News Release from the City of Bellingham website, seeking volunteers for an Energy Resource Scarcity/Peak Oil task force to address local impacts of uncertain energy supplies.
Applications due June 30.

Please forward to those you think would be good people to staff the task force.

City and county officials are accepting applications through June 30 for volunteers to serve on a task force to address local impacts of uncertain energy supplies.

The group, recently formed by resolution of the city and county councils, is charged with examining the energy-related vulnerabilities of
local economic, social and environmental infrastructure and recommending strategies to ensure our community's resiliency during declining energy supplies and rising costs.

Sustainable Bellingham is a proud Village Books affiliate. This means that you can support both a local bookstore and Sustainable Bellingham while buying buying your favorite books! When you purchase a book after following a link to Village Books from our site, we get a small commission. We are a non-profit organization so all money we obtain goes back into our community in the form of hosting guest speakers, film viewings, and similar ways.

“I am so glad I got a chance to be a part of that experience… I learned a lot, not just about the process, but about a lot of different plants that can grow here, their various uses, the benefits... I'm really curious now and want to learn more… I would love to continue helping other people with their own gardens and community forest gardens as well. Thanks for all your work in helping to put it together, I had a lot of fun and met some great people, new ideas, really felt like what a strong community should be. Thanks again.”

- Dorothy, a happy participant

Thank you to everyone who came and participated, the workshop was a real success! It's amazing how much can be done in a short period of time when people come together. If you received Dave Sansone's booklet on Edible Forest Gardens I recommend you read the part where he talks about why forest gardening is even better then organic farming and gardening, (great stuff).

2008 Bike Tour, photo by Jeff Westcott

Jeff Westcott led Sustainable Bellingham's Permaculture Bike Tour around Bellingham on Saturday March 22nd, visiting several sites demonstrating steps that have been taken to make Bellingham more sustainable.

A great time was had by all as we visited different yards around Bellingham and had the owners explain their methods of creating edible lawns. Click on "Read More" to see more pictures

Be sure to see the full video at http://www.storyofstuff.com/ . Here is the first chapter: