Dave Reid will host the third SPOA Soup Night.

8911 2nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA

Cross street 2nd Ave NE and NE 90th Street. At the cross street SE corner there is very large Solar house (impossible to miss) My house is the next South on same side street.

In general, Bring an appetite only.
Handmade local foods welcome, but don’t go buy a bunch of stuff to contribute — Your contribution will come on your turn to host.
Kids welcome.

RSVP appreciated but not required.
Call Dave, (206) 605-3628

Come to the February 5th meeting and find out what the group has been up to, or better yet, join in one of our ongoing projects. Also, time to start planning your garden if you haven’t already!

This Month, Alexis Ziegler will be doing a presentation for us. Alexis runs a site called “Conscious Cultural Evolution” (at http://www.conev.org). He has written a couple of books, the most recent of which is called “Culture Change: Civil Liberty, Peak Oil, and the End of Empire”. Many of you may remember his guest post on the oil drum this past spring, titled Biofuels and the Rise of Nationalistic Environmentalism.

Phinney Neighborhood Center
6532 Phinney Avenue North (map)
A list of buses that serve the area is available here

Contact:

Dave Reid
Sail Transport Network, SPOA, Sustainable Ballard
206-605-3628
sailtransportcompany@gmail.com

Produce pricing and selections

• Full tote ($40 for 20 lbs.)
• Half-tote ($20 for 10 lbs.)
• Jars of honey ($15 for 3 lbs.)

How to order

• Send email to sailtransportcompany@gmail.com
• Call 206-605-3628

How to pick up

• Home delivery
  If you live within Ballard, test our new e-trike delivery service by signing up; we will deliver to your home.

Partner farms

• Nash’s Organics (Sequim) http://www.nashsorganicproduce.com/
  Potatoes, beets, green cabbage, carrots, some brassicas, kale, and (maybe) parsley
• Rainbow Farm (Sequim) http://www.rainbowfarm.net/
  Potatoes and grains
• Buck Hollow Farm (Kitsap Peninsula)
  Organic honey

Entertainment

Alex on fiddle

Trip details

The boat, Soliton, and its crew (Fulvio Casali, Alex Tokar, and Dave Reid) will sail to Sequim, visiting for the first time three organic farms that are interested in sail-transporting organic produce. The entire trip will be sailed engineless, so absolutely no fossil fuel will be used (besides the embedded energy in the boats and other materials.)

We will donate any unclaimed produce to The Ballard Food Bank.

Other Coverage

Due to the New Year’s holiday, we’ll meet on January 8th this month to ring in the new year and perhaps do some goal setting “resolutions” of our own.

Unless another special or timely opportunity comes up, Robert will be doing a presentation exploring the benefits and costs of Biofuels as a response to the energy predicament.

See you there.

Phinney Neighborhood Center
6532 Phinney Avenue North (map)
A list of buses that serve the area is available here

We’re having another discussion group this coming Sunday at 1 p.m. at a great Chinese restaurant in the International District called Tai Tung. The address is 659 S. King St. The atmosphere of this place is great, and they let you hang around sipping tea for hours, even after you’re done with your meal—which is why it’s great for discussions, study groups, or whatever. (Todd and I sat and talked there late into the night one day after a previous coffee shop discussion group.) I hope to see a great turnout!

-Frank

Kei Chi and I will host the second SPOA Soup Night at our place in the Mt. Baker Neighborhood.

In general, Bring an appetite only.
Handmade local foods welcome, but don’t go buy a bunch of stuff to contribute — Your contribution will come on your turn to host.
Kids welcome.

RSVP appreciated but not required.