Graywater as Climate Change Remediation: Healthy Trees and More
Some basic graywater system benefits include groundwater recharge, reduced water usage, reduced discharge into wastewater treatment plants, and increased awareness of the value of water resources. But how does graywater connect to climate change? Climate change will exacerbate “heat islands” in cities where dark asphalt…
Apricot Jam Cookie Bars Recipe
This summer inspired recipe is simple, delicious, and perfect to share! It is gluten free, vegan, and can be made without nuts if needed. A wonderful treat safe for everyone! This homemade apricot jam is surprisingly tasty – so good that you will have to…
Environmental update: If it’s time to move, remember to recycle
It’s August, and for many people in Davis, that means it’s time to move! When moving, people typically try to downsize and get rid of items that are no longer wanted or needed, which can generate a lot of waste. To make it easier to…
Peach Crisp Pie Recipe
For me, summer is all about stone fruit. Peaches, nectarines, apricots, and cherries are my favorite treats of the year. Make the most out of summer stone fruit by enjoying this simple Peach Crisp Pie recipe. Great peaches make great pie! Enjoy! -Katie Mednick Serves…
Greywater Showcase 2019: Case Studies Rise to the Top
Wednesday July 24 6-8pm Davis Senior Center
Tomato Tart Recipe
Nothing says summer like actually great tasting tomatoes. This recipe features ripe tomatoes on top of flavorful smoked mozzarella, fresh cut basil, and roasted garlic spread. This tart will be the most flavorful dish on the table and happens to be entirely plant-based! I promise…
Environmental update: Help prevent pollution in the pipes
Do you wonder where the water you use inside your home goes after a flush of the toilet or a rinse down the drain? It goes to the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, which just recently completed a large-scale renovation. However, even a plant like ours…
Cool May, hot June: Taking stock of weird weather
During the last two weeks of May, we were more than 13 degrees below our average high for the date. One day barely reached 58 degrees, when our average was 82! Nighttime lows were significantly below average, and well below the temperatures preferred by the…
Camping Made Green: Yolo County Now Offering Reusable Propane Cylinders
Get a FREE reusable cylinder on May 18th from 8 am – 1 pm while supplies last (Woodland/Davis/Winter/West Sacramento, California) – Californians regularly use 1 lb. propane gas cylinders for outdoor grills, heaters, and lighting, and can now save money by buying and refilling reusable 1 lb….
Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad Recipe
Bean pasta is one of my favorite food innovations. The comfort of pasta, but the nutrition of beans! One serving of lentil pasta has 14 grams of protein and 8% of your Daily Value for iron. It is also a great option for those who…
2019 COOL Cuisine Burger Battle Awards
COOL Cuisine is a coalition of individuals and organizations seeking more plant-based, planet-friendly, and health conscious dining and shopping options in Davis, California and the surrounding region through outreach, restaurant meetups, and special events. Our members vote with their wallets! COOL Cuisine is a Cool…
COOL Cuisine Burger Battle Surpasses Goal of 5000 Burgers Sold
The COOL Cuisine Burger Battle energized the Davis dining scene with some Earth Day friendly food this past March when downtown and UC Davis campus restaurants sold over 5,000 planet-friendly burgers to enthusiastic locals and a surprising number of out-of-town visitors. There were table tents…
Burger Battle Focuses Attention on the Impact of Meat
The COOL Cuisine Burger Battle wrapped up March 31 with an amazing 5,110 plant-based burgers sold according to event organizers. That’s an average of 161 burgers per day. Compared to consuming that many beef burgers, diners together prevented 15.5 tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
Savory Spring Salad
No matter the season, I always prefer savory over sweet options! This salad recipe features a flavorful herb vinaigrette and several seasonal ingredients like green onions, fresh chives, and wild arugula. This salad can be adapted to your preferences – dried cranberries, fresh blueberries, chopped…
Methodist church focuses on environmental stewardship
Davis United Methodist Church is offering three forums in April on the theme of environmental stewardship. These presentations will be on Sunday mornings April 7, 14, and 28 from 9:45 to 10:50 at the church, 1620 Anderson Road in Davis. April 7: Cool Climate Diet, with…
Secretly Healthy Muffin Bites Recipe
Beans can be a great alternative for more resource intensive protein sources like poultry, eggs, and beef. In addition to protein, beans are good sources of fiber, iron, and B vitamins – nearly a one stop shop for plant-based health. Nowadays beans come in convenient…
Chefs Feeling Competitive and Creative for the COOL Cuisine Burger Battle
By Linnea Patterson Plant-based eating is growing faster than ever in 2019. For this we can thank the many creative chefs whose innovations allow more and more people to become comfortable with meat alternatives. The COOL Cuisine Burger Battle is a month-long contest where chefs…
Food Fairy: Save $1,000 a year, one hour a week, and maybe the planet
When I worked in a grocery store and then a restaurant, I was surrounded by food, much of it not only free but part of my job to eat — that chili needs to be tasted repeatedly for seasoning and someone has to decide what…
Per Capita Davis: The great Burger Battle is on!
First things first: the “COOl Cuisine Burger Battle” is coming to Davis. For the entire month of March, we can chomp on a hamburger without the ham (not that it had ham in the first place) — a burger without the meat, replaced instead with…
Teams Registering Now for March Burger Battle
Tasting Team Registration now (Feb) through March 31
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Solidarity Summer Camps this Fri Jul 10:
•10am-11:30am in Central Park Davis: Davis-based artist and writer Justine Villanueva will introduce us to her ancestral storytelling project, which brings together oral histories and dance to honor the elders in our communities of color.
• 11:30am-1pm: Story of Standing Rock Resistance and Youth Climate Strike
You are most welcome to attend any of the sessions. Please wear facemarks, bring plenty of drinking water, a packed lunch and a blanket to sit on. Contact juliettegaia@yahoo.com if you'd like to make arrangements to drop your kids off, we now have some wonderful counselors (thank you Hannah and Jordan) to share the care!
Feel free invite friends or share this invitation with them. You can register your participation in Sol Summer camp at tinyurl.com/solsummerdavis
Sol Summer Davis Questionnaire
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The Sol Summer Camp (a collaboration between Davis parents and UC Davis students/affiliates) is a multigenerational space for the community to gather for a Solidarity Circle in Davis' Central Park, ev...3 days ago
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Davis Solidarity Climate Strike today 12pm-1pm: Be sure to come to 5th and B and help celebrate this week's Standing Rock legal victory. The Dakota Access company was ordered to stop the North Dakota Access pipeline! (Might be a bit late today, hang in there).
School strike week 99. The climate crisis doesn’t go on summer holiday, so we keep on protesting.
#climatestrikeonline #StayAtHome #fridaysforfuture #schoolstrike4climate #flattenthecurve
UPCOMING DAVIS BIKING EVENTS: https://www.thebikecampaign.com/
7 DAYS A WEEK Buy used bike by appt
EVERY SAT 9am-12pm FREE BIKE REPAIR by appt
Email FunMaria@sbcglobal.net
Sun, July 19 ICE CREAM RIDE(s)
10am Davis (& Woodland)
Sun, Oct. 18th ZOMBIE PEDALFEST
http://www.zombiebikeparade.com
"Fitness junkies locked out of gyms, commuters fearful of public transit, and families going stir crazy inside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic have created a boom in bicycle sales unseen in decades."
https://www.thebikecampaign.com/blog/pandemic-leads-to-a-bicycle-boom
Open Air Davis launched last Friday, closing part of G Street to traffic, and allowing restaurants and stores to expand onto the sidewalk and street. Starting this Friday July 10, the program will grow to include Second Street between E and F streets.
Comings & Goings: G Street closes on weekends for dining, shopping
Open Air Davis launched Friday, closing part of G Street to traffic, and allowing restaurants and stores to expand onto the sidewalk and street. Part ...
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