaching...
  • Beantree Farm Workshops and Feasts Begin!
    Barbara Rose, a teaching team member of the Sonoran Permaculture Guild has announced a series of intensive workshops about native foods, herbs, and earth crafts on the first and third Saturdays of each month. More details are available at www.beantreefarm.com.
  • Local Food Workshop & Tour
    An afternoon of local food learning, networking and experiences. Walking J Farm (Double Check Ranch South), Amado, AZ Just an hour south of Tucson . For details, contact Judith Mattson at Local Food Concepts, 520.395.0663, or via email: LocalFoodConcepts@comcast.net
  • Fall 2010 Local Food Workshop & Tour Series
    A personal choice to select, prepare and serve local, fresh, healthy, natural and organic foods is only as good as the available food supply.  Here in the desert, it can be a special challenge – both for customers and those who grow food locally. Local Food Concepts, the Tucson-based, local food...
  • Remembering the remarkable Matthew R. Simmons
    By Steve Andrews, Sally Odland, John Theobald and Randy Udall.  Andrews and Udall are retired co-founders of ASPO-USA. Odland is a former ASPO-USA board member. Theobald is a former ASPO-USA conference organizer. Published by the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas – USA (ASPO-USA)...
  • The Arizona's Greenest Workplace Challenge
    It's one thing to have a workplace that has a recycling bin, but do you know of a company that could be named Arizona’s Greenest Workplace? Mrs. Green is on the hunt for companies and workplaces that are miles ahead of the pack when it comes to keeping it green and making conscious efforts to be more...
  • The Green Living Fair
    At the HabiStore 3840 S. Palo Verde at Ajo (SW corner of Ajo and Palo Verde) Learn from the gurus of green, as local experts share tips, info, and ways to go green and save greenbacks at the Green Living Fair in Partnership with AFV Day Odyssey. Discover steps for energy savings, resource conservation,...
  • What we don't know about saving energy
    A recent study suggests that even though more of us are concerned about the environment and the importance of reducing our carbon footprint, most of us are poorly informed about the relative impact of energy saving actions we can take in our homes. Arguably "people seem conditioned to think of energy...