March 31st, 2012
12 -- 5 PM
Evergreen Middle School, Everett, WA

Doors open at 11:30 AM.

Join us for the 2nd annual SnoCo Together -- Building our Local Future event on March 31st -- an afternoon of fun "do it yourself" workshops. Enjoy a Saturday afternoon of learning, entertainment, local snacks and about how to live sustainably and build self-reliance on a tight budget! Workshops will give practical information and tips about starting from growing and preserving your own food, to using a bike as a healthy and economical means of transportation and more. Kids activities will also be included.

Workshops and Panel Discussions Including:

• Beekeeping: What Happens to The Bees?
• Bike Maintenance and Repair: Fix It and Keep Pedaling!
• Canning and Jamming: Preserve the Season's Bounty
• Chickens In Your Backyard: Egg-cellent Tips
• Clothing Repair Basics: Make a Hem
• Cooking On A Budget: Healthy Meals and Kid-Friendly Snacks
• Self Help In a Tough Economy:  Adjusting to the "New Normal"
• Toxic-free Living: Create Your Own Cleaning Products
• Water Resources: Rain Barrels Make "Cents" For Your Yard!
• Emergency Response - Prepare a Kit, Get Involved
• Toxic Free Living in Everett
  
  

Kids program:

• Kids Eat Reel - Prepare Your Own Quick and Easy Snacks
• Discover the Outdoors of Puget Sound: Snohomish River Salmon and Their Wet Habitat:
• Be a Critter Helper!
• Don’t  Monkey Around with Germs

Food: Light snacks provided

EWaste: Come and drop of your old TV, computer screen, cell phones etc. for free. Find more info about what you can drop off here.

Find us online at: www.transitionportgardner.org/ or pugetsound.org/snoco-together

Contact: Dean Smith at info@transitionportgardner.org or Franziska McKay at fmckay@pugetsound.org