For the Saturday, January 31, 2009 issue of the Wisconsin State Journal, Nick Heynen wrote an article about the proposal for backyard chickens in Monona. Check out The Natural Step Monona members and their feathered friends.

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[ February 2, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] This is no time to be chicken! Wait… It IS time to be chicken!

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By Doug Wood and Penny DePaola

Keep abreast of what’s going down with chickens in Monona.

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The Natural Step Monona members share their “slightly (or not-so-slightly) non-traditional things they do to be more sustainable.”

This is about one-tenth of the things members shared. We’ll compile another list of quirky ideas in the future.

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[ March 31, 2009; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Middleton Sustainability Committee member Deb Saeger said Ken Bradbury’s presentation will “blow your socks off.” Join us in shedding our footwear and wading into the waters of elucidation.
 
Kenneth Bradbury received his Ph.D. in Geology from the UW-Madison in 1982, and has been a research hydrogeologist/professor with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of [...]

Continue reading Green Tuesdays: Ken Bradbury, Dane County’s Groundwater: Where it Comes From and Where it Goes....

[ March 10, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Mad City Chickens are coming to Monona! This feature-length film premiered in April 2008 at the Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison. Mad City Chickens deftly weaves multiple stories and contextual issues on city chickens and their keepers in a non-linear fashion that one rarely sees in a documentary. From leading experts to urban newbies, experience the [...]

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[ February 10, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Cure the winter blues by planning for spring with our Sustainable Gardening Panel. Bring your questions about all aspects of gardening: Permaculture, community gardens, composting, plant selection, etc. Try to stump our esteemed bunch of green thumbs: Kate Heiber-Cobb, Permaculturist Designer/Consultant, Sustainability on Stilts, and founder of Madison Area Permaculture Guild; Joe Mathers, Community Gardens [...]

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Bettering ourselves in 2009: a twist in changing our ways.

Continue reading New Year’s resolutions for a satisfying future...

[ January 13, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Mark your calendars with this year’s Green Tuesdays schedule!

Continue reading Green Tuesdays: Sustainable Living in Auroville...