FW: Imagine This...Home and Landscape Tour - Saturday, July 12th!!

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Mary Embleton

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Saturday, July 05, 2003 9:32

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Cascade Harvest Coalition /

Community Food Security Task Force

Imagine This...Home and

Landscape Tour - Saturday, July 12th!!

 

SAVE THE DATE!!!! SAVE THE DATE!!! SAVE THE

DATE!!! Saturday, July 12th, 10am-4pm

 

THIS **FUN** TOUR WILL DEMONSTRATE THE INNOVATIVE, BEAUTIFUL AND

HEALTHY BUILDING AND LANDSCAPING PRACTICES THAT WILL HELP US PRESERVE AND ENHANCE

QUALITY OF LIFE HERE FOR DECADES TO COME....

 

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Imagine This…Home and Landscape Tour

Featuring the best in community and

eco-friendly homes and landscapes, as well as the businesses that create them.

 

The Sustainable Connections “Imagine This…Home and Landscape Tour”, in

the greater Bellingham area, will provide an opportunity for residents to visit

homes and landscapes that demonstrate community building and

environmentally friendly strategies. 

Examples will include green and reused building materials, urban fruit

and vegetable gardens, co-housing, pedestrian friendly development, rain water

collection and use, native and organic landscaping, permeable surfaces and

other examples of low impact development. 

Tour attendees will get great ideas for their homes and landscapes

and will be able to interact with knowledgeable local companies that specialize

in these areas.

 

When: July 12th

from 10 am to 4 pm

How Much: $12 per person, OR carpool, and

SAVE!  Carloads get in for $30. 

OR Feeling ambitious and care to pedal the

tour?  Attendees on bikes not only get

in for $8, but they will also have a chance to win a free bike from

Kulshan Cycles!  Got about

20 miles in you?  This is what we

estimate it will take to visit a minimum of 5 sites. 

 

Purchase tickets on the day of the event

BEGINNING AT 9:30 am at:

 

The Gardens

at Padden Creek - 2014 Old Fairhaven Parkway,

A-1

Builders - 3310 Northwest Avenue, OR

2149

Northshore Rd

 

Where: Ten sites with equal representation

of home and landscape strategies that stretch the imagination.  See all 10 main sites and get entered in

a raffle for a $50 Gift Certificate from the

RE Store!

What else: Participants will receive a comprehensive

Resource Guide that includes a

detailed tour map, profiles of all stops and strategies demonstrated, a directory

of relevant specialized businesses, and resources for further information.

 

What Will I

See? Many topics will be covered, including:

 

Building Materials – One of the topics addressed on the tour is

use (or better yet, re-use) of building materials.  Over 1/3 of the raw materials entering the world’s economy, 11%

of the total energy expended in the United States, and 40% of landfill area in

Washington state, is consumed by construction. 

Fortunately, many builders and innovative businesses like the RE Store

are minimizing materials use, carefully deconstructing buildings and reusing or

reselling valuable materials.  The tour

will feature beautifully designed homes that have made good use of re-used and

ecofriendly materials. There is even a straw bale house on the

tour! This can't be missed.

 

Organic and

Native Landscaping – Organic landscaping

with native plants saves time and money. 

Because native plants are accustomed to this area, little or no soil

preparation, fertilizers or irrigation are necessary.  Native plants are naturally accustomed to interacting with local

pests, minimizing or eliminating the need for pesticides.  Even time spent pruning can be cut back,

because native plants tend to curb their own growth at a natural size.  Some experts declare that up to 1/5th of our

landfill area is taken up by lawn and garden cuttings.  Other benefits include increasing soil

health, a “back to nature” feeling you will get from just hanging out in your

own yard, and you'll attract native fauna!

 

Volunteer Opportunities: GET FREE

ADMISSION AND A FREE T-SHIRT from Naked Clothing. Volunteers are still needed for

this event to help answer questions, assist with parking and distribute

materials.  Volunteers who give a

minimum four-hour shift, 9 am to 1 pm OR 1-5 pm, will be given complimentary

admission to the tour. First come, first serve!  If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please call

Derek Long at 360.592.2614 or e-mail derek.

 

Tour

Organizers and Sponsors:

The “Imagine

This…Home and Landscape Tour” is coordinated by Sustainable

Connections, a business network establishing and supporting a local living

economy that sustains itself, our community and a healthy environment. The

tour is made possible with support from the Whatcom Community Foundation, the

Department of Ecology, the Puget Sound Action Team and the City of

Bellingham.  Each has provided funding

and guidance toward the development of this event.

 

Questions: You can learn more by visiting www.sconnect.org or calling Derek Long at

(360) 303-7776. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Check the web page at http://www.cascadeharvest.org

 

Check out the calendar of ag events at http://csanr.wsu.edu/calendar/index.asp

 

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