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Smart Food for Humans on a Coastal Desert

by Kristofer Young May 24, 2011

I didn’tcactus_sm_web grow up eating prickly pear cactus, but now I love it, grow it, eat the nopales (leaves) and tunas (fruit), and give away potted starts to encourage others to do the same.

We all know that we need to be eating more vegetables; enter the nopal.

Living on a coastal desert…

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Top Ten Reasons to Bike Ojai!

by Suza Francina May 19, 2011

May is National Bike Month and Bike to Work Day is on Friday, May 20. Celebrating is easy — leave your car at home and bike the streets of Ojai!

It’s good to be reminded of the simple truth that bicycling (and walking) are good for the air, the water, the…

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The Great Cloth Diaper Change for Earth Day!

by Suza Francina April 19, 2011

Guest Editorial by Monica Marshall and David Goldstein

Ojai and Ventura Cloth Diaper Advocates Go for a Record!

www.babybellebottoms.com

On April 23 at 9 am, Ventura County parents will join thousands of families across twenty-two countries to achieve the Guinness World Record for the most cloth diapers ever changed simultaneously. The Great Cloth…

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Aug 28 Concert to Benefit VCCool!

by evan austin August 24, 2010

VCCool concert flyerMark your calendar!

*VCCool’s Benefit Concert
Saturday, Aug 28th, 7pm,
ZanZilla 2750 E. Main, Ventura

What a great way promote bicycle safety, local food, sustainable communities, public transit, green local economy, and more!

Informal seating, refreshments, beverages, and even a nice dance space – enjoy the evening, and be an important part of Ventura’s green…

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Armageddon Week

by Todd Miller August 8, 2010

Source: NASA

Source: NASA

My wife and I are fans of History Channel’s “Armageddon Week,” during which we learn about the various catastrophic ways we will perish in the years 2012, 2029, 2036, and beyond. The scourges vary, from global warming to the end of days that is supposed to happen when the…

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News from the Green Coalition

by Tyler Suchman April 13, 2010

from the fine folk at the Ojai Valley Green Coalition… the Energy committee has a new Chair and new, ahem, energy. And an update on the watershed restoration. Both stories in full after the jump…
Restoration and Stewardship of Ojai’s Watershed
Why were all those volunteers needed to help restore the creek…

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El Nino 2010: Small, medium, large…or wanna-be?

by Kit Stolz January 15, 2010

The infamous El Niño, bringer of warm winters and rain to Southern California, is back, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration says, and thanks to a surprisingly wet November, we’re still ahead of normal in our total rainfall for this water year.
Wouldn’t you like to know what all that really means?
The truth…

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Welcome to Transition Ojai! Learn All About Transition Towns Here.

by Suza Francina January 10, 2010

Transition Ojai is now live!
The Transition Town movement represents one of the most promising ways of engaging people and communities to take the far-reaching actions that are required to mitigate the effects of peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis. Here in Ojai I see the Transition Town…

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From Copenhagen to Ojai: Clear-Cutting the Truth About Trees

by Suza Francina December 21, 2009

Here we are on this shortest day of the Winter Solstice. A day to pause, reflect and light a candle. As we look out on the foggy early morning landscape, imagine how bleak these winter days would be without our trees, the lungs and guardians of the earth.
A few days…

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While we sleep here in Ojai, protests rocked Copenhagen

by Suza Francina December 14, 2009

Indian Activist Vandana Shiva Speaks at Climate Summit Protest:
“The Earth Must Call The Shots. The Earth Will Make The Rules.”
Protests rocked Copenhagen on Saturday as anywhere from 30,000 to 100,000 people (depending on who you talk to) marched to the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen to demand a strong…

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