Turnin old into new

An interesting way to reuse: Turn Your Old Sweaters Into Brand New Items.
Send an old sweater to Reknit (http://www.rekn.it/) and they’ll unravel it and use the materials to create a new item of clothing (gloves, a hat, a scarf, etc.). Reknit creates a different piece of clothing each month. Or, if you can knit, try it yourself.

Water Issues - Fiim on March 22

If you would like to learn more about water isues join Surfrider for a free showing of "The Cycle of Insanity - The Real Story of Water" film on Monday March 22nd at The Loft @ UCSD. Please RSVP to water@surfridersd.org

advocacy networking

Sign up for the ELCA e-Advocacy Network! E-Advocacy empowers ELCA members to advocate for peace, justice, and care of creation. You'll receive timely updates from the ELCA on a wide variety of issues, including hunger, poverty, and the environment.
http://ga6.org/elca_advocacy/join.html?r=Jp3LhqSqHw9jE

Takin' Out the Trash

A good way to motivate yourself to reduce the amount of trash you generate is to do a "Trash Audit". Here is a link to an article about someone who did one and wrote about how to do one yourself: http://earth911.com/news/2010/02/15/true-life-trash-audit/

Valentine's Gifts

If you are still looking for a gift for Valentine's Day, stop by Open Door Books (Pacific Beach in San Diego) to get some fair trade chocolate or coffee. You can also find Marcy Sweets (a local, organic, fair trade chocolate company) at Whole Foods or Jimbo's Naturally stores.

Outdoor Water Use

During the "rainy" season in San Diego it is a good time to consider all the different ways that we use (or overuse) water in our landscaping.

To optimize some of your outdoor water use try using the City of San Diego's Landscape Watering Calculator found here: http://apps.sandiego.gov/landcalc/

Saving Water

Two ways we can save water in San Diego. One is to report a water leak, meter leak or pressure problem. The number to call is (619) 515-3525 (good to have in your cell phone). The second way is to turn off your sprinklers when it rains.