| Dr. Locke’s COVID-19 Update – Mon Apr 27 – 9:45 a.m. *Online* Weekly COVID-19 weekly update with Jefferson County Public Health Officer, Dr. Thomas Locke at today’s meeting of the County Commission. To watch live or recorded videos of the entire 9 a.m. Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, including the 9:45 a.m. COVID-19 update, go to the website for videos of meetings. You can choose “Streaming Live” or, if viewing later, “Recorded.” You can also listen live to Dr. Locke at 9:45 a.m. on KPTZ or find listen to Dr. Locke recorded on KPTZ home page. Climate Prep Action Group – Local 20/20 – Mon April 27th *Online* Interested in learning more about how climate change will impact Jefferson County and what we can do as a community to prepare? Attend our meeting to learn about current projects and how to get involved or learn more here. The meeting will be online: contact Cindyif you would like to join in or for more information. Time: 2:00 – 4:00p.m. Location: Online. Garden Notes: Growing Crops in Pots – Thurs April 30th *Online* The final week in WSU Master Gardeners’ “Garden Notes” features a live video program on “Growing Crops in Pots.” Take advantage of the season and promote community resilience. FThis relevant local gardening information you can use immediately, join on Zoom here https://wsu.zoom.us/j/621066165 Don’t be late – the Zoom room can only hold 100 participants. Recorded sessions will be posted on the WSU Jefferson County Extension website the following Tuesday. Coffee with City Manager Mauro – Thurs April 30th- *KPTZ 91.9FM* Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro has moved his weekly coffee meetings with the public onto KPTZ’s Discovery Road, hosted by Tim Quackenbush. This week John Mauro will be taking questions from 10:00 -10:30 a.m. Call in on 360.215.7270 or submit your questions to John ahead of time by email here. If you’re unable to listen live, the conversations will be posted on the Discovery Road page. Nature in Your Neighborhood starts – Fri May 1st *Online* Join Jefferson Land Trust for Nature in Your Neighborhood beginning this Friday. In this new virtual nature exploration program, our backyards and neighborhoods will become our classrooms. Birds, trees, ferns, and mammals are just a few of the topics we’ll be diving into throughout May and June every Friday and select Wednesdays. Sign up to learn from experienced local naturalists during weekly Virtual Nature Walks, engage in weekly discussions, and share your adventures with one another in an online study group. Our first event is “Seeing and Hearing Local Birds” with Ken Wilson and Dave Rugh on Friday, May 1st from 3-5pm. Full schedule and more info here. Email Rebekah with inquiries. Master Gardener Foundation Grant Deadline – Friday, May 1st *Reminder* The Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation offers small grants to encourage and support volunteer horticulture and environmental stewardship projects. Residents of Jefferson County may apply for grants up to $750. Information and the application form are here. Applications must be emailed or postmarked by May 1st. Farmers Market – Sat May 2nd – Uptown PT *+ Online” The Port Townsend Farmers Market is open! The Saturday Market in Uptown PT is laid out without a middle row and ten feet between vendors booths. A limited number of shoppers at a time are admitted through a single entrance. Handwashing and hand sanitizer are available. Market vendors, staff and volunteers wear masks. Food is bagged or arranged so shoppers only touch food they are purchasing. Now the market is also online! Place your order online here by 1pm Thursday and pick it up during market hours. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Uptown, Tyler Street. |
| Community Notices Local 20/20 COVID-19 Resources l2020.org/COVID-19/ *Updated* This week there are updates to the grocery list – the coop now has online ordering and curbside pickup and a new link to guidance from the Sheriff’s office regarding violations of the Governor’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order. Other recent updates include prescription delivery options county-wide, and resources for managing anxiety and stress. Bookmark this page! Local 20/20 COVID-Resources is by the community, for the community, with 10 organizations coming together to contribute. Did you know… Our Public Health Officer, Dr. Locke, gives a COVID-19 update every Monday at 9:45am. Links to live or recorded update are in the Daily Page Highlights box. The WSU Extension Master Gardener Seed Library is offering their community seed inventory to new members by mail. You can support local retail businesses by using their online shopping options, including to buy gift cards for future use; the Chamber of Commerce has a new list here. The Dept. of Emergency Management puts together a new situation report each weekday that tells you all about COVID-19 in Jefferson County. Find it at the top of the page. Free wifi is available at libraries and community centers. Two DEM volunteers personally contact every single restaurant and grocery store every few days to get that information to you. Dates of updates are next to our lists.[shortened] Several groups are working seriously hard to make sure that food assistance is available. Food bank info changes rapidly and it’s all captured in our Meal Program list. You can also find out about growing your own food and how to give help and get help with housing, business, unemployment, mental health, and more. BEARTH Day Collective Soundscape released on Earth Day *New* In honor of this year’s 50th Earth Day, artistic collaborators from near and far shared sound recordings that convey compassion for the planet and all beings. Members of Local 20/20 Resiliency of Heart group and friends contributed short recordings of sounds, poems, wishes, and words of praise. Working in the sound studio, Adrianna Santiago wove these contributions together into a collaborative work for an Earth Day release. This remarkable piece is now available in an mp3 file here for our listening pleasure. Artists’ names and works are listed here. YES! “Base Camp” for Teens – Eight weeks: May 1-June 26 *New* Applications are open for Northwest Watershed Institute‘s Youth Environmental Stewards YES! “Base Camp” for Teens. The eight-week program is from May 1 to June 26 and operates within COVID-19 distancing protocols. “Home Bases” and and “Natural Ranges” are places participants can walk or bike to that parents or guardians agree are safe. During the first six weeks, YES! Base Camp meets twice a week in a video conference, first to kick off the weekly theme and outdoor options and again to meet special guest experts. Themes include: local plants and animal ID and ecology, sustainable food production, honing outdoor and camping skills, and more. Applicants provide input and choose among activities. The last two weeks participants design and do an independent, mentored outdoor project. Plan to spend 10+ hours a week outside for a total of 80+ hours per person. Thanks to a grant from Washington State’s “No Child Left Inside” grant, the program is free to 20 teen participants age 14-19. Its not for school credit. Apply NOW! Here’s how. If camp fills by Tuesday, April 28, YES! Base Camp will begin on May 1st. Questions? Email nwiyes@gmail.com Jude Rubin, NWI Director of Stewardship. Host a Meeting on the Local Housing Emergency Are you looking for a meaningful way to connect with your community during this time of isolation? Convene a group for a virtual event focused on learning about Jefferson County’s housing emergency, hosted by Housing Solutions Network. HSN is offering an opportunity for groups – families, friends, clubs, neighborhoods, and church groups – to collectively watch a 13-minute video about the local housing crisis and participate in a facilitated conversation. Learn about possible housing solutions and be invited to imagine how to engage in cultivating those, and more, solutions. This free 1-hour program on a Zoom conference platform is an opportunity to connect to others while you learn about and contribute thoughts on housing concerns. HSN will provide the Zoom invitation, the online video link to watch, (either in advance of, or during the event), support to access Zoom for those who need it, facilitation of the conference discussion, and any follow up that participants may want. To initiate a screening watch the video trailer and contact Justine Gonzalez-Berg. Library Resources A to Z Bookmark this Jefferson County Library page to access to a HUGE number of free resources from A (Academic Search Premier, Ancestry.com, and Automotive Resources) to the Washington Anytime Library with its e-books and audiobooks. In between find Kanopy for three free full length films per month plus unlimited Kanopy Kids and The Great Courses. ProQuest takes you to scholarly journals, dissertations and theses, books and videos. (A feature that limits searches to peer-reviewed material yielded 503 studies for the search term COVID-19.) Classes? Try Mango for languages, Lydna.com for computer skills and more. You don’t even need a library card to access the Khan Academy for homework help from pre-school up through advanced placement and test prep. If you have trouble logging in, call 360-385-6544 Mon-Fri between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to get help from a librarian. Seeds by Mail from the WSU Seed Library The WSU Extension Master Gardener Seed Library offers seeds by mail to new members. Gardeners borrow seeds, grow plants, and return the seeds from some of your plants at the end of the season. To become a member, visit the website to see the seed inventory and fill out a form. No payment is necessary, however monetary or stamp donations are accepted. Please also support professional seed companies, local seed vendors and nurseries for community seed resilience. Questions? Email Seed Library here. Webinars on Community Gardens and Small Farms Weekly free webinars from WSU and partners continue. New topics on on safe operations in during the coronavirus crisis include “Backyard Poultry Production” on Tues, April 28. “Local Food System Businesses” on Tues, May 5 is and “Selling Your Products on Etsy” on Mon, May 5. All sessions are at 11 a.m. Register here for one or more webinars in the series. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund Jefferson Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund is supporting local nonprofits and community-serving government agencies that help meet basic human needs and are facing their own organization’s financial hardship. Anyone can make a donation by giving to a general fund or directly to one of the local organizations who has registered with the campaign. Organizations that want to have needs posted can email Jen Kingfisher or call her 360.385.1729. LION Emergency Loan Program LION, the Local Investing Opportunities Network, has established a new loan program for Jefferson County businesses and non-profits needing funding to deal with the COVID-19 emergency. The loan application and instructions are downloadable here. LION welcomes inquires from people who would like to become a member and increase the resiliency of our local community. LION is affiliated with Local 20/20 and EDC Team Jefferson. Information is on the LION COVID-19 Emergency Loan Program website. Email Brian Kuhor call him at (360) 379-4693 for further info. Calling Local Photographers! Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements invites local photographers to submit images that capture the character of our community and its natural setting. For the opening photo of each weekly email, we seek local color, horizontal (“landscape”) orientation, and jpeg format. Please no children, pets or recognizable faces. Kindly send to events@l2020.org. Please include your name in the jpeg filename. We are an all-volunteer non-profit, so compensation for your talent and generosity is a photo credit and our profound thanks. Take a walk! Local 20/20 Transportation Lab’s popular walking times map is downloadable here. Walking is healthy, social, fun, costs nothing, keeps your carbon footprint small and allows you to maintain social distance. Emergency Text Alerts from Jefferson County Sign up here to receive Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management’s emergency alerts by text on your mobile phone and/or by email. Visit their web page here to sign up and to find information about other alert and warning systems, including the tsunami warning system and the WASDOT alert system. A Tool for Neighborhood Organization *Updated* Nextdoor is a private social network for neighborhoods. Use this link to join one of 51 Nextdoor Neighborhoods (NDN) in Jefferson County. Currently there are 10,768 subscribers, with many new members joining each day. Email Pete Hubbard with questions or comments. |
| Resilience Readings Do you have readings, podcasts or videos to share that are aligned with our Local 20/20 mission? Please submit them here for consideration. Fraying Food System may be our next Crisis *New* Here on the Olympic Peninsula many of us feel a little exposed due to our reliance on food supplies that come by truck over a floating bridge or via ferry or by a twisty long two-lane road. Richard Heinberg, a classic systems thinker explores the multiple weak links in the supply chain with this comprehensive but concise essay. As Heinberg describes, “For better or worse, this is likely to be a historic moment of change for our food system.” Please read this article and give thought to what we want our food system to look like in the post-COVID times. Its time to prioritize food system resilience. The Sequel: a David Fleming movie The visionary thinker and economist David Fleming used the term “Climacteric” to describe the set of converging crises that would punctuate the era of market capitalism. His thoughts and essays were gathered into a dictionary called “Lean Logic”, edited and published posthumously by Shaun Chamberlin. Chamberlin also out out an interpretive book based on Fleming’s works, “Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy.” This book was the focus of a Local 20/20 discussion group last year. Fleming’s prognosis for how to reorganize after the end of this era was localization. And while transitioning to a system of localized everything when we’re still a global culture seems near impossible, in Fleming’s words, “it has the decisive argument in its favor that there will be no alternative.” Recently a film has been released describing some of the key concepts of Fleming’s work and how they’re being implemented around the world. You can find “The Sequel” here. Its offered by Vimeo for a $2.99 rental fee. Four ways COVID-19 will change Food Systems and Food Security Another great food-focused article! Humans are social animals. No man is an island. Food is social. Author Wayne Roberts places our food system into context with regards to the nature of our species and the dysfunctional nature of how we manage food, health care, and much of our society. I especially like the call to recognize the value of our food system workers, to acknowledge that in our current crisis the average grocery worker is a super hero. Take some time to think about our local food system, link to the article is here. Weeds we Like to Eat Foraging skills are fun to learn. How to work chickweed and miners lettuce into the spicy arugula for a salad. Its always good to know what exactly is growing around us, and that’s especially so in these times. Read this article from author Kara Stiff and learn about what’s available to eat all around us. |
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