Sustainable Living Coalition - empowering people to live fully rooted in the abundant flows of natural systems

Rain Barrel Sale!

Frank — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:52:09 +0000

The Sustainable Living Coalition is supporting the Indian Creek Nature Center and helping to install 1,000 rain barrels at residences in SE Iowa. Through partnership with the Sierra Club, Clipper Windpower and Fairfield Wastewater Department the SLC is encouraging home owners to purchase and install rain barrels at their residence. Barrels will be sold for the SPECIAL SALE PRICE OF ONLY $100!

Registration Open for 2010 PDC Class Offerings and Internships

Frank — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:00 +0000

Space is limited! Don’t miss this opportunity to earn your Permaculture Design Certificate at the SLC Fairfield Eco-Design Center Campus -- a 12-acre Permaculture demonstration site! Classes are held in a 100% sun and wind powered straw bale building with rainwater catchment. This course is enriched by our extended campus of the greater Jefferson County Iowa area -- a diverse community with many sustainable living initiatives including

Support the SLC by supporting Iowa Public Radio

Frank — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:37:21 +0000

Support two worthy organizations with a single gift! Your tax deductible donation to the SLC can support Iowa public radio, and will allow the purchase of valuable underwriting publicity for the Sustainable Living Coalition. Help the SLC get the message out and double the effect of your contribution.

Sustainable Living Coalition Partners with Schneider Electric

Frank — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:29:52 +0000

Schneider Electric generously donated a Xantrex XW 4024 Inverter to the SLC’s Education Campus. The inverter was a critically needed item that will greatly benefit the campus by helping to manage power generated by a 1 kW wind turbine and a 1.8 kW solar pv array.

Backyard Abundance presents: Seeds of Sustainability

Briggs — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:15:57 +0000

The Iowa City based organization Backyard Abundance is hosting a 3-month series of programs: Seeds of Sustainability. Events include lectures, film screenings, workshops and panel discussions. Topics being covered include: edible forest gardens, benefits of gardening, ecosystem and landscape design, health and wellness, creating a sustainable community, enriching soil, low-maintenance gardens, creating habitats of

Introductory Bow, Arrow and Atlatl Workshops

Briggs — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:45:04 +0000

This two-weekend course is designed as a hands-on introduction to the basic skills and techniques necessary to begin making from scratch: bows, arrows and atlatls (a simple spear thrower). Students take home from the course a completed atlatl, a functional board bow and a number of arrows. Students will acquire the basic knowledge and hands-on experience needed to build their own bows and arrows.

Fulbright Grant Awarded for Savannah Restoration Project

Frank — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:31:28 +0000

Under the auspices of a Fulbright Grant, the Sustainable Living Coalition will be undertaking a 1 acre native tall grass praire and savannah restoration project near the SLC Fairfield Ecological Design Center on the SLC Campus.

Sustainable Living Coalition Partners to Bring Green Books to Local Libraries

Frank — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:53:53 +0000

The Sustainable Living Coalition partnered with Clipper Windpower, New Society Publishers and Chelsea Green Publishing to bring Sustainable Living Book collections to the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Public Libraries. The donation is a ‘green’ book collection focused on various aspects of sustainable living.