Sustainable Crown Hill

1. If you have fruit you won’t be using, let me know and when it will be ripe.
2. If you know a neighbor who has a tree that they might be willing to donate from, go ask them and then let me know.
3. If you’d like to join in on a picking session one weekday evening or weekend day in the next few months – you guessed it – let me know!

1. Put together a list of trees that need to be picked.
2. When one or more trees is ready to be picked I’ll send out a call to everyone that has said they’d be willing to pick to show up at a certain time and place if they’re able.
3. Make sure we’ve got the tools and supplies we need to pick, package, and deliver everything to the food bank.

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Here’s a great way to meet your neighbors and recycle some of the “stuff” that’s been taking up space in your house/garage!! The Crown Hill Neighborhood Association is holding their Second Annual Garage Sale on Saturday, July 26th from 9AM to 3PM. Last year’s event had over 50 participating houses selling loads of cool stuff. All you need to do is click on this link here and add your house along with a short description of items for sale. CHNA will do all of the advertising for you. Keep the kids busy by having them set up a lemonade stand to win a prize (CHNA will have prizes for all stands). Just make sure to indicate on the entry form or e-mail that you will have a lemonade stand! Come join the fun.

Happy shopping!

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Now that Juneuary is finally over, the tomatoes have begun pushing beyond the confines of their cages, and the profusion of blossoms of the last few weeks have begun to set fruit. The elephant garlic flowers (scapes) are now over my head, and the hardneck and softneck garlic plants are yellowing, beckoning a harvest. The bean tendrils have just reached the bottom rung of their hastily constructed trellises (about a foot off the ground) and well beyond the reach of the slugs and towhees which hampered their early growth. It seems the plants in our little garden change each time we walk out, elongating reaching for sun and warmth, changing color, ultimately closer to our kitchen.

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Sat. July 19:  potluck from 6-7pm;  Movie starts at 7:15pm.

Movie:  The End of Suburbia (see synopsis below)

Location:  Carol B’s house, 10060 Mary Ave NW, 789-8693

For those attending the potluck,  people are encouraged to bring or prepare foods that are “local” or “as local as possible.”   Let’s not be fascists about it, but be thoughtful about what you make or bring, and use it as a learning experience as we all strive to live our lives in a more sustainable manner.  Come prepared to talk about what you learned from the process.

Movie Synopsis: Since World War II, North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too has the suburban way of life become embedded in the American consciousness.  Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream.

But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary.

The consequences of inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous. What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today’s suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia?

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JOIN US:  Friday, July 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Abundant Life Church (9204 11th Ave NW)

We had a fun evening June 13 cutting fabric, snacking, gabbing, and sewing – a veritable hen fest.  We’d love to have some men join us this next time around.  We won’t be able to work as late since the second Walkable Crown Hill design charettewill be the following day.

On Friday, July 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Abundant Life Church (9204 11th Ave NW), we’ll make some more bags.  We cut out material for two sizes thanks to a pattern that Nikki found.  Feel free to invite others who might enjoy.

We didn’t get around to stenciling but if anyone knows how to do this or has materials, please bring and teach the rest of us.

Hope to see some friendly faces.

Danielle

PS. Things to bring:
snack to share
sewing machine
scissors
thread
rotary cutter and mat (if you have one)
pins

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Neighbors gathered again on 100th St NW at 13th on Wed. July 2 and dabbled in our sketchbooks.   But you don’t need a sketchbook.  I used newsprint and an ordinary #2 pencil.  You don’t need expensive art materials to scribble and bibble.

We will meet again next Wed. July 9 from 10-11am.  Look for us out on 100th!

We will try to gather every Wed. at this same time of 10-11am.

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