The Center’s e-waste program has ended.  If you have e-waste to dispose of the McCourtney Road Transfer Station is open 5 days per week, and you can take it there.

The Center will remain available for APPLE’s various meeting groups through February to provide transition time for these groups to find a different meeting space.  APPLE will continue to offer opportunities to gather, discuss, read and share information about sustainable lifestyles and sustainable communities so stay tuned to hear more about upcoming opportunities to get involved.

Sadly, with the closing of the Center, we will also lose the staff support of our Executive Director, Mali Dyck.  She’ll move on to do great things and we’re grateful for the time and work she gave to APPLE over the last three years.

Thank you for your support!

We welcome herbalist, Heather Keasbey of the Nevada City Herb and Tea Co. to tell you about her wonderful locally made, custom tea blends that we offer at the APPLE Center.  Heather is a Certified Herbalist and has made custom tea blends for over 10 years.  At the Center we offer BreathabiliTEA, TranquiliTEA, VitaliTEA, SexualiTEA and TumiTea.

Also, Project Simplify’s Shawn Tuttle will be signing copies of her fun guide to personal sustainability “How to Kick Ass Without Kicking Your Own Ass.”  A great gift for yourself this holiday season or for the stressed out loved one in your life.

On Saturday the 17th we’re hoping to have a comprehensive tasting of Sierra Sweets Toffee, handmade in Nevada City with amazing flavors like Coffee, Chipotle, Sea Salt, and of course Original.  Stop on by and pick up a few holiday gifts!

Details:

When: 7-9pm, October 19th, at the APPLE Center

Cost: Suggested $3-$5 donation

A Discussion Course to focus on Martenson’s Crash Course DVD series will meet at the APPLE Center for 4 sessions, Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:30pm.

October 26th: The Economy, part 1

November 2nd: The Economy, part 2

November 9th: Energy and Peak Oil

November 16th: The Environment and What’s next?

At each meeting we will divide our time between watching selected chapters of the Crash Course DVD set, and discussing the key concepts and ideas we see.  Discussions will be facilitated by two volunteer retired professional educators, Jerry and Elizabeth.  Light refershments will be served.

Cost: $40 series or $12 individual session.

APPLE Center Members: $35 series or $10 each.

SPACE IS LIMITED.  REGISTER NOW HERE.

You’re invited to the APPLE Center November 3rd 7-9pm to hear about APPLE’s upcoming programs including bookclubs, discussion courses, homesteading lecture series and more.  This event is your chance to let us know what you’re most interested in, sign up early for the classes you want to attend and connect with other APPLE folks.  The days might be getting shorter, but there are still plenty of ways to get involved in this growing movement.

All are welcome.

Chris’s focus in on how the economy, environment and energy systems interrelate and how they will effect our future.  This message is at the heart of APPLE’s work and we’re so excited to have him here to deliver it.

Event Schedule:

noon – Public Expo Opens (APPLE will have a booth along with many others)

1pm – Keynote Address by Chris Martenson

2:45pm – Why You Need To Buy Silver by Jason Hommell, JH Mint

3:30pm – Where do we go from here? with Chris Martenson

Advanced tickets for an all access pass: $35, available at the APPLE Center.   You’d spend that to see a musician… it’s well worth it to hear this world leader in energy, climate and economic issues.  Don’t miss out.

Here’s Chris’s bio:

Chris Martenson has an MBA in Finance from Cornell, a Ph.D. from Duke, has been a research scientist in the field of nuerotoxicology, a former VP of Pfizer, and started his own investing website.  He and his family lived in a 5 bedroom house on the water in Mystic, CT.  Life was good.

In 2003, he gave it all up.

Chris had a foreshadowing of some of the economic events that ultimately caused the recession, became disillusioned with where our future was heading overall, quit his job, sold his big house, and moved his family into a small rental house in the woods.  Chris took his money out of the hands of his investors and began making his own investments, with returns that exceed that of his former investor’s.  He grows a garden, brews his own beer, and raises chickens for food.  Chris’s passion is now education.  Chris feels strongly that if people had enough of a working knowledge of the fundamentals of the economy before the recession, they could have easily seen the recession coming and could have made different choices, financially and otherwise, to prepare themselves.  Maybe some people would have put more money in an emergency fund, or sold their house before they owed more on it than it was worth.

Chris is now dedicating his life to educating people, or giving them a “Crash Course” on the three E’s: the Economy, Energy, and the Environment, so they can make better choices in the future.  He wants people to understand:

1. How completely dependent the 3e’s are on each other
2. The unsustainable current trajectory they are on
3. The changes that could have on our future (not just another housing crisis or recession, but also things like food supply shortage due to contamination, like the one we recently experienced with eggs, but on a larger scale, or the likelihood of more big natural disasters or disease outbreaks because of environmental shifts caused by global warming, etc.)
4. How to recognize those changes ahead of time and prepare yourself, BEFORE it happens

Chris first introduced this Crash Course as a video series which he offers on his website for free.  The series has been viewed over 1.5 million times.The Crash Course is also available as a DVD.  the DVD has sold over 27,000 copies even though it’s available for free online.  Chris speaks to a few thousand people a year on this topic.  He’s also been featured on the Huffington Post, in the Wall Street Journal, and was recently asked to speak at a state legislative energy commission meeting in Minnesota.  This topic is now Chris’s life passion.

These videos will be used to inspire visitors to APPLECenter.org and YouTube! Your chance to tell your hilarious backyard chicken story or favorite ah-hah moment. See you there!

The Last Mountain, about mountain top coal mining.  Showing at the Nevada Theater, July 27th panel discussion at 6, film starts at 7.  Tickets $5 advanced/$7 at the door.  Tickets available at the APPLE Center.

Farmageddon, about government regulations and farm raids! Showing at the GV Holiday Inn, August 2, 6pm, no host reception, 7pm film starts.  Tickets $10.  Tickets available at the BriarPatch.

We’re previewing The Economics of Happiness and hoping to schedule a showing later in August!  Stay tuned…

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