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Book Signing and Chat with Two Great Local Authors |
 Sustainable Fairfax brings you an evening in our garden with refreshments and an opportunity to hob knob with our own local celebrities who teach us how to put our hands in the dirt to transform our own lives and share stories about how we can transform our community.
Please join us for an evening with authors and interesting people.
When: Saturday, July 31st 4-6pm
Where: 141 Bolinas Road
Cost: $20 (with books available for purchase separately)
$40 (signed copies of Thriving Beyond Sustainability and Talking Dirt included)
All proceeds support the work of Sustainable Fairfax We have two NEW LOCAL restaurants providing food and wine for this event! Food Sponsor- Arti Cafe, Natural Organic Indian Cafe; located at 7282 Sir Francis Drake Blvd in Lagunitas  Wine Sponsor- 123 Bolinas; As a showcase of local and sustainably produced artisan wine, beer and farm fresh foods, 123 Bolinas is open Wednesday through Sunday from 4pm.  Andres Edwards new book Thriving Beyond Sustainability draws a collective map of individuals, organizations and communities from around the world that are committed to building an alternative future - one that strives to restore ecological health, reinvent outmoded institutions and rejuvenate our environmental, social and economic systems. The projects and initiatives profiled are meeting the challenges of the day with optimism, hope and results. In Talking Dirt, Syndicated eco-columnist and Master Gardener Annie Spiegelman  offers practical tips on organic gardening, composting and planting along with guidance and gripes on marriage, motherhood and that so-called 'having it all.' As your cynically optimistic horticultural host, Spiegelman offers positive reinforcement and moral support from a gardener who's made all the mistakes, and has lived to tell how to make peace with snails, fungi, bacteria and...your boyfriend. |
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Field Trip to Occidental Arts & Ecology Center |
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 When: Saturday, August 7, 2010
Where: 15290 Coleman Valley Rd. Occidental >>
Meet at Sustainable Fairfax’s Center 8:30 am at 141 Bolinas Rd in Fairfax to carpool there. Tour begins at 10am.
Cost: $20 per person
We will be having lunch there. So, please bring a bag lunch or they are offering an organic lunch from food grown in their gardens for $12 per person.
<<Space is limited – must register in advance before Weds. August 4th by emailing
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Follow along through the back roads of Sonoma County with Sustainable Fairfax as we make our way up to visit the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center. We will get an overview of their facilities; learn all about their gardens and plant sales, programs and course offerings, permaculture projects, upcoming performances,ollaborations, school garden training program, Intentional Community and The Water Institue.
For more information about OAEC visit http://www.oaec.org/.
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 Date: June 17th Topic: Water
Films: Sea to Summit and A Simple Question--the Story of STRAW” is an inspiring 35 minute film that tells the story of the Bay Institute’s STRAW Project (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed).
Speakers: Paola Bouley, SPAWN; and Kathleen Lanphier & Rachel DeMicco, Sustainable Fairfax
 Date: July 1st
Topic: Soil
Film: Dirt, the Movie--directed and produced by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow--takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility--from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.
Speaker: David Haskell, Garden of Eatin’
 Date: August 19th
Topic: Community Gardens
Film: A Lot in Common--Meet your extraordinary neighbors: Ruthe the psychic, Roosevelt the grandpa, Joan the single mom, Karl the community organizer. Witness them take over an abandoned lot in Berkeley, California, and transform it over a five-year period into a disarmingly beautiful community garden and commons area, a vibrant space alive with kids, neighborhood events, lush planting beds, eco-friendly demonstration projects and stunning public art. See how through the process these diverse characters discover that they really do have A Lot in Common.
Speaker: Julie Hanft, Marin Open Garden Project
 Date: September 16th Topic: Waste
Film: Garbage Dreams--follows three teenage boys who were born into the trash trade and growing up into the largest garbage village on the outskirts of Cairo.
Speakers: Kiki La Porta, Sustainable San Rafael and Carrie Bachelder, The Away Station
thanks to our sponsors:
 For more information, please visit our websites:
www.permaculturemarin.org www.marinwater.org www.marinefm.org
www.oconnellplumbing.com www.goodearthnaturalfoods.net
www.fairfaxlumber.com www.strausfamilycreamery.com www.marinsanitary.com
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 This survey takes 10 minutes and greatly helps us know what you have already done to conserve water and what steps you might take to save water in your home.
We want Fairfax to be the Water Heroes of Marin and lead the way to living sustainably in our water shed. Please Join Us!
Click here
After you are done with the survey we will contact you via email regarding water saving opportunities.
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 This survey takes 10 minutes and greatly helps us know what you have already done to conserve water and what steps you might take to save water in your business.
We want Fairfax to be the Water Heroes of Marin and lead the way to living sustainably in our water shed. Please Join Us!
Click here!
We will be sending information via email specific to your water needs.
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Bay Friendly Gardening Workshops |
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Need inspiration for your garden makeover?
Join us for FREE Bay-Friendly Gardening workshops on Saturday's this summer!
Our first workshop, Bay Friendly Gardening Basics -begins on Saturday, July 17th from 9am-Noon at our Sustainability Center 85 Bolinas Rd (second floor) in Fairfax. Register here
We will be holding 4 out of the 5 Bay Friendly series at our Sustainability Center & Earthsite at 85 Bolinas Rd. continuing with:
- Sat. July 31st-Gardening from the Ground Up
- Sat. Aug. 14th-Go Native -Planting for Pollinators
- Sat. TBD Year Round Edible Gardening
 Click on the link below for the MMWD summer watering schedule.
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Sustainable 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 
After much hard work 