Action Title Description
Becoming a Wise Buyer Palo Alto - Transition - Share Faire

The Share Faire brings all the benefits of sharing Stories, Skills, and Stuff together in one fun event. Come join us to share garden produce, arts and crafts supplies, books, toys, and clothes. We’ll have things like music, bike repair, video storytelling, and other demos as well, with different themes each time.
Staying Clean with Less Hot Water California PUC

The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) provides programs for water conservation.
Reducing Your Household Waste LA - Recycle by City

"Remember finding that super informative recycling website? The one that was so good you shared it with your friends? Yeah, neither could we. So we built one. Simple, informative, up to date. Say goodbye to recycling confusion, welcome to Recycle by City"
Participating in Community-Supported Agriculture as a Block LA - Farm Fresh to You

The Farm Fresh to You CSA allows you to customize vegetable selection; it delivers to many parts of LA.

More CSAs: The Growing Club delivers to many parts of the city, while Good Life Organics has many pick-up locations around LA.
Reducing Water Used for Lawns SF - Plant Finder

SF Plant Finder is a resource for gardeners, designers, ecologists and others interested in greening neighborhoods, enhancing our urban ecology and surviving the drought. The Plant Finder recommends appropriate plants for sidewalks, private backyards and roofs that are adapted to San Francisco’s unique environment, climate and habitats.
Installing Water-Saving Devices LA - Free Aerators

FREE aerators are provided by LADWP for water conservation.  Specific benefits include:
- for bathroom faucet aerators, average savings are up to 2.5 gallons per day, which is approximately 900 gallons of water savings per year
- for kitchen faucet aerators, average savings are up to 2.5 gallons per day, which is approximately 900 gallons of water savings per year
- with these showerheads, average savings are up to 1.0 gallon per minute used, which is approximately over 5,300 gallons of water savings per year.
Building Resiliency and Connection on Your Block * SF - NERT

The Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) is a free training program for individuals, neighborhood groups and community-based organizations in SF. Through this program, individuals will learn the basics of personal preparedness and prevention. The training also includes hands-on disaster skills that will help individuals respond to a personal emergency as well as become members of a neighborhood response team.
Reducing Paved Surfaces on Your Property LA - Urban Acupuncture

Work in community to create permeable surfaces, while learning how to do it for your own home. Water LA provides free workshops on a range of strategies to help you build the knowledge and skills to retrofit for resilience at home using "urban acupuncture".
Planting Gardens Together SF - Alemany Farm

Friends of Alemany Farm grows food security and educates local residents about how they can become their own food producers.
Installing Water-Saving Devices Palo Alto - Water-related Rebates

In partnership with the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), Palo Alto residents can receive rebates for water saving landscaping and graywater projects.

 

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