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Jefferson County Food Access, Food Security and Local Farm Support working group issues community resources in response to COVID-19
Jefferson County, WA
March 19, 2020
Contact: Kellie Henwood, WSU Extension Regional Small Farms Coordinator
Email me directly for phone contact.
In response to challenges related to the COVID-19 virus, a working group of local organizations came … Read the rest
Local 20/20’s Neighborhood Preparedness Action Group (NPREP) has been working with the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) to determine how neighborhoods can best support the COVID-19 response. As always, our role will evolve as the event unfolds. For now, we want to make sure you are aware that the DEM considers our neighborhoods a key resource in an … Read the rest
All sessions are held at Finnriver Farm & Cidery on the First Monday of the Month from 6-7:30pm. We hope to see you there!
Monday, March 2nd: “Earth Day 2020: 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Where were we then? Where are we now?”
As we prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we’ll take
Here is Local 20/20’s regular Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader, published 12/4/19. Thank you PT Leader!
Repair Cafe Coming to Port Townsend on Feb 29
By Janet Welch
What comes to mind when you see the term “Repair Café”? Don’t feel bad if you don’t immediately conjure an image of 10 or so local folks sitting … Read the rest
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in Jefferson County with county-wide events happening ALL WEEK LONG!
Visit the Earth Week Event calendar
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There was a higher than average predicted tide on January 18, 2020 (9.4′ predicted, 10.0′ observed), that gave us another chance to visualize the higher sea levels that will become more often in the future due to global sea level rise, and a few of Local 20/20’s Climate Action Group volunteers were out there early in the morning to capture … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s regular Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader, published 12/4/19. Thank you PT Leader!
Getting Through the Holiday Season with Empathy
By Suzanne Jones
Patience, tolerance, and kindness are all good ways to get through the holidays. We all have a lot of experience navigating the holidays but sometimes things go awry. So here are … Read the rest
There was a higher than average predicted tide on December 1, 2019 (9.4′ predicted), that gave us another chance to visualize the higher sea levels that will become more often in the future due to global sea level rise, and a few of Local 20/20’s Climate Action Group volunteers were out there early in the morning to capture it. You … Read the rest
Monday, December 2nd – “The Carbon Footprint of Food”
Are you wondering how your food choices add up in your personal footprint? We will look at the greenhouse gas emissions produced by growing, rearing, farming, processing, transporting, storing, cooking and disposing of the food we eat. Leave the session feeling very full of tasty ways to make a difference!
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