Bike Rodeo – September 20th & October 4th

Now that school is back in session and kids are starting to Walk and Bike to school again, it’s a great time to send them to a bike safety skills workshop! Sign them up for a Youth Bike Rodeo so they can learn how to handle their bikes, how to be visible when riding, what hand signals to use when riding on the road and more! There are two Youth Bike Rodeos to choose from:

  • Saturday, September 20, 9am-11am: City Hall Parking Lot
  • Saturday, October 4, 9am-11am: City Hall Parking Lot

Call Parks, Art and Recreation today to reserve your spot: 753-8380 or sign up online at www.ci.olympia.wa.us. There is a $5 registration fee.  Brought to you by the City of Olympia’s Olympia Walks, Olympia Bikes campaign.

If you have any questions pertaining to the lesson, please contact the instructor, Kerry Tarullo at 753-8575.

Neighborhood Sustainability and Preservation Fair – September 27

Saturday, September 27 from 1 to 4 pm at Lincoln School – 213 21st Ave.  This event organized by the South Capitol Neighborhood Association with support from a City of Olympia Sustainability Grant is open to everyone.  Highlights include a presentation by renowned architect, preservationist and sustainability advocate Peter Steinbrueck and sustainable art activities for kids. Visit http://groups.google.com/group/south-capitol-neighborhood for complete details.

Help Us Plant the First Edible Forest Garden in the Wildwood Neighborhood

All Neighbors from All Neighborhoods Invited to Join Wildwood in this Workshop

The Wildwood Neighborhood Association joins with Terra Commons www.terracommons.us  to establish an Edible Forest Garden in Marianne Guerin and Miguel Perez-Gibson’s yard at 2418 Otis on September 19-21.

You are invited to help plant fruit and nut trees and berry bushes then sheet mulch the lawn by putting down cardboard and wood chips to remove the grass. Edible Forest Gardens consist of three main layers, with fruit and nut trees as the upper canopy, berries and other edible bushes as the middle layer and perennial vegetables and fruits as the ground cover.

The FREE workshop includes:

  • Design and layout of trees and shrubs in an edible forest garden
  • Planting trees and shrubs and inoculating oyster mushrooms
  • Sheet Mulching lawn

We will be there from 10 AM until 4 PM each day with potluck lunches.  Feel free to come for both full days, half days or just stop by when you can. This hands on workshop will show what you too could do in your own yard. We hope that neighborhood planning could lead to a number of forest gardens on Otis and throughout the neighborhod – this is just the beginning. Let Michael Kelly te**********@gm***.com know of your interest.

DONATIONS NEEDED and WELCOME:

  • WOODCHIPS:  Maple, alder, willow, etc.  NO CEDAR. Call Marianne at 357-7576 about delivery.
  • MONEY to help Terra Commons put on the workshop. Mail to Terra Commons, 3725 36th Loop NW, Olympia, WA 98502.

For more information contact:
Marianne Guerin gn*********@ea*******.net 357-7576
Michael Kelly  te**********@gm***.com 339-3329