Personal Lifestyle

Affiliated Organizations

  • 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
  • Food Conspiracy Co-op
    Organic produce, award-winning bulk section, fair trade and local food and items, plus community programs.
  • Neighbors Care Alliance
    The NEIGHBORS CARE ALLIANCE (NCA) assists communities in helping elders remain independent and in their homes for as long as possible through the support of neighbors helping neighbors.
  • Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    An excellent resource for all people wanting to design systems guided by ecology, including building, food production and water harvesting. The site also features workshops taught by Tucson's experts in the field.
  • Tucson Time Traders
    Tucson's local TimeBank - we are a network of people who trade an hour of work for an hour of work. TimeBanking allows people to trade assistance, and helps build healthy communities.
  • TucsonRecycles.org
    Find out where to recycle anything, and more, in the Tucson region.
  • Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona
    The Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) is a program for youth ages 11-18. We provide service learning and leadership opportunities in several different areas including the environment, animals, children, seniors, homelessness, hunger, social justice and more...

Other Local Organizations

  • Ecosa Institute
    "Unique sustainable design programs for architecture and design undergraduates, graduates, AND sustainable career explorers" (Prescott, AZ)
  • Neighbors Care Alliance
    The NEIGHBORS CARE ALLIANCE (NCA) assists communities in helping elders remain independent and in their homes for as long as possible through the support of neighbors helping neighbors.
  • Sustainable Seafood Program - Desert Museum
    Resources on sustainable seafood choices (including a downloadable wallet card), with a special focus on the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez).
  • Tucson Time Traders
    Tucson's local TimeBank - we are a network of people who trade an hour of work for an hour of work. TimeBanking allows people to trade assistance, and helps build healthy communities.

Local Businesses

  • Greener Lives LLC
    A licensed, full-service interior design firm that specializes in healthy and sustainable interiors
  • Solar Store
    "dedicated to providing renewable energy resources, products, and services while addressing the needs of our customers with the highest level of technical and professional competence."
  • Sustainable Bags
    Reusable totes, bioplastic garbage bags, education kits...
  • Tucson Time Traders
    Tucson's local TimeBank - we are a network of people who trade an hour of work for an hour of work. TimeBanking allows people to trade assistance, and helps build healthy communities.

Other Resources

  • 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
  • Greener Lives LLC
    A licensed, full-service interior design firm that specializes in healthy and sustainable interiors
  • Handbook for Rooftop Water Harvesting
    This report by the International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) is a useful guide to rooftop water harvesting. It is intended for the developing world, but as a community that is transforming itself into a desert-adapted community, that is where we ar
  • Low Impact Living Calculator
  • Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    An excellent resource for all people wanting to design systems guided by ecology, including building, food production and water harvesting. The site also features workshops taught by Tucson's experts in the field.
  • The Cat Scan
    A University of Arizona, student-run publication on sustainability.
  • Tucson Green Magazine
    A monthly publication focusing on Sustainable Living, Community Spirit, Home and Garden, Natural Health, Good Food, Style and Arts, the Outdoors, Social Consciousness, and the Products, Services, Economics and Activities of
  • TucsonRecycles.org
    Find out where to recycle anything, and more, in the Tucson region.

Global Organizations

  • Handbook for Rooftop Water Harvesting
    This report by the International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) is a useful guide to rooftop water harvesting. It is intended for the developing world, but as a community that is transforming itself into a desert-adapted community, that is where we ar
  • Low Impact Living Calculator
  • Organic Consumers Association
    An online grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability, and on crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair
  • Shop IPL.org
    "This new online store for energy efficient products provides individuals and congregations with high quality, deeply discounted conservation options. A portion of all proceeds benefit your state Interfaith Power & Light campaign. "

Local Discussion Groups

  • Tucson Permaculture discussion group
    Getting started with projects like growing food, harvesting rainwater, harnessing solar energy? This email discussion group is a good place to post questions, share knowledge, and make connections.

Publications/Media Resources

  • The Cat Scan
    A University of Arizona, student-run publication on sustainability.
  • Tucson Green Magazine
    A monthly publication focusing on Sustainable Living, Community Spirit, Home and Garden, Natural Health, Good Food, Style and Arts, the Outdoors, Social Consciousness, and the Products, Services, Economics and Activities of

Articles

  • Free bike tuneups & more - Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market - Feb 16
    Ride your bike to the Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market and Menlo Bike Mechanics will provide FREE bike tune-ups! You can also enjoy: * Live Music * A Cooking Demo * Bike Accessories * Advice on Bike Maintenance When: Feb. 16th 3-6pm Where: Mercado San Agustin, 100 S. Avenida Del Convento, West of 1-10...
  • Solar Cooking and Sustainability Event in Taylor AZ - Feb 18
    at Northland Pioneer College, Snowflake, Arizona Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 1 to 4 pm - Free admission We are having a tribute to Barbara Kerr and Sherry Cole who invigorated a solar cooking movement when they lived in Tempe in the 1970's. We've got some great speakers and everyone will have a chance...
  • Hot Chile Recipes - Native Seeds / SEARCH - Free Monthly Salon - Feb 20
    at Native Seeds/SEARCH Retail Store, 3061 N. Campbell Road February 20, Monday 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Free Native Seeds / SEARCH Monthly Salons - A little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork. Bring your juiciest ideas and appetite for mind-watering conversations. Celia Riddle, owner...
  • Mole Recipes - Native Seeds / SEARCH - Free Monthly Salon - March 19
    at Native Seeds/SEARCH Retail Store, 3061 N. Campbell Road March 19, Monday 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Free Amy Schwemm, owner of the Mano y Metate line of tasty and versatile moles Amy will talk about how she created her moles and ways to use them in your cooking, and of course will provide samples. The varieties...
  • Annual Flavors of the Desert - April 28
    at the University of Arizona and Tohono Chul Park ANNUAL FLAVORS OF THE DESERT This year we are celebrating the 1981 landmark gathering of the folks who would become the luminaries of the seed world, with a day of workshops at the University of Arizona, and then in the evening at Tohono Chul Park, we...
  • Seed Library of Pima County Public Library - Grand Opening January 28
    10am-5pm at Joel D Valdez Main Library, 101 N Stone Ave, Downtown Tucson Pima County Public Library invites you to the grand opening of its Seed Library and introducing the new Pima County Public Library Bookbike! The Seed Library is a collection of edible, decorative, and herb seed varieties that community...
  • Learn to Save Money in the Kitchen and Home! - January 26
    On January 26th, Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market will host 2 DIY workshops to help Tucsonans stretch their dollars with homemade soaps and food preservation techniques. From 3 to 4pm, Joyce Speirs from Dragnass Soaps will lead a workshop on homemade laundry detergent. From 4 to 5pm, Tiffany Rose...
  • The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012
    The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012 Published by YES! Magazine on Sat, 12/31/2011 Original article: http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/12-most-hopeful-trends-to-build-on-in-2012 by Sarah van Gelder Who would have thought that some young people camped out in lower Manhattan...
  • ST statement of support for Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Tucson
    Sustainable Tucson's statement of support for the Occupy Wall Street movement and Occupy Tucson The mission of Sustainable Tucson is to create a community-wide network of people and organizations facilitating and accelerating Tucson's transition to sustainability through education and collaborative...
  • Greywater Systems - Watershed Technical Training - Feb 6-8
    Early registration ends January 6! Brad Lancaster, Senior Watershed Specialist with Watershed Management Group and author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, will lead this hands-on technical training covering advanced greywater systems. Greywater use is not only allowed by an increasing...
  • Community-based Green Infrastructure - Watershed Technical Training - March 29-31
    Introductory webinar: March 20th, 3-5pm (PDT). Hands-on training: March 29-31, 2012, Tucson, Arizona. Watershed Management Group has been working with community members to install neighborhood level Green Infrastructure (GI) projects in Tucson since 2008. Now WMG is offering an in-depth professional...
  • Tucson Time Traders - Tucson's Local Timebank
    We're starting a local Timebank for the Tucson region, and hosting Timebank community potluck & orientation meetings on the 2nd Thursday every month at the Tucson Ward 3 Office (Grant & Vine). If you're interested in joining us, please sign up at tucson.timebanks.org/user/register, and come to an orientation...
  • Dreaming New Mexico - Peter Warshall - TEDxABQ video
    Dreaming New Mexico has built a map of pragmatic and visionary solutions to create a more localized and green economy with greater local self-reliance and enhanced prosperity. Peter Warshall is Co-Director of the Bioneers' Dreaming New Mexico Project, and a world-renowned water steward, biodiversity...
  • Monthly Salon - Native Seeds / SEARCH
    FREE at the Native Seeds/SEARCH Store, 3061 N. Campbell Ave. 85719 Bring your juiciest ideas and appetite for mind-watering conversations. The Salons are held every third Monday of the month, and have a little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork. Our Salon on January 16, 2012...
  • The Great Bean Tasting - Native Seeds / SEARCH
    THE GREAT BEAN TASTING - Bean Appétit! Feel that rumbling? It's your stomach reminding you that Native Seeds/SEARCH's annual Great Bean Tasting is around the corner! Come out on Saturday, December 10 to the NS/S Retail Store for your holiday shopping and sample a smorgasbord of our delectable beans,...
  • Holiday Farmers' Market
    December 15th, 3-6 pm, at 100 S. Avenida del Convento, near the corner of Congress and Grande This holiday season, Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market shoppers will find a variety of distinctively southwest gifts to choose from at our weekly Thursday market. Our healthy and locally made gifts include...
  • Pima County Food Systems Alliance - Meeting & Potluck - Nov 30
    On November 30th (this Wednesday) from 6-8 pm, there will be a large group meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) with a potluck at the Sam Lena Library (1607 S. 6th Ave, Tucson; call 520.594.5265 for directions) The Agenda is as follows: Welcome & Introduction (Nick) (5 min; 6:00-6:05) Presentation...
  • ST December Meeting - The Politics of Sustainability
    at Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) Activism, Advocacy, and Political Action are ramping up all over the world.  Tucson is no exception, and so Sustainable Tucson begins an exploration into the realm of political expression and action, and...
  • Local Gardening & Farming - Resources & Contacts
    A Secure Food Supply for Tucson & Southern Arizona Resources & Contacts: Gardening & Farming - Production, Distribution, Education A sampling and an on-going growing list (see this page for updates) Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona - communityfoodbank.com Native Seeds/SEARCH - www.nativeseeds...
  • UA Professor Walks Away From Empire
    UA Natural Resources Professor Emeritus Guy McPherson and Sustainable Tucson founding coalition member addresses the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership recounting his journey to personal accountability in the current crisis of civilization...
  • Saying No to WalMart, A Town Builds its Own Store
    Buying Underwear, Along With the Whole Store By AMY CORTESE SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. THE residents of Saranac Lake, a picturesque town in the Adirondacks, are a hardy lot — they have to be to withstand winter temperatures that can drop to 30 below zero. But since the local Ames department store went...
  • Tucson Time Traders - 2011 Nov
    We're starting a local Timebank for the Tucson region.  If you're interested in joining, please sign up at tucson.timebanks.org/user/register, and/or contact us by email - timetraders(at)sustainabletucson.org We'll be at the Sustainable Tucson General Meeting on Food Security on November 14 to give...
  • GMO Free Project Pure Food Happy Hour 11.11.11
    GMO Free Project of Tucson presents Pure Food Happy Hour 11.11.11 Tasty Gluten-Free/Non-GMO/Organic Food that’s good for you - at happy hour prices. Gluten-free/non-GMO info, prizes, mixing & meeting like-minded people. Learn about your gluten free and non-GMO choices in Tucson. Friday, November 11,...
  • Introduction to Growing Food at Home - Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    The future of sustainable agriculture will be in small to medium scale organic food gardens grown right in our cities.  In this workshop that includes hands-on work, you will learn how to set up a complete garden system. We will show you how to increase your garden’s health, production, and nutrient...
  • Mesquite Milling at Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market
    Many in Tucson are familiar with the shady mesquite trees that fill our neighborhoods, but few may know that these native trees also provide us with an excellent source of food. Mesquite pods are a versatile food that may be ground up into a nutritious flour or processed to make sweeteners. Unfortunately,...
  • Garden Mentor Program - Community Food Bank
    Do you grow your own vegetables? Become a Garden Mentor with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and help others learn! Garden Mentors work with a new home or school gardener for two growing seasons, supporting them as they gain the tools to produce their own food. For more information or to...
  • Move Your Money: Campaign grows to divest from "Too Big to Fail" banks to local banks, credit unions
    Published by Democracy Now! on Wed, 11/02/2011 Original article: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/1/move_your_money_campaign_grows_to by Amy Goodman As participants in the Occupy Wall Street movement continue protesting the record profits made by banks bailed out by taxpayer money, a group of grassroots...
  • Local Foods Event at Antigone Books
    We have an upcoming local foods event at Antigone Books (411 N. 4th Avenue) that we thought you might enjoy. Friday, November 18, 7 PM: Join us for a lively discussion with two experts in local, seasonal and sustainable food, each of whom has a new cookbook: Cooking the Wild Southwest by Carolyn Niethammer...
  • Fall Harvest Fest at Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market
    Join us on Thursday Oct. 27th (3pm- 6pm) for family fun at Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market with a veggie scavenger hunt and pumpkin decorating! When you come to the market you can also expect to find a colorful variety of locally grown organic foods including fresh fruits and veggies, eggs, honey and...
  • ST November General Meeting - Food Security
    at  Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) FOOD SECURITY What is it? ... Do we have it? ... What can we do about it? Please join us for the next Sustainable Tucson General Meeting, where we will begin to tackle the issue of creating a secure food...
  • Sprouting: The Art of Gardening in a Jar
    Sprouting: The Art of Gardening in a Jar We are all trying to eat healthier, right? Growing organic sprouts in our own kitchen is an easy, cheap way to improve nutrition. You can quickly grow organic food in your own home by sprouting seeds, beans, grains, or nuts. Easy to learn—In one hour, you...
  • ST Water - resource links
    RAINWATER & GREYWATER USE RESOURCE LIST Hands-On/Workshops http://www.sonoranpermaculture.org/courses-and-workshops/ (Sonoran Permaculture Guild workshops - gray water use; rainwater harvesting; and more) http://www.watershedmg.org/calendar-tucson (Watershed Management Group calendar of events & workshops...
  • Bean Tree Farm Workshops - Fall 2011
    Here are Bean Tree Farm's workshop listings for fall, 2011, plus a special solar energy class we're excited to be hosting.  For more info and any questions, check out www.beantreefarm.com, or email beantreefarm(at)gmail.com --- October 8 ~ Earth Plasters, Paints and Pigments ~ 8am-12noon: Art,...
  • Tucson Electric Car Parade
    Tucson Prepares for National Plug-In Day on October 16 By Benjamin Nead · October 07, 2011 Bob Oldfather, owner of Bookmans Books and a longtime supporter of electric cars, at a Tucson event for the rollout of the Nissan LEAF. Tucson's parade for National Plug In Day will begin at Bookmans’s Campbell...
  • Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself
    Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself, Sunday Oct 16, 2:00-2:40 pm We'll gather to talk about the roots of this ritual in the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot, and how we bless / express gratitude for water and all that we are thankful in our lives. Then we'll move outdoors to scoop up water in a...
  • Low Power Community FM Radio Workshop
    There will be a Low Power FM Radio Workshop on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 in Studio “A” at Access Tucson, 124 E Broadway Blvd. (near 6th Ave), starting at 1:00 pm. Participants will learn; What IS Low Power FM Radio, some FCC requirements for LPFM, the need for a nonprofit to apply for an LPFM license,...
  • Native Seeds/SEARCH Monthly Salon - Native foods for the Holidays
    Join us for a discussion and tasty ideas on Southwest Holiday Fare using native foods, presented by NS/S Board Member Martha Burgess of Flor de Mayo. November 21st 5:30-7:30pm at 3061 N. Campbell. Free. Visit our new Seed Room and Seed Library. www.nativeseeds.org Contact: belle(at)nativeseeds.org...
  • Worm Composting Workshop with Linda Leigh
    Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m. – 12 noon; $65 per person, 3061 N. Campbell, Tucson Learn everything that you need to know to successfully compost your household waste using worms! Learn how to maintain the bin, feed the worms, and harvest and use the worm compost. You’ll go home with: A complete...
  • ST Sustainability Book Sale
    Sustainable Tucson is offering a very special Book Sale fundraising event at our October  General Meeting. We have more than 150 titles, including some hard-to-find classics. The winter reading season is coming, so come and browse this rich collection of sustainability literature. You can shop with...
  • Sustainable Tucson - General Meeting - October 2011
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting - at Milagro Cohousing Community Monday, October 10th, 5:45 – 8:30 pm, and come early at 5:15 pm for a tour Note: this meeting will be at the Milagro Cohousing Community instead of the library (click here for map). If you can come earlier, there will be a tour of...
  • Tucson Time Traders - at Connect 2 Tucson - Sept 24
    We're starting a local Tucson Timebank soon.  If you're interested in joining, please pre-register below, and/or contact us by email - timetraders(at)sustainabletucson.org We will also be at the Connect 2 Tucson - Moving Planet event on September 24 to meet people and give information about time banking...
  • ST September General Meeting
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting Monday, September 12th,  5:45 – 8:00 pm Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone (free lower level parking – off Alameda St September’s General Meeting will include presentations by members of GMO Free Project of Tucson  and...
  • August ST Film Night  "First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting Monday, August 8th,  5:45 - 8:00 pm Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone (free lower level parking - off Alameda St This month's General Meeting will continue our project on "Becoming a Desert Community" by presenting films relevant to desert natural buildings ...
  • Home Food Production Workshops
    The PRO Neighborhoods Newsletter informs us that: The Community Food Bank's Community Food Resource Center will team up with the Pima County Library system in June to present a series of workshops on Sustainability and Home Food Production June 11th, 18th, 23rd and 25th. See details here. The workshops...
  • Home Food Production Workshops
    The PRO Neighborhoods Newsletter informs us that: The Community Food Bank's Community Food Resource Center will team up with the Pima County Library system in June to present a series of workshops on Sustainability and Home Food Production. The workshops are free and open to the public. Pre-registration...
  • Earth Walk 2011
    The folks at Common Ground invite you to participate in Earth Walk 2011. TUCSON EVENT FEATURING: • Walk/dance through an Earth Labyrinth in a baseball stadium • • Featuring an internationally renowned sound healer & local musicians • • Exhibitors for Personal, Social, and Environmental Wellness...
  • Moving Day for Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market
  • Common Ground Rocks the Heart
    HEY healers, musicians, environmentalists, gardeners, artists, students, business owners, kids, dogs.... any body, EVERYBODY who wants to see REAL LOCAL COMMUNITY created in Tucson...... You’re INVITED to participate in Common Ground Tucson’s collaboration with the ROCK THE HEART JAM FEST, Sunday...
  • 350 Home & Garden Challenge
    Transition US is committed to enabling action-oriented programs at the national level.  The Home and Garden Challenge is just such an opportunity. Inspired by the the amazing work done in Sonoma County, CA last May where over 600 gardens were planted, we have decided to take it (inter)national this...
  • Medicine in Motion: the Shamans Awakening
    Location: Urban Tribe Collective 657 West St. Mary’s Rd., Unit C-12 Tucson, AZ 85701 Cost: Free - $10 suggested donation to Diamond Mountain, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization To raise funds for Diamond Mountain University and Retreat Center, Tucson performance artist Christopher Stephen has planned...

Meetings and Events

  • Free bike tuneups & more - Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market - Feb 16
    Ride your bike to the Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market and Menlo Bike Mechanics will provide FREE bike tune-ups! You can also enjoy: * Live Music * A Cooking Demo * Bike Accessories * Advice on Bike Maintenance When: Feb. 16th 3-6pm Where: Mercado San Agustin, 100 S. Avenida Del Convento, West of 1-10...
  • Solar Cooking and Sustainability Event in Taylor AZ - Feb 18
    at Northland Pioneer College, Snowflake, Arizona Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 1 to 4 pm - Free admission We are having a tribute to Barbara Kerr and Sherry Cole who invigorated a solar cooking movement when they lived in Tempe in the 1970's. We've got some great speakers and everyone will have a chance...
  • Hot Chile Recipes - Native Seeds / SEARCH - Free Monthly Salon - Feb 20
    at Native Seeds/SEARCH Retail Store, 3061 N. Campbell Road February 20, Monday 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Free Native Seeds / SEARCH Monthly Salons - A little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork. Bring your juiciest ideas and appetite for mind-watering conversations. Celia Riddle, owner...
  • Mole Recipes - Native Seeds / SEARCH - Free Monthly Salon - March 19
    at Native Seeds/SEARCH Retail Store, 3061 N. Campbell Road March 19, Monday 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Free Amy Schwemm, owner of the Mano y Metate line of tasty and versatile moles Amy will talk about how she created her moles and ways to use them in your cooking, and of course will provide samples. The varieties...
  • Annual Flavors of the Desert - April 28
    at the University of Arizona and Tohono Chul Park ANNUAL FLAVORS OF THE DESERT This year we are celebrating the 1981 landmark gathering of the folks who would become the luminaries of the seed world, with a day of workshops at the University of Arizona, and then in the evening at Tohono Chul Park, we...
  • Seed Library of Pima County Public Library - Grand Opening January 28
    10am-5pm at Joel D Valdez Main Library, 101 N Stone Ave, Downtown Tucson Pima County Public Library invites you to the grand opening of its Seed Library and introducing the new Pima County Public Library Bookbike! The Seed Library is a collection of edible, decorative, and herb seed varieties that community...
  • Learn to Save Money in the Kitchen and Home! - January 26
    On January 26th, Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market will host 2 DIY workshops to help Tucsonans stretch their dollars with homemade soaps and food preservation techniques. From 3 to 4pm, Joyce Speirs from Dragnass Soaps will lead a workshop on homemade laundry detergent. From 4 to 5pm, Tiffany Rose...
  • The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012
    The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012 Published by YES! Magazine on Sat, 12/31/2011 Original article: http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/12-most-hopeful-trends-to-build-on-in-2012 by Sarah van Gelder Who would have thought that some young people camped out in lower Manhattan...
  • ST statement of support for Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Tucson
    Sustainable Tucson's statement of support for the Occupy Wall Street movement and Occupy Tucson The mission of Sustainable Tucson is to create a community-wide network of people and organizations facilitating and accelerating Tucson's transition to sustainability through education and collaborative...
  • Greywater Systems - Watershed Technical Training - Feb 6-8
    Early registration ends January 6! Brad Lancaster, Senior Watershed Specialist with Watershed Management Group and author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, will lead this hands-on technical training covering advanced greywater systems. Greywater use is not only allowed by an increasing...
  • Community-based Green Infrastructure - Watershed Technical Training - March 29-31
    Introductory webinar: March 20th, 3-5pm (PDT). Hands-on training: March 29-31, 2012, Tucson, Arizona. Watershed Management Group has been working with community members to install neighborhood level Green Infrastructure (GI) projects in Tucson since 2008. Now WMG is offering an in-depth professional...
  • Tucson Time Traders - Tucson's Local Timebank
    We're starting a local Timebank for the Tucson region, and hosting Timebank community potluck & orientation meetings on the 2nd Thursday every month at the Tucson Ward 3 Office (Grant & Vine). If you're interested in joining us, please sign up at tucson.timebanks.org/user/register, and come to an orientation...
  • Dreaming New Mexico - Peter Warshall - TEDxABQ video
    Dreaming New Mexico has built a map of pragmatic and visionary solutions to create a more localized and green economy with greater local self-reliance and enhanced prosperity. Peter Warshall is Co-Director of the Bioneers' Dreaming New Mexico Project, and a world-renowned water steward, biodiversity...
  • Monthly Salon - Native Seeds / SEARCH
    FREE at the Native Seeds/SEARCH Store, 3061 N. Campbell Ave. 85719 Bring your juiciest ideas and appetite for mind-watering conversations. The Salons are held every third Monday of the month, and have a little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork. Our Salon on January 16, 2012...
  • The Great Bean Tasting - Native Seeds / SEARCH
    THE GREAT BEAN TASTING - Bean Appétit! Feel that rumbling? It's your stomach reminding you that Native Seeds/SEARCH's annual Great Bean Tasting is around the corner! Come out on Saturday, December 10 to the NS/S Retail Store for your holiday shopping and sample a smorgasbord of our delectable beans,...
  • Holiday Farmers' Market
    December 15th, 3-6 pm, at 100 S. Avenida del Convento, near the corner of Congress and Grande This holiday season, Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market shoppers will find a variety of distinctively southwest gifts to choose from at our weekly Thursday market. Our healthy and locally made gifts include...
  • Pima County Food Systems Alliance - Meeting & Potluck - Nov 30
    On November 30th (this Wednesday) from 6-8 pm, there will be a large group meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) with a potluck at the Sam Lena Library (1607 S. 6th Ave, Tucson; call 520.594.5265 for directions) The Agenda is as follows: Welcome & Introduction (Nick) (5 min; 6:00-6:05) Presentation...
  • ST December Meeting - The Politics of Sustainability
    at Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) Activism, Advocacy, and Political Action are ramping up all over the world.  Tucson is no exception, and so Sustainable Tucson begins an exploration into the realm of political expression and action, and...
  • Local Gardening & Farming - Resources & Contacts
    A Secure Food Supply for Tucson & Southern Arizona Resources & Contacts: Gardening & Farming - Production, Distribution, Education A sampling and an on-going growing list (see this page for updates) Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona - communityfoodbank.com Native Seeds/SEARCH - www.nativeseeds...
  • UA Professor Walks Away From Empire
    UA Natural Resources Professor Emeritus Guy McPherson and Sustainable Tucson founding coalition member addresses the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership recounting his journey to personal accountability in the current crisis of civilization...
  • Saying No to WalMart, A Town Builds its Own Store
    Buying Underwear, Along With the Whole Store By AMY CORTESE SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. THE residents of Saranac Lake, a picturesque town in the Adirondacks, are a hardy lot — they have to be to withstand winter temperatures that can drop to 30 below zero. But since the local Ames department store went...
  • Tucson Time Traders - 2011 Nov
    We're starting a local Timebank for the Tucson region.  If you're interested in joining, please sign up at tucson.timebanks.org/user/register, and/or contact us by email - timetraders(at)sustainabletucson.org We'll be at the Sustainable Tucson General Meeting on Food Security on November 14 to give...
  • GMO Free Project Pure Food Happy Hour 11.11.11
    GMO Free Project of Tucson presents Pure Food Happy Hour 11.11.11 Tasty Gluten-Free/Non-GMO/Organic Food that’s good for you - at happy hour prices. Gluten-free/non-GMO info, prizes, mixing & meeting like-minded people. Learn about your gluten free and non-GMO choices in Tucson. Friday, November 11,...
  • Introduction to Growing Food at Home - Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    The future of sustainable agriculture will be in small to medium scale organic food gardens grown right in our cities.  In this workshop that includes hands-on work, you will learn how to set up a complete garden system. We will show you how to increase your garden’s health, production, and nutrient...
  • Mesquite Milling at Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market
    Many in Tucson are familiar with the shady mesquite trees that fill our neighborhoods, but few may know that these native trees also provide us with an excellent source of food. Mesquite pods are a versatile food that may be ground up into a nutritious flour or processed to make sweeteners. Unfortunately,...
  • Garden Mentor Program - Community Food Bank
    Do you grow your own vegetables? Become a Garden Mentor with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and help others learn! Garden Mentors work with a new home or school gardener for two growing seasons, supporting them as they gain the tools to produce their own food. For more information or to...
  • Move Your Money: Campaign grows to divest from "Too Big to Fail" banks to local banks, credit unions
    Published by Democracy Now! on Wed, 11/02/2011 Original article: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/1/move_your_money_campaign_grows_to by Amy Goodman As participants in the Occupy Wall Street movement continue protesting the record profits made by banks bailed out by taxpayer money, a group of grassroots...
  • Local Foods Event at Antigone Books
    We have an upcoming local foods event at Antigone Books (411 N. 4th Avenue) that we thought you might enjoy. Friday, November 18, 7 PM: Join us for a lively discussion with two experts in local, seasonal and sustainable food, each of whom has a new cookbook: Cooking the Wild Southwest by Carolyn Niethammer...
  • Fall Harvest Fest at Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market
    Join us on Thursday Oct. 27th (3pm- 6pm) for family fun at Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market with a veggie scavenger hunt and pumpkin decorating! When you come to the market you can also expect to find a colorful variety of locally grown organic foods including fresh fruits and veggies, eggs, honey and...
  • ST November General Meeting - Food Security
    at  Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) FOOD SECURITY What is it? ... Do we have it? ... What can we do about it? Please join us for the next Sustainable Tucson General Meeting, where we will begin to tackle the issue of creating a secure food...
  • Sprouting: The Art of Gardening in a Jar
    Sprouting: The Art of Gardening in a Jar We are all trying to eat healthier, right? Growing organic sprouts in our own kitchen is an easy, cheap way to improve nutrition. You can quickly grow organic food in your own home by sprouting seeds, beans, grains, or nuts. Easy to learn—In one hour, you...
  • ST Water - resource links
    RAINWATER & GREYWATER USE RESOURCE LIST Hands-On/Workshops http://www.sonoranpermaculture.org/courses-and-workshops/ (Sonoran Permaculture Guild workshops - gray water use; rainwater harvesting; and more) http://www.watershedmg.org/calendar-tucson (Watershed Management Group calendar of events & workshops...
  • Bean Tree Farm Workshops - Fall 2011
    Here are Bean Tree Farm's workshop listings for fall, 2011, plus a special solar energy class we're excited to be hosting.  For more info and any questions, check out www.beantreefarm.com, or email beantreefarm(at)gmail.com --- October 8 ~ Earth Plasters, Paints and Pigments ~ 8am-12noon: Art,...
  • Tucson Electric Car Parade
    Tucson Prepares for National Plug-In Day on October 16 By Benjamin Nead · October 07, 2011 Bob Oldfather, owner of Bookmans Books and a longtime supporter of electric cars, at a Tucson event for the rollout of the Nissan LEAF. Tucson's parade for National Plug In Day will begin at Bookmans’s Campbell...
  • Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself
    Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself, Sunday Oct 16, 2:00-2:40 pm We'll gather to talk about the roots of this ritual in the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot, and how we bless / express gratitude for water and all that we are thankful in our lives. Then we'll move outdoors to scoop up water in a...
  • Low Power Community FM Radio Workshop
    There will be a Low Power FM Radio Workshop on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 in Studio “A” at Access Tucson, 124 E Broadway Blvd. (near 6th Ave), starting at 1:00 pm. Participants will learn; What IS Low Power FM Radio, some FCC requirements for LPFM, the need for a nonprofit to apply for an LPFM license,...
  • Native Seeds/SEARCH Monthly Salon - Native foods for the Holidays
    Join us for a discussion and tasty ideas on Southwest Holiday Fare using native foods, presented by NS/S Board Member Martha Burgess of Flor de Mayo. November 21st 5:30-7:30pm at 3061 N. Campbell. Free. Visit our new Seed Room and Seed Library. www.nativeseeds.org Contact: belle(at)nativeseeds.org...
  • Worm Composting Workshop with Linda Leigh
    Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m. – 12 noon; $65 per person, 3061 N. Campbell, Tucson Learn everything that you need to know to successfully compost your household waste using worms! Learn how to maintain the bin, feed the worms, and harvest and use the worm compost. You’ll go home with: A complete...
  • ST Sustainability Book Sale
    Sustainable Tucson is offering a very special Book Sale fundraising event at our October  General Meeting. We have more than 150 titles, including some hard-to-find classics. The winter reading season is coming, so come and browse this rich collection of sustainability literature. You can shop with...
  • Sustainable Tucson - General Meeting - October 2011
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting - at Milagro Cohousing Community Monday, October 10th, 5:45 – 8:30 pm, and come early at 5:15 pm for a tour Note: this meeting will be at the Milagro Cohousing Community instead of the library (click here for map). If you can come earlier, there will be a tour of...
  • Tucson Time Traders - at Connect 2 Tucson - Sept 24
    We're starting a local Tucson Timebank soon.  If you're interested in joining, please pre-register below, and/or contact us by email - timetraders(at)sustainabletucson.org We will also be at the Connect 2 Tucson - Moving Planet event on September 24 to meet people and give information about time banking...
  • ST September General Meeting
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting Monday, September 12th,  5:45 – 8:00 pm Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone (free lower level parking – off Alameda St September’s General Meeting will include presentations by members of GMO Free Project of Tucson  and...
  • August ST Film Night  "First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting Monday, August 8th,  5:45 - 8:00 pm Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone (free lower level parking - off Alameda St This month's General Meeting will continue our project on "Becoming a Desert Community" by presenting films relevant to desert natural buildings ...
  • Home Food Production Workshops
    The PRO Neighborhoods Newsletter informs us that: The Community Food Bank's Community Food Resource Center will team up with the Pima County Library system in June to present a series of workshops on Sustainability and Home Food Production June 11th, 18th, 23rd and 25th. See details here. The workshops...
  • Home Food Production Workshops
    The PRO Neighborhoods Newsletter informs us that: The Community Food Bank's Community Food Resource Center will team up with the Pima County Library system in June to present a series of workshops on Sustainability and Home Food Production. The workshops are free and open to the public. Pre-registration...
  • Earth Walk 2011
    The folks at Common Ground invite you to participate in Earth Walk 2011. TUCSON EVENT FEATURING: • Walk/dance through an Earth Labyrinth in a baseball stadium • • Featuring an internationally renowned sound healer & local musicians • • Exhibitors for Personal, Social, and Environmental Wellness...
  • Moving Day for Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market
  • Common Ground Rocks the Heart
    HEY healers, musicians, environmentalists, gardeners, artists, students, business owners, kids, dogs.... any body, EVERYBODY who wants to see REAL LOCAL COMMUNITY created in Tucson...... You’re INVITED to participate in Common Ground Tucson’s collaboration with the ROCK THE HEART JAM FEST, Sunday...
  • 350 Home & Garden Challenge
    Transition US is committed to enabling action-oriented programs at the national level.  The Home and Garden Challenge is just such an opportunity. Inspired by the the amazing work done in Sonoma County, CA last May where over 600 gardens were planted, we have decided to take it (inter)national this...
  • Medicine in Motion: the Shamans Awakening
    Location: Urban Tribe Collective 657 West St. Mary’s Rd., Unit C-12 Tucson, AZ 85701 Cost: Free - $10 suggested donation to Diamond Mountain, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization To raise funds for Diamond Mountain University and Retreat Center, Tucson performance artist Christopher Stephen has planned...