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Have you ever wondered how a person actually makes the transition from buying bottled water to always carrying their own water bottle? Or how they went from buying food in traditional outlets to growing their own vegetable garden? What about finally getting around to doing that home energy audit or creating your own compost bin? Nevada City is opening The A.P.P.L.E. Center for Sustainable Living to help citizens explore the answers to these questions and many more as it guides them on their journey to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.
The brand new A.P.P.L.E. Center, located in downtown Nevada City at 412 Commercial Street, is hosting an opening to invite the community to see how the Center itself will go through the process of becoming a sustainable physical space. The Executive Director, Mali Dyck, will be a hosting a Green Business Brainstorming session at the Center on Saturday from 9-10am for local businesses and then the Center opens to the general public from 10am-1pm.
The A.P.P.L.E. Center will provide programs and services that increase the sustainability and resilience of our community. The Center will act as a physical and virtual community hub where residents and visitors can gather to learn, collaborate, and share information to get more people to shop locally, eat locally, and invest locally. The Center will house a resource library where members can check out books, DVD's, “How To” fact sheets on a variety of sustainable topics, and other materials including tools for gardening. Educational programming will include workshops by local experts on topics such as composting, edible gardening, and solar energy. Green economy programs will offer assistance to local businesses that want to expand in a sustainable manner. Community projects such as shared edible gardens, fruit tree gleaning, and energy saving programs will be sponsored by the Center in an effort to assist with the coordination of existing community efforts.
The idea for a sustainability center emerged from the Community Congress Meeting hosted by Nevada City on Dec. 1st, 2008. Since then, the all-volunteer sub-group has been meeting regularly to develop a business plan, secure start up funding from the Private Industry Council, and gather the necessary resources and support to make it happen so quickly. The Center would not be opening its doors this June if it weren't for the efforts of Reinette Senum, Mali Dyck, the A.P.P.L.E. Board, and our funding partners at the Private Industry Council.
So now is your chance to make the leap into a more sustainable lifestyle. You can get involved by volunteering time at the Center, donating professional services or materials to the Center, or simply filling out the online survey at apple-nc.org to help establish the Center programming. The Center is the latest project from the well-known, local non-profit A.P.P.L.E., Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy. It will be open regular business hours beginning in August. For more information, email info@applecenter.org or visit us online at applecenter.org.
The brand new A.P.P.L.E. Center, located in downtown Nevada City at 412 Commercial Street, is hosting an opening to invite the community to see how the Center itself will go through the process of becoming a sustainable physical space. The Executive Director, Mali Dyck, will be a hosting a Green Business Brainstorming session at the Center on Saturday from 9-10am for local businesses and then the Center opens to the general public from 10am-1pm.
The A.P.P.L.E. Center will provide programs and services that increase the sustainability and resilience of our community. The Center will act as a physical and virtual community hub where residents and visitors can gather to learn, collaborate, and share information to get more people to shop locally, eat locally, and invest locally. The Center will house a resource library where members can check out books, DVD's, “How To” fact sheets on a variety of sustainable topics, and other materials including tools for gardening. Educational programming will include workshops by local experts on topics such as composting, edible gardening, and solar energy. Green economy programs will offer assistance to local businesses that want to expand in a sustainable manner. Community projects such as shared edible gardens, fruit tree gleaning, and energy saving programs will be sponsored by the Center in an effort to assist with the coordination of existing community efforts.
The idea for a sustainability center emerged from the Community Congress Meeting hosted by Nevada City on Dec. 1st, 2008. Since then, the all-volunteer sub-group has been meeting regularly to develop a business plan, secure start up funding from the Private Industry Council, and gather the necessary resources and support to make it happen so quickly. The Center would not be opening its doors this June if it weren't for the efforts of Reinette Senum, Mali Dyck, the A.P.P.L.E. Board, and our funding partners at the Private Industry Council.
So now is your chance to make the leap into a more sustainable lifestyle. You can get involved by volunteering time at the Center, donating professional services or materials to the Center, or simply filling out the online survey at apple-nc.org to help establish the Center programming. The Center is the latest project from the well-known, local non-profit A.P.P.L.E., Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy. It will be open regular business hours beginning in August. For more information, email info@applecenter.org or visit us online at applecenter.org.
