The Mar Vista Green Tent

Here is one unexpected way to benefit  those you leave behind:  Transition Mar Vista  and  Bridging Transitions  present:  Greening Your Death: Your Final Footprint. Transition Mar Vista   and   Bridging Transitions  invites you to join us Sunday November 3rd, at the Green Tent, in becoming more aware and creative in how we deal with death.   Honoring the human life cycle and honoring the earth can go hand in hand, so let's find ways to green our final footprint.  While dedicated to sustainable living, t he green movement has been slow to address how our dying impacts the environment.  In the US we bury 20 million feet of wood for caskets, 1.6 million tons of concrete and 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluids containing formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, every year! And c remation, often thought of as a green alternative to burial, has a significant carbon footprint as well as lacing our air with other polluta...

Grey Water Conversion - December 15, 2019 GET THAT GREY WATER IN THE GROUND! Don't let the winter rains fool you.  We still need every drop of water back in the soil.  Redirecting grey water is an easy way to prevent waste.   What is grey water? It's the "waste" water from your washing machine reused to water your  fruit trees or perennial plants  instead of being sent to the reclamation plant and then out to the ocean. With a greywater system, every time you do a load of laundry you r plants get a good  drink and  you save money as well. As everyone knows, California has experienced an extreme drought for many years and it will most likely continue. Water is probably the most important resource for every living species on our planet.  Learn how to double the usage of your water! Green Tent  guest Art Lee holds workshops that cover  all the information you need to install a grey water ...