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Ojai Earth Day Coming to Libbey Park April 20 11am-4pm
We are excited to announce that the Ojai Valley Green Coalition will again be hosting Ojai Earth Day on April 20, 2019 from 11am-4pmat Libbey Park in downtown Ojai.
Libbey Park offers a beautiful setting, perfect for community celebration, that will be ideal for continuing the conversation about advancing a green, sustainable, and resilient way of life for the Ojai Valley. Just as last year, there will be a variety of interactive activities, demonstrations, dynamic speakers, talented performers, and environmentally-friendly exhibitors. This popular and highly publicized is free to the public.
Ojai Community Demonstration Garden Community Work Day and Potluck: Sat, May 4th – 10 am – 3 pm
Ojai Valley Green Coalition, City of Ojai and Bee’s Sustainable Landscape Design are hosting our monthly community work party at the Ojai Community Demonstration Garden.
Come out Saturday, May 4th, 10-3pm for an afternoon of fun. Join us for an hour or the whole day!!
Our focuses this month will be on:
– Pruning
– Plant Identification
– Garden Shed Inventory
Please bring a dish to share, plate/utensils, cup, gloves and comfortable shoes.
We give a big thank you to Amber Beeson w/Bee’s Sustainable Landscape Design and Consulting for running the show.
**If there is a light rain we will still meet. If it is a heavy downpour event will be canceled.**
The Ojai Valley Green Coalition Presents: Workshop Series at the Ojai Community Demonstration Garden
Climate Resilient Landscape Design for Your Home and Our Unique Watershed
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Workshop Outcomes:
- Understand How Your Actions Could Help Ojai Valley Water Balance
- What Actions You Can Take
- How to Design Your Property for Resiliency
Schedule:
10:00 Introductions | Overview of the days activities
10:20 Our Watershed | Big Picture Presentation
10:50 Solutions | Resiliency
11:20 Break
11:30 Moving into action:
Reading and Understanding the Land | Site Analysis
12:00 Exercise | Recording and using all our senses to design
12:30 Break
1:00 How to see what is needed: Observational Analysis
1:45 Putting it all together | Site Design part I
2:40 Putting it all together | Site Design part II
Location:
We will meet in Help of Ojai’s Kent Hall at 10am.
111 W. Santa Ana Street
Ojai, CA 93023
**Site Analysis will take place in the Community Demonstration Garden.
If you have any questions please reach out to Tara Saylor, our Demonstration Garden Manager:
Tara@Ojaivalleygreencoalition.org
Where: Ojai Community Demonstration Garden
When: Saturday, March 9th, 10am-3pm
Biking: There is a bike rack at the Community Demonstration Garden.
Parking: Please Park in the lot on S Blanche S and W Santa Ana St. Or the Help of Ojai parking lot.
What to bring: Pad of paper, pen/pencil, refillable water bottle, and wear comfortable shoes.
We will NOT be providing lunch for this workshop. Please bring one with you.
We will have a water bottle refill station.
This special workshop is hosted and sponsored by The Ojai Valley Green Coalition, The City of Ojai and Ventura River Water District.
Fire Safe & Earthquake Resilient Design Series #1: Sunday, January 27 – 3 pm at Matilija Junior High Auditorium
Hosted by City of Ojai planning commissioner, Ray Powers and the Ojai Valley Green Coalition, the goal for this Fire Safe & Earthquake Resilient Home Design series is to present possibilities and perspectives on creating a safer, resilient and sustainable Ojai Valley.
This design series will be in a discussion platform to allow policy makers, building professionals and residents the opportunity to become educated and proactive about implementing methods of home design that assure emergency preparedness.
Panelists and presenters include Art Ludwig (Oasis Designs , reinforced adobe structures), Sasha Rabin (Quail Springs Permaculture Center, cob building), Dastan Kalili (CalEarth, super adobe), Jane Carroll (architectural designer, straw bale) Johnny Johnston (Ojai City Mayor), Matt Wyatt (Ventura County Bldg & Safety District Manager II)
$5.00 suggested donation at the door
OVGC 2019 Shredding and E-Waste Recycling Event: Sat, Jan 19 – 9 am – 1 pm
11th Annual Ojai Valley eCycle, Recyle and Shred It Event – Saturday, January 19, 2019
The Ojai Valley Green Coalition to host with the Ojai Valley Directory our annual eCycle & Recycle Event on Saturday, January 19, 2019. Bringing back to the community this year is the popular Shred Day happening in conjunction with the recycling.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine bring your accepted items* to the Nordhoff High School parking lot, located at 1401 Maricopa Highway
The event is open to all Ojai Valley residents and businesses. Note documents for shredding accepted until the truck is full. THANK YOU to our many event supporters. It takes a village! Ojai Valley Directory, City of Ojai, Derby & Derby, Kerry Miller Designer/Builder, Gold Coast Recycling & Transfer Station, and the Ojai Unified School District
For further information call (805) 669-8445. *Accepted items include ALL electronics, small appliances, old holiday lights, e-media storage devices, ink/toner cartridges and household batteries. NO light bulbs, please. Those can be disposed of at Lowe’s and Home Depot or the Ventura County monthly household hazardous waste event. (link latter to http://vcpublicworks.org/water-sanitation-department/household-hazardous-waste)