Sunday, July 18, 7pm: David Cobb (former Green party candidate for V.P.) will lead a community discussion on restoring democracy in view of corporate influence [after the Supreme Court’s ‘Citizens United’ decision] at Little Lake Grange . Further information: 391-5853.
Sun., July 25, 8-11am: Pancake breakfast at the Grange.
Thurs. July 29, 7pm: Michael Brownlee of the Transition Movement will give a free public presentation, at Little Lake Grange. (If you missed his exciting talk May 15, this is a second chance!)
An intensive Transition Town training will take place Fri.-Sun. (July 30-Aug. 1) – pre-reg required. Info at 459-6362.
Sun., Aug. 8, 5pm: WELL General Meeting and potluck – reports from the community and discussion of where we go from here (integrating Transition & WELL’s visions of Willits’ future). At the Grange. Please bring your own table wares.
Sat., Aug. 15, 9:45: WELL 5th Annual Farm Tour. Meet at Brookside School Farm, visit a total of 7 local farms, with refreshments en route included in $5-15 donation (kids free). Lunch near the end of the tour will be available at extra cost or BYO. Info at 459-6675.
Correction on July/Aug. WELL Newsletter:
In the article about the Redwood Avenue garden, the brief summary of its history was inaccurate. The garden was established by Jason & Kristen Bradford on City property adjacent to their home, but did not initially have approval from the City. Later, the City approved a formal agreement for the garden, but then in Sept. 2009 withdrew that approval and ordered removal of the garden. In May, the City Council reversed that decision, allowing the continuance of the garden to be maintained by community volunteers.
Willits will be hosting a Transition Town training the weekend of July 30 to Aug. 1. More info to follow or contact Annie, 459-6362.
Our 5th annual WELL Farm Tour has been rescheduled to Aug. 14th , and will begin at 9:45 am at Brookside School Farm. Additional local farms with refreshments along the way, and offering lunch for sale in the afternoon at Golden Rule farm.
Here’s an opportunity to see small-scale farms first-hand and to learn from master-gardeners how good food can be grown right here in Willits. Whether you’re already gardening or would like to, you can learn what grows here, when and how to plant, and some of the challenges farmers face. View farms in progress (they’re always in process), and ask your own garden questions.
A $5 to $20 donation is requested for adults, to cover refreshments and to benefit WELL; kids are free. We especially encourage families and youth to attend. Lunch is an extra cost – or bring your own. We recommend bringing some water, shade hat or parasol for the tour.
Info: Madge 459-6675.
Come to City Council meeting 6pm on Wedn. June 23 at City Hall. Let’s pack the hall!
Talking points for people to include in letters:
The Bypass is too big, destructive, and expensive. Better alternatives can solve local congestion.
The over-sized, unnecessary 4-lane freeway Bypass design will have serious, irreversible adverse impacts on endangered salmon, wetlands and unique habitats in our Little Lake Valley.
Completing only two lanes of the 4-lane Bypass will create an extreme safety hazard, worsened by the very limited access to the raised roadway over 5-1/2 miles long.
Not having a Highway 20 interchange will leave unacceptable congestion and heavy traffic on Main Street, both north and south of the Highway 20 intersection.
Relinquishment to the City of Main St. north of Highwy 20 will create an unacceptable financial burden on the City, particularly in view of continued inter-regional traffic, worsening of conditions at the Sherwood Road intersection, and lack of sidewalks or safety at the High School.
In short, the current Highway 101 Bypass design does more harm than good.
Below are the contact addresses for various people.
Contact info: (Most important is City Council with cc: to Chesbro and Thompson)
Willits City Council
111 E. Commecial St.
Willits CA 95490
Larry Stranske 459-2927
Bruce Burton 459-0436
Victor Hanson 459-0240
Greg Kanne 459-2438
Holly Madrigal 459-0447
Mr. James Earp, Chair
Bimla Rhinehart, Executive Director
California Transportation Commission
1120 N Street, Room 2221 MS-52
Sacramento, CA 95814
Ken J. Kochevar, Safety Engineer Team Leader
Federal Highway Administration, California Division Office
650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100
Sacramento California 95814
(916) 498-5853 Fax: (916) 498-5008
Email: ken.kochevar@dot.gov
Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro
311 N. State St
Ukiah, Ca 95482
463-5770 Fax (707) 576-2297
The Honorable Mike Thompson
District Office, Attn: Heidi Dickerson
430 N. Franklin St.
Ft Bragg, CA 95437
962-0933 Fax (707) 962-0934
Regional Water Quality Control Board
5550 Skylane Blvd.
Santa Rosa, Ca. 95403
Attn: Jeremiah Puget, Environmental Specialist
Fax (707) 523-0135
John Jeavons and Ecology Action are featured in the March ODE magazine. Link to article on-line
“… I made the pilgrimage up from San Francisco to sit at the feet of John Jeavons, who has probably spent as much of his life thinking about building soil as anyone who has ever lived. Jeavons started his career in the 1960s as a systems analyst at Stanford University. When the spirit moved him to pursue agriculture as a vocation, he brought that kind of analytical thinking with him. These are the questions that drove him: How many calories does a person need to survive? What is the smallest plot of land needed to grow those calories for one person for one year? How much land do we need to feed all the people on the planet?
Jeavons has devoted his career to answering these questions and spreading that information around the globe. A small but significant chunk of that learning can be found in his book How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine, first published in 1974, which has sold half a million copies and gone through multiple editions. “
Also if you are interested there is a nice interview with John Jeavons in the March/April 1980 edition of Mother Earth News
Summer hours for the Salvage Shop.
Our next opening is Saturday, April 3rd, 9am-12pm.
The new Summer schedule will be the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, April through October.
This month we have: LOTS of bicycles, planter pots, chairs, desks, tables, couches, file cabinets, doors, bbqs, lawn mowers, light fixtures, window blinds, a piano and a working organ, motorcycle, new tile, trampoline, mirrors, misc. building materials, wire fencing, chain link fencing & gates, and so much more. Great prices. CASH ONLY.
Help us divert reusable goods from the landfill !
3151 Taylor Dr, Ukiah. 234-6400. www.candswaste.com
Raven Price
Technical Assistant
Salvage Shop Manager
C&S Waste Solutions
Fax: 707-485-1383
Cell/Text: 707-621-0022
Email: raven@candswaste. com
