MISSIONTo make Pacific Grove a model of transition to sustainability through innovative, active, local solutions that enhance community. VISION FOR PACIFIC GROVE
So let's imagine Pacific Grove as having transitioned to a sustainable community, a place where
residents eat locally
grown food and shop locally for their daily needs. Parks are surrounded with edible landscapes.
An open-air market bustling with people buying fruits, veggies and local crafts offers a place to
find fresh items grown close to home.
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Transition Towns WIKI
from England. and The wikipedia entry also from England. |
from California. Here are many more links on transition. |
The SPG Position Paper
on water conservation and development in and for PG.
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SPG has proposed that the
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
have a display about how the PG watershed can supply more water than is now available,
develop a model rain catchment system
to demostrate what can be easily done, plus more.
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With a grant from the Packard Foundation the City of PG funded an engineering study of how to recover and store
stormwater that falls on the city for use watering some city parks and lands.
Here are extracts from the report, online, as well as the complete report inPDF
In December of 2009 the Ad Hoc Alternative Water Source Committee submitted a report to the Pacific Grove City Council.
That report discusses many of the alternate sources of water that Pacific Grove has and makes suggestions of how
these sources might be utilized.
Here is the Report.
Here is a list of near by farms doing
Community Supported Argiculture.
Get your really fresh food this way.
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In Sierra Magazine (May/June, 2009, p31) are two lists of foods taken from the
Shoppers Guide to Pesticides. One list tells which foods are most likely to be
pesticide free and the other the
least likely to have pesticide residue.
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Here is a list of
plants that have been grown
in the PG climate.
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SPG supports the PG Farmers market.
It happens every Monday on Lighthouse Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove, 4 to 7 PM.
A link to a list of
Monterey County farmers markets.
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Take a look at this old victory garden book from the war years
( World War I that is, published 1918)!
War Vegetable Gardening and the Home Storage of Vegetables
Most all the info is still right on for us today. ( courtesy of Sharon Lloyd )
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Take a look at the 20 minute video of "
The Story of Stuff", showing where THINGS in our life come from and
where they end up.
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In
Utne Reader ( Mar-Apr, 09, p 73)
there is a story listing listing easy to grow plants to clean the indoor air. The story came from
Radish Magazine. Take a look.
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SPG and Surfriders fostered the passage of the ordinance
to ban styrofoam
that was passed by the PG City Council.
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When medicines of any type go into the sewage system the downstream processing does not remove them from the water. For the safe way .
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Stop the delivery of unwanted phone books. Opt Out at Yellow Pages Goes Green org.
NEW:
To see certified green businesses in Pacific Grove, or even in Monterey County,
start at the SPG page on
Monterey Bay Area Green Business Program.
When you buy local, you spend less on transport and you help our community grow and be even more vibrant, learn more.
NEW:
Good Guide .
provides the world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health,
environmental, and social impacts of the products ( over 70,000) in your home.
NEW:
Sierra Club Green Home
is dedicated to helping you create a more sustainable home environment.
For merchants in PG who carry the green/sustainable brands .
( If this is your passion, help SPG develop a plan. )
This book ( Sustainable Energy - without the hot air an excerpt ) could give you some ideas about what needs to be done, and what not to do. It is available online or in paper form.
Resolving to save money? And the planet? Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs promise a win-win. This website tells which bulbs last longer, are more efficient, and are lower in mercury and so safer, plus other information.
( If this is your passion, help SPG develop a plan. )
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A paper the outlines some of the issues for Pacific Grove as we consider changes in our transportation options in PG.
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A description of what the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is working
toward in the SF Bay area as
transportation options for the SF Bay Area.
Why not stimulate a similiar program in the Monterey Bay Area?
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In Feb, 09, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released a list of the 10 best and worst cars from their energy efficient point of view. See the ACEEE press release and the lists of " greenest" and " meanest" cars of the year on the ACEEE's greenercars.org Web site.
SPG CURRENTSNext SPG General MeetingThe next regular meeting of Sustainable Pacific Grove will be on Tuesday, Febuary 2, at 7:00 PM in the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum, Central & Forest Avenues. SPG calendar. New on the SPG site. |
We not not alone in working for the Transition. See this 6 minute video by Paul. There are many many more people working for the change that is needed.
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Source of information on over 70000 products, looking at the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home.
Sustainable Pacific Grove (SPG) is a grass-roots, volunteer group undertaking
projects to
help Pacific Grove become more self-reliant and sustainable. In
response to concerns about the end of cheap oil, climate change,
economic uncertainty, and resource limitations, Pacific Grove residents have come together to
prepare locally.
Implementation of the Urban Environmental Accords and the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.
Sustainable Pacific Grove is pleased that the City Council of Pacific Grove unanimously adopted these important first steps, and will work with the City in their implementation.
See the "The United Nations Urban Environmental Accords".
See the "The U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement".
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Updated
January 17
, 2010.
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