COOL Cuisine: Planet-Friendly Feast Series – December & Beyond!
COOL Cuisine: Planet-Friendly Feast Series 2024 – December & Beyond! The five-month series of planet-friendly* feasts at five Davis restaurants hosted by COOL Cuisine is coming to its zenith for the year. You can still join in at communal, sustainable meals with a wide range…
COOL Cuisine: Planet-Friendly Feast Series 2024
COOL Cuisine: Planet-Friendly Feast Series 2024 A five-month series of planet-friendly* feasts at five Davis restaurants hosted by COOL Cuisine. Join in at communal, sustainable meals with a wide range of international flavors. Many people are not aware of the possibilities to dine high on…
Cool Climate Chocolate Chip Cookies
These cookies feature an easy homemade, inexpensive, planet-friendly egg substitute made with similar ingredients as the product “Just Egg” but you can make multiples on demand for a small fraction of the price. These “eggs” stay good in the refrigerator for a week. “Egg” Substitute…
Re-use and Re-purpose at the Community Mercantile: Quarterly Coalition Meeting
Wed March 15 4:00-6:30pm Hybrid: in-person and Zoom
Katharine Hayhoe: Project Drawdown Ranks Food Waste First
Editor’s Note: The following contains excerpts from esteemed climate scientist and climate communicator Katharine Hayhoe and her LinkedIn-based newsletter. See links below to subscribe. Greener Davis and Enviro Woodland also have great resources and information to help you avoid food waste! The Problem of Food…
What “Barbie” Movie Teaches Us: Don’t Expect Perfection and Don’t Do It Alone
By Brittney Nial and Maggie Maue If you have an Internet connection, you’ve probably heard of the newly released Barbie movie. Maybe you’ve already watched the movie, twice. While the set is very pink and plastic, the characters and their struggles are not. Between shots of Venice…
Recipes from the “What The Health” Lunch Menu
Our generous vegan chef, Jon Bjornstad, wanted to share his local vegan resources and recipes from our recent “What the Health” Climate Movie Circle screening. Enjoy! What The Health – web site for the film The film is on Netflix AND is free here on YouTube….
Yolo Vegan Chef Challenge and COOL Cuisine Meetup
Get ready for the Yolo County Vegan Chef Challenge set for the full month of April 1st through 30th, 2023, with BRAND NEW vegan options all over Yolo County! Restaurants throughout the Yolo County area will feature special vegan menu items. Diners have the opportunity…
Save Money and the Planet: Make Your Cell Phone Last
Who knew upgrading your cell phone contributes to the rise of carbon emissions, leading to the destruction of our planet? The manufacturing of phones and mining for the metals that make up the phone are contributors to a warming planet. So why not make the…
Harvesting the Bounty We Have in Woodland
A message from Woodland Community Harvest: Do you have fruit trees? Or did you go to bed hungry last night ? Woodland Community Harvest is a nonprofit volunteer organization that harvests extra fruit and vegetables from backyards and small farms, then passes it along to local…
Trash Talk Webinar: Climate Change and Recycling
Monday, April 10, 2023, at 7pm Online
February Climate Movie Circle: “The Invisible Vegan” (in person)
Sunday, February 12, 1:30 to 4:00pm Mary L Stephens Davis Library
January Climate Movie Circle: “Eating Our Way to Extinction” (online)
Discussion Sunday, January 15, 1:30 to 3:00pm Online via Zoom
March Climate Movie Circle: “What the Health” (in person)
Sunday, February 12, 1:30 to 4:00pm Davis Library
Sprinkler and Spray Irrigation Limited to Two Times Weekly
With the past three water years (October through September) being the driest on record and the likelihood of a fourth year of drought, on December 13, the City Council voted to reinstate two-days-per-week watering restrictions for sprinkler irrigation. The watering restrictions only apply to sprinkler/spray…
Sac Water Re-use Required Soon for Large Commercial
The Sacramento City Council this week adopted requirements for some new buildings to install systems that would reuse water for irrigation and other non-potable purposes. The changes require new commercial buildings of 10,000 square feet or more to install systems that reuse graywater for outdoor irrigation. Graywater…
Local Artisans and Gifting at the Winter Bazaar
The Davis Manor neighborhood invites the Davis community to enjoy local artisanal shopping and neighborly holiday cheer at their 7th annual Winter Bazaar on Sunday, December 11, 2022, from 11am-2pm. Fifteen neighborhood artisans will showcase their hand-crafted artwork, crafts, jewelry, ceramics, herbal potions, and specialty…
November Climate Movie Circle: “Gather” for Indigenous Food Sovereignty
November 20 1:30pm – 4pm Blanchard Rm Davis Branch Library
Explore Davis Plant-Based Eating Options This Winter
The local Davis restaurant landscape has changed since the pandemic and many restaurants that used to have several vegan options have reduced them. However, there are still plenty of great restaurants with vegan offerings or 100% vegan business models. Needless to say, eating lower on…
Menlo Park Company Announces First 100% Landfill Biogas Pilot Project for Yolo Co
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Clean power generation provider Mainspring Energy announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Yolo County, California, to pilot a Mainspring Linear Generator running biogas at the Yolo County Central Landfill. In its first 100% landfill biogas pilot…
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