This wednesday, March 3rd, 7-9pm come to the APPLE Center for the new exhibit opening reception.  Browse the exhibit from 7-7:30, then a presentation by Tania Carlone, home gardener and garden coordinator for the Hennesy School Garden, will start at 7:30 with Q&A and additional information on the APPLE Center’s food security project to follow.

This is a free event!  Hope to see you here!  Refreshments provided.

the 6 pieces of every garden puzzle

WHAT: The APPLE Center for Sustainable Living presents What is Water Sustainability?—A panel presentation examining our water crisis and what we can do to move toward a more sustainable water future

DATE AND LOCATION: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Nevada City, City Hall Council Chambers

ADMISSION: Suggested donation $5.00

INFORMATION: 530-478-1700 or via email: Info@APPLECenter.org

The APPLE Center for Sustainable Living announces an important community education program on February 9^th from 7-9 PM at City Hall in Nevada City examining the question, What is Water Sustainability?

The APPLE Center has assembled a panel of five local and regional water experts who will tackle the complex terrain of California water policy and management. While addressing the spectrum of statewide water issues of water quality and supply, agriculture, energy production and ecosystem collapse, the panelists will bring it home by exploring some possible solutions to this water crisis that may reside within the Yuba and Bear River watersheds of Western Nevada County. Ample time will be granted for audience Q&A.

Participating panelists include: Stephen Baker, hydrogeologist and groundwater expert; Carrie Monohan, hydrologist and science director with The Sierra Fund; Jason Rainey, executive director with The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL); Steve Rothert, director of the California regional office for American Rivers; and Nick Wilcox, NID, Division V board member and former Chief of the Bay-Delta unit with the State Water Resources Control Board.  The panel will be moderated by Elizabeth Soderstrom, Senior Director of Conservation for American Rivers.

“There aren’t too many issues more complex and contentious than California’s water policy and management.  Solutions won’t come easily, but they do require making hard choices that break away from the failure of the status quo,” says Jason Rainey, executive director of the South Yuba River Citizens League.

Through February, an exhibit at The APPLE Center explores possible solutions to this water crisis and asserts that perhaps the most important way to achieve statewide “water sustainability,” is to work from the center, outward.  By working on the individual, home, municipal and watershed scales, we can demonstrate and implement the most effective water solutions, such as conservation, reclamation, and integrated water management practices. To learn more, attend the water panel on February 9th and visit the APPLE Center.

Happy New Year!  Welcome to a packed year of information and resources from the APPLE Center.  A few important upcoming events:

Concentric zones of water use

Next Wednesday: Exhibit Opening and guest speaker, Steve Rothert of American Rivers.  7-9pm $3-5 suggested donation.  Our new exhibit is titled: Water! Hungry for change, thirsty for solutions and examines varies levels of water issues from individual to state policy.

During the Wild and Scenic Film Festival the APPLE Center will host two extra events:

Saturday Jan 16th, 12-1pm SOUP LUNCH with Living Lands Agrarian Network - local and delicious!  Suggested $5 donation.

Sunday Jan 17th 8:30-9:30am Activist Breakfast with presentation on how the APPLE Center grew from a seed planted at last year’s Film Fest and how you can turn your Film Fest inspiration into ACTION this year!  $5 suggested donation for breakfast.  Special guests Jules Dervaes and his family from the Path to Freedom Urban Homestead!

Join us!

This Saturday, Dec 19th, between 10am and 2pm, kids from 4 - 10 years old are welcome to come make a gift or two for their family or friends while their parents shop, relax or dine in Nevada City.

Suggested $5 donation, for more information or to volunteer to help at this event, email info@applecenter.org or call 478-1700.

The APPLE Center is located right at the entrance to the public parking lot on Commercial Street, Nevada City at 412 Commercial.

We’ll be busy skilling, presenting and celebrating with you this weekend!  Saturday afternoon - wreath making workshop, Sunday evening, Seeds of Sustainability film premier, and Sunday evening reception for Blood, Gold and Medicine.  See our calendar of events for details.  See you here!

The A.P.P.L.E. Center for Sustainable Living is hosting an Open House this Saturday November 7^th to showcase their newest exhibit, “Celebrating the Holidays, New Traditions for Sustainable Living”

“Sustainability in the holidays has to do with managing personal stress levels as much as considering the environmental consequences of our purchasing decisions,” said Center Director, Mali Dyck.

The current exhibit addresses both of these ideas and more, with alternative gift giving, upcycling, gift-wrapping, Christmas trees and statistics on holiday related waste and pollution. With the help of Shuniaa Yoga Studio, the Center transformed its conference room into a “Decompression Lounge.” The lounge features comfortable furniture as well as a traditional Wishing Tree where visitors are welcome to write messages of gratitude or wishes for the New Year on upcycled paper ornaments to hang on the tree.

The exhibit is sponsored by the Briar Patch Community Co-op and Shuniaa Yoga Studio and will be on display until January 3^rd, 2010

This Saturday, November 7^th, the Center will host an Open House to introduce the new exhibit to the public.  From 2-3pm a local beekeeper will offer tasting of his 12 different flavors of honey, and from 4-6 Vanessa Smith will host Coconut Bliss Hour, with free samples of Coconut Bliss Ice Cream.  The Open house opens at

11am and closes at 6pm.

The Center has also added a few select gift items for sale for the holiday season, all locally created with sustainability in mind.

The A.P.P.L.E. Center’s regular hours are Wed – Sun, 11am – 5pm, but it will remain open until 9pm during Victorian Christmas with extra decompression activities for weary shoppers, including chair massages. The Center is located at 412 Commercial Street, Nevada City. Log onto www.APPLECenter.org for more information

This Saturday we will host a special presentation in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Learn how you can help to prevent breast cancer: 10am-noon at the APPLE Center.  Bring your sister, friend, mother, daughter, any woman you love!

Attention all future APPLE Center volunteers - your first opportunity to complete an APPLE Center volunteer training is coming up October 10th.

The training will cover:

APPLE Center basics and background

Volunteer responsibilities and job descriptions

Resources for volunteers and visitors

Training is from 3pm - 5pm at the APPLE Center.  Pre-registration is required - send an email to Mali@APPLECenter.org to register or for more information.

If you haven’t seen the APPLE Center’s facebook page with photo galleries, stories of the remodel, etc.  Check it out here!

If you’ve stopped by the new Center and seen the transformation for yourself, you know we couldn’t have done it without the generous support of volunteers and donors.

We have about $5000 left to raise/cover in expenses.  If you’d like to contribute to the APPLE Center’s Construction Fund, please send a check to: APPLE Center, 412 Commercial Street, Nevada City 95959, and include the note “Construction Fund.”  THANKS!!!