Farm-to-table dinner featuring local farmers Sarahlee Lawrence & Ashanti Samuels of Rainshadow Organics. Four course meal features Rainshadow flour artisan loaf, roasted beets, mixed greens with honey-roasted winter squash, braised pork with mashed potatoes and bacon braised collards. Veggie option: Fresh local wheat linguine pasta with winter vegetable ratatouille. Locavore’s Meet Your Farmer dinners consist…

We’ll update you on work the Juniper Group and Oregon Chapter are doing, our group aspirations and vision, volunteer and leadership needs, outings and children’s programs. This will be an open discussion and survey to hear from you about issues important to you, what program format/content you favor. Share with us your ideas and talents.…

Bend commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII and the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. This year's parade will honor our “Living Legacies". Parade Route: NW Harmon – Newport Avenue – South on Wall Street – Riverside Drive

From November 9-15th, the New Economy Coalition will host New Economy Week - a public conversation around ideas that can transform society and build an economy where people and the planet matter. Come celebrate New Economy Week at a screening of This Changes Everything (a film based on Naomi Klein's bestseller) right here in Bend! Filmed over 211 shoot…

It is commonly recognized that human life depends upon Nature's plants by virtue of the fact that they give us the oxygen we breathe, and the food we eat. What modern people have largely forgotten, however, is that the wild plants-growing around us on all sides- harmonize so perfectly with our bodies that most of…

Join the Rethink Waste Project for our first weekend Repair Cafe at the High Desert Maker Mill. We’ll have volunteer fixers on hand to repair your broken items, for free! Items to bring include: Small appliances Clothing (just repairs, no alterations please) Outdoor Gear Small furniture Jewelry Repairs requiring welding Ski and snowboard tuning Electronics…

Join the Rethink Waste Project for our first weekend Repair Cafe at the High Desert Maker Mill. We’ll have volunteer fixers on hand to repair your broken items, for free! Items to bring include: Small appliances Clothing (just repairs, no alterations please) Outdoor Gear Small furniture Jewelry Repairs requiring welding Ski and snowboard tuning Electronics…

What:   Mile, Mile & a Half, a film about the John Muir Trail When:  Wednesday, November 18, 7:00 pm Where:   Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas, Bend Sponsor:   Sierra Club Cost:   $3 donation at the door, popcorn and snacks Who:   Open to the Public Contact:  Gretchen Valido, 541-389-0785   In an epic snow year, five friends…

If you were able to attend last year, then you will remember what a blast this event was! We are working hard to make this year even better, with plenty of yummy goodies and awesome raffle prizes. Purchase tickets now! SEATING IS VERY LIMITED - we wouldn't want you to miss out on this truly…