2017 Garden Workshop schedule is finalized!
Our first workshop, Apple Tree Pruning, will be on March 5th @ 1pm! At the Community Orchard next door to the Community Garden (on the corner of Apple and Acorn). See you there!
Wrightwood Elementary visits local apple farm, sponsored by One Town
Wrightwood Elementary takes a field trip to the apple farm in Wrightwood on a beautiful Fall day in 2016. One of One Town's goals is to inspire children to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. Educating our children about where apples come from is one step toward that goal. The farm is close enough to the elementary [...]
Canadian Town going carbon neutral!
Read how one town in Canada has made great strides in becoming a carbon neutral town: Our Village of Eden Mills is “Going Carbon Neutral”
How building ecosystems with gardens can heal the planet
Watch the trailer for the film "Inhabit": http://inhabitfilm.com/
Kudos for Wrightwood Elementary WSB! An example of San Bernardino County’s Vision2BActive
http://wp.sbcounty.gov/cao/visionwire/?p=1036
You may never eat an apple again!
We hope this video brings awareness in letting you know that large producers are coating fruits with wax to preserve it.
English Village Becomes Climate Leader
Ashton Hayes is a small village that is aiming to become England's first carbon neutral community. They are s a shining example of how working together and simple changes can be highly effective and make a big difference. This year marks their 10 year anniversary since the start of their Carbon Neutral Project. "The success of the carbon-neutral project seems to [...]
Transition Town Movement
The Transition Movement is comprised of vibrant, grassroots community initiatives that seek to build community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis. Transition Initiatives differentiate themselves from other sustainability and "environmental" groups by seeking to mitigate these converging global crises by engaging their communities in home-grown, citizen-led education, [...]