I was showing a home in Sugar House a month or so ago. One of those early spring days that brings everybody outside to soak up the sunshine. The home was Tudor style, porch not much wider than the front door. What caught my eye was the bungalow across the street where three women sat, knitting and chatting. It looked so inviting, I … [Read more…]
April 26 6:30pm Green Screen, “No Impact Man” Rowland Hall 843 Lincoln St , www.rowlandhall.com 7pm Raptor Rapture West Jordan Library, 1940 W 7800 South , www.hawkwatch.org April 27 6pm Green Drinks, April location TBA, slcgreendrinks@gmail.com, www.greendrinks.org April 28 8am Bird Watching at Farmington Bay meet at McDonalds, Centerville, exit 319, RSVP req www.greatsaltlakeaudubon.com 2010 Great Salt Lake Issues Forum–Keeping the … [Read more…]
This raggedy-looking tree, which I took a photo of this morning, is not dead. It’s just a late bloomer. Soon, provided the weather stays warm, it will be covered in white blossoms with purple dots and patches of yellow. Its enormous heart-shaped leaves will provide shade all summer long. In the fall it will shed its leaves over … [Read more…]
Thursday is Earth Day. Here are some Salt Lake City events honoring the day. April 21 2pm Fundraiser for Utah Moms for Clean Air Yoga Play parent/child class www.vitalizesugarhouse.com April 22 7pm Electronics Recycling 1795 E South Campus Dr , U of U www.slcgov.com/slcgreen 8am “Working Toward a Healthy Environment.” Earth Day Open House Hosted by Mayor … [Read more…]
Earth Hour 2010 will take place on March 27 at 8:30 pm, local time. People all over the world will turn off their lights as a call to action on climate change. The event was started three years ago by the World Wildlife Fund and has gone global. Last year nearly a billion people in 4100 … [Read more…]
Salt Lake County is looking into allowing backyard chickens. Salt Lake City is already pro-chicken, as-is Provo. But in the incorporated areas of the county and in West Valley City, urban fowl are still a no-no, not that the regulation is always obeyed. Across the Salt Lake Valley, residents in numbers are buying chickens and building coops. IFA … [Read more…]
Michelle Obama is definitely onto something. She makes urban farming look so easy, growing picture-pefect, healthy veggies right outside the White House doors. If you’ve got the urge to grow your own tomatoes and zucchini but don’t have a plot of ground for planting, you’ll be happy to hear that Salt Lake County is moving forward with a plan … [Read more…]