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Come join us with pizzas from the cob oven as we raise funds for the first
Olympia-based weekend permaculture design course. See below for details...

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Cleo Woelfle-Erskin, Oskar Cole, and other members of the Water Underground
present...
An unconventional book reading featuring
Live-action photographic tour of the water grid!
Defending the water commons!
The secrets of greywater plumbing!
Special screening of "The Demise of Dam Nation" and more....

Both radical history of water and DIY guide to sustainable technologies, Dam
Nation: Dispatches from the Water Underground combines an analysis of water's
history with the active fight for its future. Bringing together hundreds of

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You are invited to join a study/discussion goup based on the book "The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community" by David Korten.

Six two-hour sessions beginning January 31, 2008 until June 27, 2008, Wednesday mornings from 10:00 am to noon. The cost is $10 registration fee for those who are able plus the price of the book.

This book offers a compelling spiritual and ethical blueprint that can help us build a just, sustainable and peaceful future. The book draws on the spiritual, social, economic, scientific, psychological and common sense history of the past 5,000 years.

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Jan Spencer will weave together aspects of economics, urban land use, US foreign policy, global trends, Permaculture, and human potential in a unique analysis that concludes that unprecedented ecological culture change is highly recommended.

Jan is currently writing a book about Eugene and Cascadia 30 years into the future and 15 years into recovery. Copies of Jan's book, 'Global Trends - Local Choices - Towards an Eco Humanist New Culture' will be for sale.

To see Jan's place and articles and essays Jan has written, along with a YouTube video tour of his property, go to:

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This Tour of a wide variety of gardens is a unique partnership between local entities including the City of Olympia and the Washington State University Master Gardeners. Community groups will share information on composting, pruning, tool sharpening and more. Musicians and artists in the gardens will make this tour one of a kind.

Tickets are now on sale for $15 (kids under 16 are free) at local nurseries, the Olympia Farmer's Market, Olympia Federal Savings branches, or Yenney's Music. Tickets include the shuttle bus.

Contact: Jennifer Johnson (360) 754-4111, ext. 7631.

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We make Bokashi, a potent compost starter for kitchen waste.
Bokashi is a Japanese term and means: fermented organic matter.
Composting your kitchen waste with Bokashi produces no foul odor, there is only a smell similar to pickles. The composting process speeds up to only a couple of weeks. Bokashi is made out of wheat bran, fermented with EM(TM) and molasses.
Organizer: Olympia Free School
Facilitator: Erika Fehr
Cost: Donations for Olympia Free School, $ 9 for materials
PLEASE PREREGISTER BY CALLING ERIKA 360 894 6819
WE WANT TO PROVIDE ENOUGH MATERIAL FOR ALL WHO COME

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Mold can be an issue in high moisture areas like Olympia. EM Effective Microorganisms(TM), a solution of beneficial and natural occurring microbes, brings back a clean and healthy environment, without any harmful side effects.
We are glad if you bring moldy items for treatment!
Facilitator: Erika Fehr
Donations for Olympia Free School are appreciated
For more information call Erika
360 894 6819

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Make an animal and join the parade! Or just come watch from the sidewalks! Great family fun. This annual parade of life size animal puppets has made Olympia famous! Put on by Earth Bound Productions.

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Join us for an afternoon of looking at 'climate solutions' to Global Warming. Theme: 80% reduction of C02 emissions by 2050, How do we get there? Speakers, music, drumming, bike parade, . 'Green Drive' display, Global Warming Cafe, 100 mile Diet, Futuristic Waterfront Tour, and much more.

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A documentary that investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car

WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR is Chris Paine’s documentary that investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our country's future.

Volatile gasoline prices, fossil fuel shortages, and unrest in oil producing regions around the globe spurred mainstream consumer adoption of the hybrid electric car. But the all electric car was killed.