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Special Event: Panel Discussion on Water
The APPLE Center for Sustainable Living announces an important community education program on February 9th from 7-9 PM at City Hall in Nevada City examining the question, What is Water Sustainability? >> read more
It's CSA Time!
Make sure you are well stocked with fresh local food every week!
Sign up for your Community Supported Agriculture subscriptions now: so much better for you than a magazine in the mail! Support your health, your taste buds, and your local farmers all at the same time!
Below is a compilation of CSA offering notices that came out on the Local Food Coalition email list recently: >> read more
Permaculture Design Course - Sierra Foothills - Spring 2010
Cooperative Permaculture Design Course
Sierra Nevada Foothills - Grass Valley, California
April 24 - May 5, 2010
This cooperative permaculture design certification course weaves together the creativity and energy of the participants and trainers in a 12-day exploration of how to design our world to work for all life. >> read more
The Idea Farm
Do you have a sustainability project idea?
Would you like to find out if anything is already happening locally that's related to your idea?
Would you like to get the APPLE Board's opinions on the best way to help your idea become reality?
If you have an event or project that is already taking shape, you can fill out our Application for Support or Endorsement. >> read more
Take the Think Local First 20/20/20 Challenge
Most of us spend 20 bucks a week to eat, shop, play, and just plain live. Think Local First 20/20/20 is challenging us to spend it mindfully … and help us generate new measures for community economy.
SIGN THE ONLINE PLEDGE. Spend $20 each week – of your usual budget – at local unique businesses for the next 20 weeks. Challenge 20 friends to do the same. The more people who participate in the challenge, the more we invest to keep the Nevada County Foothills a great place to live. >> read more
A Gardener's Journey to the Bay Area
[NOTE: this article was contributed by one of our community members. If you've got something you'd like to see here, send it in to info@apple-nc.org and we will have a look! We hope that Community Participation and Contribution will be a big part of our new web page!]
A Gardener's Journey to the Bay Area - by Ellen Solomon
Last week I took a vacation and went to the Big City - San Francisco. I had a great time. My gas-guzzling truck stayed at home in the Sierra Foothills. I went across the valley to the Bay Area by bus and train, to San Francisco by ferry, across San Francisco by foot, across the Golden Gate and over Mt. Tamalpais by bus. >> read more
Welcome to the new APPLE-NC web page!
Thanks for stopping by! After at least a few years of planning, we have finally made the leap to a new web platform.
So how will this change your life, you may ask? >> read more
What web page features would you like to see?
Let us know your ideas for how we could improve the web page, to better deliver the content to you. Features, news, events - anything else you'd like to see that isn't here already!