Connecting Community, Economy, and Ecology

center-festival-small.jpgSustainable Fairfax is one of the first groups in Marin to pioneer sustainability, with a legacy of educating the town council, supporting the community, providing services to the town, and conducting educational events since 1999. Through our work, we’ve come to realize that sustainability is not just an end goal, but also an approach to decision making. Learn more about Sustainable Fairfax >>

Volunteer Corps Training

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Join us for our Bi-Annual Volunteer Corps Training

 

 

 

 

When: Saturday March 6th & Sunday March 7th, 2009

Time: 9:00am-3:00pm

Location: Sustainability Center at 141 Bolinas Rd. Fairfax

 

 

Participants will learn about global and local sustainability issues. Learn how to become an advocate and resource to educate and inspire others. Finally be inspired yourself, by like-minded people devoted to creating a better future for ourselves, our children and the earth!

 

Sustainable Fairfax is a local nonprofit, educational group dedicated to preserving and regenerating the social, economic and environmental well-being of our town.

 

If you'd like to be part of the solution, join us.

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2009 Accomplishments and collaborations

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Thanks to you, our supporters, this past year has been a huge success for Sustainable Fairfax and our community.  We celebrated 10 years as one of Marin’s leading sustainability organizations, Marin Clean Energy getting ushered into the bidding phase, our Plastic Bag Ban going into effect and we won a MMWD pilot program for Water Conservation that will allow Fairfax to lead the County in water conservation while also providing a state-wide model for grassroots conservation efforts.  We say NO to desal!  

Unfortunately, we recently lost two of our regular support grants to a very well deserved re-targeting to feeding and sheltering the homeless.  We understand that it makes sense in this economy but, it leaves us in a bind. Sustainable Fairfax is making a concerted effort to raise money in our own community where we bring the most benefit. Times have been hard for all, and only because of the tenacity and resourcefulness of Sustainable Fairfax’s Board and or members that we have been able to sustain our efforts and keep the doors of the Sustainability Center open.  Every donation counts!  If every person on our list became a member today by donating $30 or more, we would be a long way towards making or 2010 goals.

We know you really get what we are doing. Please help us out by donating via pay pal or by sending a check to Sustainable Fairfax 141 Bolinas Rd. Fairfax, CA 94930

Our Accomplishments follow.

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Special Thanks to our Sponsors

Fairfax Scoop

scoop.jpgWhen Ray Martin opened the Scoop in 2001, he was the first Bay Area entrepreneur to sell organic ice cream flavored with sustainably sourced and local ingredients, such as on organic ice cream base from Straus organic creamery in Marshall, strawberries from Russ Sartori's farm in Tomales, raspberries from Mt. Barnabe Farms in San Geronimo, lavender and honey grown in West Marin. Fairfax Scoop has gone on to become one of Marin's hottest destinations for ice cream served in cookie-like, waffled cones and cups made fresh, on the premises, also from organic ingredients. A dozen flavors are served at any time; these always include one soy ice cream and one sorbet.

Recently they churned up the best peach ice cream I've ever had and a creamy, bracing lemon poppy seed. Other interesting taste treats are Grasshopper, mint ice cream colored green with spirulina, with chunks of Newman's Own organic mint cookies; and Hula Dance, coconut ice cream rippled with fudge, macadamia nuts and white chocolate. At Christmastime, their eggnog ice cream is unbeatable, as is a pumpkin made with sugar pie pumpkins from Allstar Organics in Nicasio.