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Green
Drinks
A casual get-together on the 3rd Tuesday each Month.
Meet old friends & make new ones. Join us on July 15th, 5:30 - 8:30, at
Cooleen's Garden Nursery, 3402 Perry Ave NE, North of Manette. This month it's
a Potluck Green Drinks. Read the notice for details
Green Drinks International
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Bremerton Farmers Market
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The Bremerton Farmers Market starts its new season May 15th. The way to make
our market the biggest and best is to shop there. Buy Local. Buy at the
market!
Check out their website
Dates and Hours for all local farmers markets are posted on our Resources page.
Click "Resources" at the top of this page, then click "Farmers Markets" on the
Resources Page.
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Great Peninsula Future Festival
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This first annual two-day event mixes learning about sustainability with
food, crafts, and entertainment for all ages. August 2nd-3rd in Port
Gamble. Visit
their website for more info.
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First Friday Art Walk
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Support your local and small independent businesses during
the Bremerton Art Walk: galleries, museums, restaurants, shops, music,
entertainment.
More info
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Join Us! Sustainable Bremerton
is diverse group of individuals organized to promote sustainable living practices and
policies among people, businesses, and public agencies.
For most products we buy, and many decisions we make, there are sustainable alternatives
to business as usual: greener buildings, buying local, better reuse & recycling,
natural lawn care, using low-voc paint, pervious pavements, supporting local agriculture,
clean energy ...the list goes on and on. Making sustainable decisions means a better
quality of life for people and the planet.
If you are interested in Clean Energy, Green Building, Local Agriculture, or any other
sustainability issue, we invite you to join us as we work to find ways to engage the entire
community in a more sustainable lifestyle. We meet on the 4th Tuesday each month 6:30 pm
at the Rice Fergus Miller Annex, 253 4th Street, Bremerton. Next meeting
is July 22nd. For more info, or to get on the email list to be notified of
meeting times, contact us at sustainablebremerton@gmail.com.
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MISSION STATEMENT
To encourage governments, agencies, businesses, and individuals to adopt policies and
practices that transform the City of Bremerton into a recognized leader in environmental,
economic, and cultural sustainability; providing a high quality of life for the citizens
of Bremerton today and for future generations.
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Tacoma's Green Ribbon Climate Action Task Force Releases Action Plan
Our neighbor to the South has been busy creating a broad-based plan to
meet the challenges of climate change. Thanks to Kathy Cocus of Kitsap Economic Development
Alliance for forwarding this an article from the Daily Business Examiner.
Read it here. For
more information, go to Tacoma's Global Warming page
http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?nid=674.
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Green-Tech: ZDNet's website features over 30
short videos on how technology is providing new solutions to the world's energy crisis.
The video Working with the wind features a San Francisco residence that
incorporates a wide array of energy and recycling solutions. You can see all the videos
at:
http://news.zdnet.com/2435-13748_22-0-1.html
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Pittsburgh Goes Green with the David L. Lawrence
Convention Center. The Leed Gold Certified building uses no artificial heating or cooling,
reclaims all waste water, recycles everything but candy wrappers and potato chip bags, grows
produce in compost bins, and all left-over food is donated to local food banks.
Watch a 3 minute video at:
http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-201848.html?tag=nl.e539
Visit their website at:
http://www.pittsburghcc.com/cc/OurBuilding/GreenPractices.aspx
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Bremerton's Sustainability District
In December 2007, the Bremerton City Council approved the Downtown Sub Area Plan which
provides long-term direction for the continued revitalization of the downtown core. The
Plan encourages the incorporation of sustainable design and specifies a "Sustainability
District"; a multifamily neighborhood where sustainable building practices are encouraged.
The district is located between Warren and Park Avenues and between 6th and 11th Streets.
The new Kitsap Community Resources Building, Bremerton's first LEED Certified building, is
in this district. You can view the Downtown Sub Area Plan at:
http://www.ci.bremerton.wa.us/display.php?id=972.
A Food Co-op in Kitsap?
It could be a reality. A lot of us have been waiting a long time for this. Now is the
time to get involved. Learn more on the
Kitsap Food Co-op Website.
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Michael Pollan, author of Botany of Desire and Omnivore's Dilemma, has a new book;
In Defence of Food. Ecotrust has posted several videos of the author discussing his book.
You can view them at
http://www.ecotrust.org/foodfarms/videoclips.html
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Sustainable Bremerton is pleased to announce it is a founding member of the newly organized
Sustainable Communities ALL Over Puget Sound.
 The organization made it's debut on Saturday, June 16, 2007
at the First Annual SCALLOPS Summit held during the Fremont Fair at Gas
Works Park. Check out the
SCALLOPS website.
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