April 18th, 2022 Weekly Announcements
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April 11th, 2022 Weekly Announcements
| This Week Jefferson County Recycling changes presentation – Mon, Apr 11th Starting June 1, 2022, bottles and jugs will be the only type of plastics accepted for recycling. Bottles and jugs have the highest value resins and are recyclable domestically rather than sending the other plastic to a foreign country where they pull out the good stuff and throw the |
March 28th, 2022 Weekly Announcements
| This Week TLAB Meeting – Mon, Mar 28th *New* The Transportation Lab is a Local 20/20 Action Group working to promote a transportation system that minimizes need for personal motor vehicles. Such a transportation system must be safe, convenient and healthy, and it must be based on: People walking, the most healthful mode; People bicycling, the most efficient mode; Mass |
Car Free Day – June 1st
A variety of organizations across Jefferson County are partnering together to organize a Car Free Day on June 1, 2022, where students, employees and others will leave their car at home, or drive less, and use alternative ways to get to school, work or run errands, and can win prizes by doing so!
Learn more at l2020.org/carfreeday.org
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What is the Carbon Footprint of Recycling – 4/6 Climate on Tap
How green are we when we recycle? Why is Jefferson County different than most in Washington? Changes are afoot! Bring ideas, answers, and suggestions as we ponder this issue and look at all those R’s: rethink, refuse, repair, reuse, refill, repurpose, rot (compost!) and finally recycle. Ideas will be posted on the Local 20/20 website!
FinnRiver Cidery is providing us … Read the rest
March 21st, 2022 Weekly Announcements
| This Week Happy Spring from Local 20/20! Spring Plant and Tree Sale – Sat, Mar 26th *Updated* Friends of the Trees Botanicals Friends of the Trees has been doing Plant Propagation & Tree Sales since 1978. They specialize in growing perennial medicinal herbs using permaculture practices. They offer a large variety of plants but some are limited. First come first |
A Better Transportation Future … Today?
Here is Local 20/20’s latest column in the Port Townsend Leader, thank you PT Leader.
By David Thielk
As I enter F Street on my bike, I see more walkers and cyclists than cars. I hesitate as the Jefferson Transit shuttle comes around the corner and heads east up the hill. The shuttle, which runs every fifteen minutes from the … Read the rest
March 14th, 2022 Weekly Announcements
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March 7th, 2022 Weekly Announcements
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Community Healthcare Access Monthly Meeting – Wed, Mar 9th *Online*
The CHA Group is a long running forum of people from the community concerned about healthcare access in Jefferson County. Discussion topics include Charity Care issues at the hospital, Legislative actions supporting local healthcare, public health issues, dental care, mental health and more. There is no membership needed, the public … Read the rest
Meet Our Local Farmers – Meghan Mix of Hopscotch Farms and Cannery
Meghan grows a lot of vegetables and also preserves a number of foods. Click here Hopscotch farm to see what Meghan is doing and how to access her products. If the link doesn’t work, use this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8utC8oqiRXs in your browser window.
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