Posted in Green on 22. Apr, 2010
Well, OK, not at night. But the wait is over — my solar panels are hooked up and I am powering my house and this computer right now with electricity generated by the sun on my very own roof! And on all sunny — and even overcast days — any electricity that’s leftover gets sent [...]
Posted in Green on 15. Apr, 2010
Sunday, April 25th, from 2 – 6pm, enjoy a free, self-guided tour of Mar Vista’s Greenest Gardens. The Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Committee has put together this 2nd Annual Green Garden Showcase and it’s even bigger than last year, with nearly 80 gardens this time! The gardens have been divided into 6 tours that [...]
Posted in Green on 20. Mar, 2010
Spotted in Mar Vista today — Tree People volunteers planting trees along Pacific Avenue. Thanks!
Posted in Green on 10. Mar, 2010
Green Garden fans, the 2010 Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase is coming up April 25th! The FREE, self-guided tour of green gardens in our neighborhood is now in its 2nd year, and let me tell you, there are some spectacular gardens to see! I highly recommend it, not only because my garden is on the [...]
Posted in Community, Family Fun, Green, Weekend Plans on 26. Jan, 2010
Mark your calendars and get ready to see green! The 2nd annual Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase will take place on Sunday, April 25th all over Mar Vista. Hosted and organized by the Mar Vista Community Council Green Committee, the Green Garden Showcase is a chance for homeowners to display their drought-tolerant, California native, eco-friendly [...]
Posted in Green on 21. Jan, 2010
Yes, you heard that right — FREE. The Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Committee received a grant from the MVCC Board in order to be able to offer this hugely popular — and very informative — workshop here in Mar Vista at no charge to participants. Sustainable Works has been running these 6-week workshops in [...]
Posted in Green on 16. Dec, 2009
The building got all new, high-efficiency, low-flow toilets, so they were getting rid of the old ones. Mar Vista’s going green all over the place!
Phase Two of my home’s solar conversion is complete! There are enough black glass panels on my roof now to qualify it as an electrical generator. You can read about phase one here. Here’s my roof before: Here’s what it looked like yesterday: and here it is today — all done: AWESOMENESSSSS. And check out the [...]
Posted in Green on 03. Nov, 2009
The Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Committee has unanimously approved a motion to make Mar Vista the first clean electricity neighborhood in Los Angeles, with a goal of 100% clean electricity by 2018. The motion must be approved by the Community Council Board on November 10, and your support is needed! Please sign this petition, [...]
Posted in Community, Family Fun, Green, Mar Vista, Weekend Plans on 23. Oct, 2009
All your pre-Halloween excitement in one neighborhood! Saturday there’s The Big Boo, Halloween Carnival at Mar Vista Elementary school, 3300 Granville Ave. 90066 10am – 3pm. and Richland Ave. Elementary is having their Halloween Scare Fair, 11562 Richland Ave. 90064 1pm – 5pm. Sunday is the last chance to sign up for Mar Vista’s GoSolar initiative — sign [...]
