Green Building Predictions for 2012

http://www.earthadvantage.org/blog/single/green-crystal-ball-10-green-building-predictions-for-2012/

A good source of information if you are concerned about genetically modified food and want to avoid or eliminate it from your diet.

http://nongmoshoppingguide.com/

Here is a link to a listing of Safe Seed companies (no ties to Monsanto or other genetically modified seed companies)

http://www.mothering.com/community/t/824672/seed-companies-safe-from-monsanto-ties

Found this interesting article on how to grow many things in containers. Thought it would be of interest to those of us who do not have gardens or land to grow them on.

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/sixtysixthings-growhome-containers-withoutgarden.html

Organic farmers trying to keep organics pure

http://www.growswitch.com/blog/2011/07/270000-organic-farmers-sue-monsanto/#.Tv4hWTVrP_N

While researching for  ideas on community building and creating local economies I came upon this checklist for "Locality Development." It is a checklist of reason for building local communities and I believe many of these reasons are why Placer Sustain exists. Happy reading.

http://ctb.ku.edu/en/tablecontents/sub_section_tools_1054.aspx

Small town trying to help its local economy

http://www.livingeconomies.org/node/668

Homes with solar may sell faster

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/infographic-do-8216green-homes-sell-faster/10392?tag=nl.e660

HAALo.org and the Nevada City Herb & Tea Comp present the Botanical Medical Convergence - November 4 - 6 at Stonehouse in Nevada City. For registration and more information for this link:

http://www.ncherbandtea.com/botanical-conference

Check out this Grass Valley event scheduled for October 16. Chris Martenson will be speaking, author of 

The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future Of Our Economy, Energy, And Environment

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=236656726384910&notif_t=event_invite