courtesy: http://www.elmstreeteconomy.com/
Paul and Sarah Edwards are remarkable people and making a difference in their community. As co-directors of a non-profit organization called Let’s Live Local, they are dedicated to sustainable living in their community of Pine Mountain, California.
“Let’s Live Local is our effort to create an Elm Street Economy: one that provides jobs that last, services one can depend on … where people come first, communities organize to help themselves and home businesses are essential parts of the fabric,” says Paul.
Although Let’s Live Local has many activities and projects, three that stand out are their Beef Coop, Organic Produce Coop and Wood Pellet Coop-almost half of the community participates in the coops.
Paul also writes a blog.
Pine Mountain is the eleventh, Transition United States, community.
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW!
- Learn more about the national grassroots community movement called Transition United States
- Checkout the Transition Challenge. Register your Action.
- Do you know a local green hero? Share their story with the GreenTowns network.
- How Green is Your Town? Find out now!
- Know of a great initiative? Share it with your community.
- Questions about sustainability? Ask one of our GreenTowns Advisors:
Energy Food Water Transportation Land & Conservation Building Recycling Connections
Photo Courtesy: Theodore Payne Foundation, Eschscholzia californica
Cassy Aoyagi, president of the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants, works tirelessly to help Californians understand the benefit of landscaping with natives and other drought tolerant plants. The health, social and environmental benefits of sustainable landscaping are profound, particularly in Los Angeles. For example, planting with natives: eliminates the need for toxic, asthma-inducing and ocean polluting chemical fertilizers and pesticides, requires less water, preserving a valuable resource and saving Angelenos the publicly-funded cost of importing water and minimizes the fire, flood, slide cycles of Southern California, caused, in part, by invasive plants in our wild spaces. Cassy designed and built a series of demonstration gardens at the La Canada Public Library that provide residents with examples of vibrant, climate- compatible foliage. Cassy and her team volunteer at the native garden and provide maintenance workshops at the Library, providing homeowners with the knowledge and experience to improve their health and environmental impact.
View the Theordore Payne Event and Class Calendar
Check out local initiatives in Sun Valley, California
Join the Theodore Payne Foundation Initiative Support Team
Share the Initiative: Native Plants and the Habitats They Support with Friends
