Sustainable Sonoma

Daily Acts promotes community self-reliance by providing hands-on sustainable education in the form of tours, workshops, events, presentations, publications and media. With the help of over 500 volunteers, Daily Acts has transformed homes, landscapes and neighborhoods of Sonoma County into "ecologically savvy sites" where food is grown, water is stored, energy is saved and waste is reduced.

Upcoming events include "Water Harvesting for Permaculture Paradises," a tour where attendees will learn about components of water conservation. The first stop on the tour is the home of Erik Ohlsen, the founder and owner of Permaculture Artisans, where his water-harvesting systems will be showcased followed by a visit to the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center.

Look out for Ripples, the Daily Acts journal. P.O. Box 293, Petaluma, (707) 789-9664; dailyacts.org.

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