Calling all Ages, Young and Old! Join us this Saturday, February 25th at 1pm for Tools of the Trade at The Ecology Center for an hour of nature stories designed to enthrall, educate, and entertain you and your family. Free Event
Diane Wyzga, our resident beekeeper, is also professional storyteller. Diane has been telling stories since 1997; unless you count her childhood years. Her parents said she was fibbing, but she says she was perfecting her craft.
We should have known that if you serve Chocolate…they will come! Approximately 50 guests joined us on Saturday afternoon for a presentation and tasting with Deanna Moore of Chocolatl. She doused us in great information about her sustainable chocolate enterprise and later indulged us with her very own chocolate and even a special chocolate tea brew. Amazing! Thank you Deanna for such an incredible presentation, we appreciate all your work.
If you missed the big day, don’t feel too left out. We now have Deanna’s chocolate here in the shop. Stop by and stock up!
About Tools of the Trade
In collaboration with our new exhibition Tools for Change,Tools of the Trade is a FREE roundtable series in which local experts in a variety of fields will share useful skills and unique insights related to sustainable living.
Chocolate is an indulgence of course, but have you ever considered where and how it is made? Come and join us on February 11th at 1pm with Deanna Moore creator of Chocolatl. Deanna will be hosting a free presentation for us about the sustainable methods of growing, processing and preparing chocolate, from seed to mouth.
Be sure to sign up in advance, so we can reserve your spot!
Yes, that’s right, we are now carrying Freakers at The Ecology Center general store, Tools for Change. What, might you ask, is a Freaker? Well it’s the perfect addition to your reusable bottle. These adorable little “sweaters,” designed and made in the USA, fit on any size bottle. With so many designs to choose from, it’s hard to pick just one.
Backyard Skills: A D.I.Y. Handbook
The perfect book for the D.I.Y. person in your life. The Ecology Center’s first publication featuring recipes for sustainable living such as worm bins, rain barrels, solar oven construction, sprouting, terrarium design and non-toxic, homemade cleaning tips.
Available at The Ecology Center and on our website. Visit us this week 11am – 2pm.
Normal hours: Saturday + Sunday 11am – 5pm
Still in need of a gift for the gardener in your life? We’ve got you covered. Whether it’s new tools for the garden, seeds for the upcoming year, or simply an inspiring book, our general store, Tools for Change, is full of gift-giving ideas. We’ll be open all week long and we’d love to see you!
Growing your own oyster mushrooms could not be easier with this perfectly packaged mushroom kit from Back to the Roots. Started by two friends in their last semester at UC Berkley, Back to the Roots was inspired by the idea of turning waste into fresh, local food. These mushrooms are grown entirely on recycled coffee grounds! Each box grows up to 1.5 lbs of pearl oyster mushrooms in as little as 10 days. We are proud to be carrying these delightful mushroom gardens in our exhibition and general store, Tools for Change.
Still in need a of a few gifts? We’ve got just the thing: preserves! The Ecology Center is now offering a delicious assortment of pickled veggies and jams from Happy Girl Kitchen. Our favorites are the dilly beans and apricot chutney, but there are so many to choose from. If you are feeling a little more adventurous, there is still time to do a bit of preserving yourself. There is nothing quite like receiving a homemade gift, especially one you can eat. We happen to have some excellent books to get you started. Stop by The Ecology Center this week; we’ll be open from 11am to 2pm all week!
When we approached local art icon Peter Shire about carrying his famous Echo Park Pottery mugs in our Tools for Change exhibition, he invited us to make them ourselves!
Over 2 days we cut, rolled, shaped, glazed and fired these limited edition EXP + The Ecology Center mugs. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Thanks Peter!
For more photos of the process, please visit our Flickr page.
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