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22 Cyclovia Tucson: Closing the Streets, Connecting the Community

23 Geared Toward the Greater Good: An ASU Woman’s Inspiring Journey

24 An Educated Path to Solar

26 The Eco-Effi ciency Dilemma

27 Green in the News

Work Green

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Live Green

Play Green

28 Kartchner Caverns State Park: Uncovered Beauty

30 Recipes

32 Jeremy Jackrabbit: A Project of Passion

33 Green Scenes

37 Green Your Halloween

38 He’s Green | She’s Green

40 Cool Outrageous Stuff

Water Conservation 101 5 Foods That Fight Cancer 7

Design for Hope Charity Project 10 Tour de Coops: The Valley’s Most Unique Home Tour 13

Solar Domestic Hot Water 14 Pets: Halloween Fun for Your Furry Friends 16 Goatscaping: Natural and Adorable Landscaping 18

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California Drought

Walkable Communities

Sustainable Cities Network

Unstructured Play for Kids

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departments October 2014

22 Cyclovia Tucson

23 Geared Toward the Greater Good: An ASU Woman’s Inspiring Journey

24 Solar Panels for Schools

26 The Limitations of Eco-Effi ciency

27 Green in the News

27 Business Events

Work Green

ON THE COVER

Karen Watson created this gorgeous paper pumpkin using a dollar store plastic pumpkin and the pages of an old book. She blogs at thegraphicsfairy.com. With more than 4,500 free vintage images, craft projects and tutorials, her blog is a wonderful resource for crafters, DIYers and designers.

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Live Green

Play Green

28 Kartchner Caverns State Park: Uncovered Beauty

30 Recipes

32 Jeremy Jackrabbit: A Project of Passion

33 Green Scenes

37 Green Your Halloween

38 He’s Green | She’s Green

40 Cool Outrageous Stuff

Water Conservation 101 4 Foods That Fight Cancer 7

Design for Hope Charity Project 10Spotlight on Solar 12

Tour de Coops: The Valley’s Most Unique Home Tour 13 Solar Water Heaters 14

Halloween Fun for Your Pets 16 Goatscaping: Natural and Adorable Landscaping 18 Adopt-A-Highway Program 20

Photo courtesy of Arizona Science Center

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Your conscious life

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SPECIAL SECTIONTRANSPORTATION

ALSO INSIDE:Fashion Week Designers

California Drought

Walkable Communities

Sustainable Cities Network

Unstructured Play for Kids

GOAT LANDSCAPING

CREATE HABITATHUMMINGBIRDS


September 2014


Photo courtesy of Arizona State Parks28

24 Photo by Tom Nielsen

Correction: In the September 2014 issue of Green Living, the photo on page 20 should have been attributed to John Phelan, and the photo on page 3 and 21 should have been attributed to SearchNet Media.

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Editor’s Note

Hi there!I am very thrilled to be the new Editor-in-Chief of Green Living

magazine! This industry has been my passion long before it became my career. Since I was a young girl, I used to lie on my tummy with a stack of magazines, fl ipping through them, writing my own angles on the stories and dreaming of the day that I would help create content as an editor of a magazine. Right out of college, I made that dream come true and have since continued to build my career in various aspects of the publishing industry.

As a writer and editor for the past 15 years on a local as well as national scale in both print and online capacities, I have garnered a breadth of experience that I look forward to sharing at Green Living. Here, I have an opportunity to learn so much more about the world of sustainability and the strides that are happening in our very own backyard — and to pass that knowledge on to you, our readers, as well as my own children, in the hopes of encouraging our generation and future ones to become stewards of the environment that we all share.

Since its inception in 2010, Green Living magazine has maintained a focus on bringing awareness to readers of the impact we have on the environment and to present them with educational content to help us all live a more conscious life. We are constantly striving to be on the pulse of

environmental awareness and to bring it to our readers in exciting and educational ways.

I encourage you to keep a close eye on us at Green Living. We are going to be making some big changes in the coming months. I am excited to be able to help advance our digital, online and social media efforts. We are expanding these aspects every day, so don’t forget to check us out online and on your favorite social media networks as we begin adding new content as well as expanded content from the current print edition to our website.

I invite you to share your thoughts, ideas and experiences with me on how you “go green” in every capacity of your lives. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Editor’s Note

Hi there!I am very thrilled to be the new Editor-in-Chief of Green Living

magazine! This industry has been my passion long before it became my career. Since I was a young girl, I used to lie on my tummy with a stack of magazines, fl ipping through them, writing my own angles on the stories and dreaming of the day that I would help create content as an editor of a magazine. Right out of college, I made that dream come true and have since continued to build my career in various aspects of the publishing industry.

As a writer and editor for the past 15 years on a local as well as national scale in both print and online capacities, I have garnered a breadth of experience that I look forward to sharing at Green Living. Here, I have an opportunity to learn so much more about the world of sustainability and the strides that are happening in our very own backyard — and to pass that knowledge on to you, our readers, as well as my own children, in the hopes of encouraging our generation and future ones to become stewards of the environment that we all share.

Since its inception in 2010, Green Living magazine has maintained a focus on bringing awareness to readers of the impact we have on the environment and to present them with educational content to help us all live a more conscious life. We are constantly striving to be on the pulse of

environmental awareness and to bring it to our readers in exciting and educational ways.

I encourage you to keep a close eye on us at Green Living. We are going to be making some big changes in the coming months. I am excited to be able to help advance our digital, online and social media efforts. We are expanding these aspects every day, so don’t forget to check us out online and on your favorite social media networks as we begin adding new content as well as expanded content from the current print edition to our website.

I invite you to share your thoughts, ideas and experiences with me on how you “go green” in every capacity of your lives. I look forward to hearing from you!

Follow Green Living magazine

and stay in touch with the

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Your conscious life

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PUBLISHER Dorie Morales

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Molly Cerreta Smith

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Crista Alvey

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Jeffrey E. Stein

SENIOR ADVISOR William Janhonen

COPY EDITORS Aimee Welch Michael Ziffer

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Green Living magazine is a monthly publication by Traditional Media Group, LLC. Periodical rate postage paid at Scottsdale, AZ. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited or contributed manuscripts, photographs, artwork or advertisements. Entire contents © 2014 Traditional Media Group. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of content in any manner without permission by the publisher is strictly prohibited. Opinions expressed in signed columns and articles do not necessarily refl ect the views of the publisher. Submissions will not be returned unless arranged to do so in writing. Subscription is $39 per year or digital subscription is $12 per year. Canadian orders please add $13 per year for shipping and handling. International orders add $22 per year for shipping and handling. Bulk and/or corporate rates available. No representation is made as to the accuracy hereof and is printed subject to errors and omissions. Green Living magazine is printed on recycled paper.

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There would be no life without water. It is one of the world’s most valuable resources, yet most of us don’t realize just how precious it is. In the developed world,

people often take for granted how fortunate we are to have easy access to this incredible substance. Many of us fail to comprehend the harsh reality that one out of three people around the world is deprived of clean, safe water. With the onset of new technologies and discoveries by dedicated researchers and experts, there are many innovative ideas that we can incorporate into our daily lives to save water and save on our monthly bills. By changing our everyday habits and thinking forward, we can keep the world a greener place and do our part to conserve one of life’s most precious resources.

You can easily become part of the solution by incorporating the following tips for becoming water-conservative and -conscious into your daily life.

LIQUIDATE THE LEAKPut an end to that annoying little drip that just won’t stop. Check your home, both indoors and outdoors, for leaky faucets, hoses or connectors that need repair. These leaks can waste more than 100 gallons of water per week. Conservation Specialist for the City of Mesa’s Environmental and

Sustainability Division Donna DiFrancesco says that toilets are notorious for leaking too. “About 20 percent of them leak, sometimes silently where you don’t hear it running and then all of sudden you’ll hear it fi lling in the back,” she says. If this is a familiar sound in your home or you notice that your water bill is unusually high, assess the situation promptly.

DON’T WATER THE GUTTERMake sure your sprinkler heads aren’t pointed toward the sidewalk or a paved area and that your grass is getting the most out of your sprinkler system. DiFrancesco says, “When you have sprinklers in your yard, make sure you’re checking those frequently because they can be so wasteful. If they’re not directed right or they’re broken, you can lose 12 gallons a minute.”

DITCH THE DRAINGet into a habit of recycling all of your unused water outdoors. Cleaning out the fi sh tank? Boiling vegetables or eggs? Dumping half-full water bottles and cups? Instead of simply pouring this water down the drain, use it to water your non-edible plants and lawn (they’ll absorb lots of extra nutrients too!).

WATER CONSERVATION 101BY EMILY DOAN


There would be no life without water. It is one of the world’s most valuable resources, yet most of us don’t realize just how precious it is. In the developed world,

people often take for granted how fortunate we are to have easy access to this incredible substance. Many of us fail to comprehend the harsh reality that one out of three people around the world is deprived of clean, safe water. With the onset of new technologies and discoveries by dedicated researchers and experts, there are many innovative ideas that we can incorporate into our daily lives to save water and save on our monthly bills. By changing our everyday habits and thinking forward, we can keep the world a greener place and do our part to conserve one of life’s most precious resources.

You can easily become part of the solution by incorporating the following tips for becoming water-conservative and -conscious into your daily life.

LIQUIDATE THE LEAKPut an end to that annoying little drip that just won’t stop. Check your home, both indoors and outdoors, for leaky faucets, hoses or connectors that need repair. These leaks can waste more than 100 gallons of water per week. Conservation Specialist for the City of Mesa’s Environmental and

Sustainability Division Donna DiFrancesco says that toilets are notorious for leaking too. “About 20 percent of them leak, sometimes silently where you don’t hear it running and then all of sudden you’ll hear it fi lling in the back,” she says. If this is a familiar sound in your home or you notice that your water bill is unusually high, assess the situation promptly.

DON’T WATER THE GUTTERMake sure your sprinkler heads aren’t pointed toward the sidewalk or a paved area and that your grass is getting the most out of your sprinkler system. DiFrancesco says, “When you have sprinklers in your yard, make sure you’re checking those frequently because they can be so wasteful. If they’re not directed right or they’re broken, you can lose 12 gallons a minute.”

DITCH THE DRAINGet into a habit of recycling all of your unused water outdoors. Cleaning out the fi sh tank? Boiling vegetables or eggs? Dumping half-full water bottles and cups? Instead of simply pouring this water down the drain, use it to water your non-edible plants and lawn (they’ll absorb lots of extra nutrients too!).

WATER CONSERVATION 101BY EMILY DOAN

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DIVE INTO THE DESERTThe Southwest is famous for its dry and arid terrain, so why not embrace its unique beauty by designing your yard with desert inspiration? With 70 percent of water usage coming from the outdoors during Arizona summers, a desert landscape will not only help to conserve water but it’s also colorful and easy to maintain. Xeriscape, DiFrancesco says, is a creative approach to promoting the use of low-water-use plants, drip irrigation, proper maintenance and more for a landscape that thrives. She also encourages people to harvest rainwater. “If you really have your yard designed well, you can capture rainfall by collecting it off your rooftop. Even if it’s not a lot of rain, it adds up. It’s free, clean water.”

BE PURCHASE SAVVYAs a consumer, try to educate yourself on the most effi cient water-related products. DiFrancesco suggests investing in items from a new labeling system called WaterSense. “It’s the new version of the iPhone,” she jokes. According to DiFrancesco, the EPA put together this trustworthy label, and these products not only use 20 percent less water but they have also been independently tested to ensure they perform well. There are even new controllers for consumer purchase that tap into the weather conditions and automatically adjust. Do your research to make sure the products you invest in are effective, and be conscious of your decisions and where you spend your money.

GET YOUR KIDS INVOLVEDAfter all, a big reason to conserve water is so that future generations can share it too. Teach kids to turn faucets off while brushing their teeth, turn them tightly after use and limit water usage during showers or baths. Rewarding them for remembering these helpful habits can be fun.

Water conservation is something we all can be a part of. And it starts with you.

Find more water articles at greenlivingaz.com/water

water

With cancers seemingly everywhere these days — and often with no known cause — there is no doubt we need to question everything we know

about food and how it affects our bodies. Like many of you, cancer has personally and deeply affected

me. In 2010, my 14-year-old son Dominic died of leukemia. I was shocked when we got the diagnosis. His symptoms came on fast, and just one year later he was gone. I fought very hard during that year. Because I was the only person in his circle of infl uence who asked him to eat healthy, he was not on board. His father and the doctors thought I was crazy. When I was not at the hospital with him, they were regularly giving him Gatorade and Jell-O (which include pure sugar and stimulants, not to mention food colorings).

When I objected, they would tell him he needed to “fatten up.” I’m sure some of you can relate to this scenario. Since every opinion impacts the patient, it is important that loved ones and doctors are committed to all aspects of healing (not just treating the disease with drugs). I learned a lot

through Dominic’s cancer experience. Now, more than ever, I feel strongly about educating others on making their best food choices.

Is the traditional cancer treatment of chemotherapy and radiation working? In Dominic’s case, I don’t believe it did. Perhaps there is a better solution right under our noses… literally. Perhaps the solution has more to do with the foods we put into our mouths. Looking deeper at what we can do to become empowered by our food choices, I ask, “Are your choices creating a strong body and mind?” With whole (and simpler) food choices, you can improve your quality of life without feeling the deprivation and constriction of so many diets today.

Here’s the big picture: Cancer is running rampant and we most often leave our fate up to doctors. We have the choice, however, to “eat our way” out of the sickness and come out even stronger than before. We can easily get more micronutrients into our bodies via plant-based foods in three simple steps.

FOODS tHat FIGHt CaNCerBY ELAINA LOVE


health & wellness

DIVE INTO THE DESERTThe Southwest is famous for its dry and arid terrain, so why not embrace its unique beauty by designing your yard with desert inspiration? With 70 percent of water usage coming from the outdoors during Arizona summers, a desert landscape will not only help to conserve water but it’s also colorful and easy to maintain. Xeriscape, DiFrancesco says, is a creative approach to promoting the use of low-water-use plants, drip irrigation, proper maintenance and more for a landscape that thrives. She also encourages people to harvest rainwater. “If you really have your yard designed well, you can capture rainfall by collecting it off your rooftop. Even if it’s not a lot of rain, it adds up. It’s free, clean water.”

BE PURCHASE SAVVYAs a consumer, try to educate yourself on the most effi cient water-related products. DiFrancesco suggests investing in items from a new labeling system called WaterSense. “It’s the new version of the iPhone,” she jokes. According to DiFrancesco, the EPA put together this trustworthy label, and these products not only use 20 percent less water but they have also been independently tested to ensure they perform well. There are even new controllers for consumer purchase that tap into the weather conditions and automatically adjust. Do your research to make sure the products you invest in are effective, and be conscious of your decisions and where you spend your money.

GET YOUR KIDS INVOLVEDAfter all, a big reason to conserve water is so that future generations can share it too. Teach kids to turn faucets off while brushing their teeth, turn them tightly after use and limit water usage during showers or baths. Rewarding them for remembering these helpful habits can be fun.

Water conservation is something we all can be a part of. And it starts with you.

Find more water articles at greenlivingaz.com/water

With cancers seemingly everywhere these days — and often with no known cause — there is no doubt we need to question everything we know

about food and how it affects our bodies. Like many of you, cancer has personally and deeply affected

me. In 2010, my 14-year-old son Dominic died of leukemia. I was shocked when we got the diagnosis. His symptoms came on fast, and just one year later he was gone. I fought very hard during that year. Because I was the only person in his circle of infl uence who asked him to eat healthy, he was not on board. His father and the doctors thought I was crazy. When I was not at the hospital with him, they were regularly giving him Gatorade and Jell-O (which include pure sugar and stimulants, not to mention food colorings).

When I objected, they would tell him he needed to “fatten up.” I’m sure some of you can relate to this scenario. Since every opinion impacts the patient, it is important that loved ones and doctors are committed to all aspects of healing (not just treating the disease with drugs). I learned a lot

through Dominic’s cancer experience. Now, more than ever, I feel strongly about educating others on making their best food choices.

Is the traditional cancer treatment of chemotherapy and radiation working? In Dominic’s case, I don’t believe it did. Perhaps there is a better solution right under our noses… literally. Perhaps the solution has more to do with the foods we put into our mouths. Looking deeper at what we can do to become empowered by our food choices, I ask, “Are your choices creating a strong body and mind?” With whole (and simpler) food choices, you can improve your quality of life without feeling the deprivation and constriction of so many diets today.

Here’s the big picture: Cancer is running rampant and we most often leave our fate up to doctors. We have the choice, however, to “eat our way” out of the sickness and come out even stronger than before. We can easily get more micronutrients into our bodies via plant-based foods in three simple steps.

FOODs that FIGht CanCeRBY ELAINA LOVE

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health & wellness

STEP 1: ADDStart by eating something healthy every day such as a raw food or plant-based dish or a delicious green smoothie. This may be your lunch as it’s easier to get a “light” meal in midday, and not feel deprived. Don’t worry, plant-based foods can be power-packed with nutritious ingredients and delicious.

STEP 2: RELEASE OR REPLACELook at foods in your cupboards now (or your daily intake). If they’re unhealthy and not serving your highest good, get rid of them. Most people are shocked by how much sugar they are consuming once they start reading labels on the foods they regularly eat, even in seemingly healthy ones

like raisins and dried cranberries. Store-bought breads and crackers are often packed with sugar as a secret ingredient. A healthy daily amount of sugar, according to Gabriel Cousens, MD from the Tree of Life in Patagonia, is the whole food sugar equivalent of one banana or two dates — about 15 grams. This can be diffi cult for someone just starting to eliminate sugar from their diet so keep in mind that the World Health Organization recently announced a recommendation that people should eat no more than 25 grams of sugar daily. Sugar should also never be separated from its source — in other words, eat whole foods.

Don’t worry. You don’t need to feel deprived. You can replace white sugar, agave, maple syrup and honey with creative alternatives such as stevia and xylitol. Replace white

fl ours with almond meal or whole grains, and make your own treats at home using more whole ingredients instead of purchasing sugar-laden packaged sweets.

STEP 3: GET EDUCATEDIf all of this seems too overwhelming, take some healthy cooking classes in your area, follow a recipe book or website or fi nd a health guru who is already eating the way you want to eat.

Changing your diet to eliminate sugar can be a daunting task for many in our high-convenience world. However, simply taking it one step at a time can help you clean up your diet and improve your health.

See page 30 for three of Elaina Love’s original recipes that are deliciously devoid of added sugar. To learn more about Elaina Love and Pure Joy Culinary Academy, go to purejoyculinaryacademy.com.

Find more health articles at greenlivingaz.com/health


Doctors’ research seems to vary across the board when is comes to the link between cancer and sugar. However, white table sugar, which is often found in packaged goods from bread to cereal, contains glucose as well as fructose. Fructose

has been found to cause metabolic syndrome, of which symptoms include Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and, you guessed it, cancer, according to Robert H. Lustig, author of The Fat Chance Cookbook.

STEP 1: ADDStart by eating something healthy every day such as a raw food or plant-based dish or a delicious green smoothie. This may be your lunch as it’s easier to get a “light” meal in midday, and not feel deprived. Don’t worry, plant-based foods can be power-packed with nutritious ingredients and delicious.

STEP 2: RELEASE OR REPLACE

Look at foods in your cupboards now (or your daily intake). If they’re unhealthy and not serving your highest good, get rid of them. Most people are shocked by how much sugar they are consuming once they start reading labels on the foods they regularly eat, and on seemingly healthy foods like raisins and dried cranberries. Even store-bought breads and crackers are often packed with sugar as a secret ingredient. A healthy daily amount of sugar, according to Gabriel Cousens, MD from the Tree of Life in Patagonia, is the whole food sugar equivalent of one banana or two dates — about 15 grams. This can be daunting for someone just started to eliminate

sugar from their diets so keep in mind that the World Health Organization recently announced a recommendation that people should eat no more than 25 grams of sugar

daily. Sugar should also never be separated from its source — in other words, eat whole

foods. Don’t worry. You don’t need to feel deprived. You can replace

white sugar, agave, maple syrup and honey with creative alternatives such as stevia and xylitol. Replace white fl ours with almond meal or whole grains, and make your own treats at home using more whole ingredients instead of purchasing

sugar-laden packaged sweets.

STEP 3: GET EDUCATEDIf all of this seems too overwhelming,

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free pick-up of reusable building materials, and has a deconstruction team that will carefully dismantle appliances, cabinets, fi xtures and other materials in homes or businesses, all free of charge. These donated items are also tax-deductible. Each year Stardust saves more than 650 tons of perfectly usable material from going to landfi lls.

Founded in 1998, the company currently has three retail and donation storefronts, in Glendale, Mesa and Phoenix, where they sell donated appliances, furniture and other building supplies at 50 to 80 percent below retail cost. The proceeds from these stores go back into the company’s community reuse programs, such as Design for Hope.

Design for Hope is a charity project for which local interior designers are tasked with creating a fully functional kitchen space with reclaimed building supplies from Stardust’s inventory. This year marks the second annual Design for Hope competition. Local interior designer Deb English of Doola Designs created the winning reuse kitchen design that is currently being implemented in a VALLEYLIFE group home in Phoenix. VALLEYLIFE is a non-profi t organization that provides day care, in-home care and group home living assistance to adults with physical and developmental disabilities. “One of the reasons VALLEYLIFE’s group home was chosen as the 2014 Design for Hope recipient is because of its unique approach to creating a traditional family home setting for members,” explains Karen Jayne, executive director of Stardust Building Supplies. “Often members and staff prepare and enjoy meals together. To provide them with

additional space and functionality to continue this tradition is very rewarding for all those involved,” she continues.

Work began on August 8 when the Stardust deconstruction team retrieved all reusable materials from VALLEYLIFE’s current kitchen. In collaboration with Stardust, volunteers from Sundt Construction, Inc. have donated their time and talent to install the newly designed kitchen. “Sundt has a long tradition of helping the communities where its employees live and work,” says Marty Hedlund, Sundt senior vice president and southwest district manager. “We’re happy to support VALLEYLIFE and its members as well as participate in a unique project that champions reuse.”

The Design for Hope project is still a few weeks away from completion, according to Jayne, but progress is being made. “With the drywall fi nished, Sundt Construction can now install the reclaimed cabinets and begin work on the mosaic tile backsplash. The end result will be a contemporary kitchen that seamlessly blends reused materials,” she says.

The next time you take on a home improvement project, call on Stardust Building Supplies to pick up your old cabinetry, furniture, appliances, light fi xtures and other building materials. You can rest easy knowing your items will not end up in a landfi ll, and you’ll be following Stardust’s motto of “giving back through reuse!”

For more information, visit stardustbuilding.org.

Amanda Harvey is a California-born, Tempe-based writer interested in green living and sustainability.

Photos by Jennifer Outlaw, VALLEYLIFE

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Say the words “home tour” and your fi rst thought probably isn’t of chickens pecking their way around a backyard coop.

But chicken coops are homes, too, and Valley residents practicing sustainable living in the Southwest desert put as much time, care and creative thinking into building and maintaining them as some people do with their own homes.

That’s what makes Valley Permaculture Alliance’s (VPA) sixth annual Tour de Coops on Saturday, Nov. 8, the Valley’s most unique home tour. The event is VPA’s signature fundraiser and features up to 25 of the most unique and funky chicken coops in Arizona. On this self-guided tour, visitors are exposed to a range of coop designs, chicken-keeping secrets, responsible ownership practices, sustainable living concepts and creativity in the Valley.

Each coop selected for the tour has been vetted by a selection committee to ensure appropriate zoning and permitting, responsible ownership, safety for both animals and the touring public, design elements and healthy chickens. Coop owners will be on hand to share their methods and experience, as well as to answer questions.

“Tour de Coops celebrates all things chicken from very cool coops to strategies for creating a sustainable living environment to simply understanding what’s involved in keeping and raising chickens,” says Sarah Osteen, VPA’s director of operations and special events. “Plus, it’s a very fun way to spend a Saturday.”

When it comes to incorporating sustainable concepts into everyday life, Bryan White and his wife Miro walk the walk. Their Green House Farm, which is on this year’s tour, is a fully functioning backyard urban farm in central Phoenix that blends natural and man-made systems, including a chicken coop.

Their chickens play a key role in the process. By giving the chickens strategically timed access to fallow beds in the yard, the Whites are essentially delegating farm chores to them. “We take advantage of the chickens’ natural inclinations to dig, eat tasty plant materials, to scratch for grubs and other bugs (while aerating the soil) and to fertilize abundantly.”

Coop “tourists” can choose to create their own drive-walk tour route based on a map of locations, or they can participate in a two-hour guided bicycle tour that begins and ends at a centrally located restaurant.

Sponsors include Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives at Arizona State University, Arizona Living Well Institute, Resolve Sustainable Solutions and Greater Valley Area Health Education Center. Additional sponsorships are available. For information, visit vpaaz.org.

Photos courtesy of Valley Permaculture Alliance

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If you happen to come across a Phoenix area phone book

from the late 1970s or early 1980s and look at the solar

company listings, you will fi nd pages upon pages of solar

water heating companies. Most of these companies went

by the wayside once the tax credits expired, leaving a great

deal of service work for those few companies that remained.

At the time, there was little in the way of standards or

certifi cations for solar water heating systems.

One of the surviving companies was Pacifi c West Solar,

which was founded by Peter Reed. Reed entered the solar

industry in the early 1970s, in Colorado, and made his way

to Arizona shortly thereafter. In 1986, when many were

abandoning the solar industry, Reed was embracing it and

beginning to manufacture a unique and innovative solar

collector. Unlike other fl at-plate glazed solar collectors,

Reed’s collector would withstand the freezing conditions of

the desert’s coldest winter nights.

Reed’s patented Freeze Safe Solar Collector enabled Pacifi c

West Solar to virtually guarantee solar water heater owners

protection from freezing. The security that came with

the provision of a lifetime warranty on all solar collector

replacements led Pacifi c West Solar to a relationship with

most of the homeowner’s insurance companies who covered

residential insurance policies in the Greater Phoenix area.

When Arizona’s solar industry began to grow and utility

incentives for solar water heating came about as a result

of the Arizona Corporation Commission’s adoption of the

Renewable Standard and Tariff, Pacifi c West Solar was

ready with a SRCCTM rated (Solar Rating and Certifi cation

Corporation) system based on the Freeze Safe Solar collector.

This system offers homeowners a lower-cost, higher-

performing option.

Today, Pacifi c West Solar is one of the leading solar

water heating companies in the greater Phoenix area. In

addition to manufacturing the Freeze Safe Solar Water

Heating systems, it is recognized as one of Arizona’s most

innovative installers of quality high-performing solar water

heating systems.

BY MICHAEL NEARY

SPOTLIGHT ON SOLAR

Say the words “home tour” and your fi rst thought probably isn’t of chickens pecking their way around a backyard coop.

But chicken coops are homes, too, and Valley residents practicing sustainable living in the Southwest desert put as much time, care and creative thinking into building and maintaining them as some people do with their own homes.

That’s what makes Valley Permaculture Alliance’s (VPA) sixth annual Tour de Coops on Saturday, Nov. 8, the Valley’s most unique home tour. The event is VPA’s signature fundraiser and features up to 25 of the most unique and funky chicken coops in Arizona. On this self-guided tour, visitors are exposed to a range of coop designs, chicken-keeping secrets, responsible ownership practices, sustainable living concepts and creativity in the Valley.

Each coop selected for the tour has been vetted by a selection committee to ensure appropriate zoning and permitting, responsible ownership, safety for both animals and the touring public, design elements and healthy chickens. Coop owners will be on hand to share their methods and experience, as well as to answer questions.

“Tour de Coops celebrates all things chicken from very cool coops to strategies for creating a sustainable living environment to simply understanding what’s involved in keeping and raising chickens,” says Sarah Osteen, VPA’s director of operations and special events. “Plus, it’s a very fun way to spend a Saturday.”

When it comes to incorporating sustainable concepts into everyday life, Bryan White and his wife Miro walk the walk. Their Green House Farm, which is on this year’s tour, is a fully functioning backyard urban farm in central Phoenix that blends natural and man-made systems, including a chicken coop.

Their chickens play a key role in the process. By giving the chickens strategically timed access to fallow beds in the yard, the Whites are essentially delegating farm chores to them. “We take advantage of the chickens’ natural inclinations to dig, eat tasty plant materials, to scratch for grubs and other bugs (while aerating the soil) and to fertilize abundantly.”

Coop “tourists” can choose to create their own drive-walk tour route based on a map of locations, or they can participate in a two-hour guided bicycle tour that begins and ends at a centrally located restaurant.

Sponsors include Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives at Arizona State University, Arizona Living Well Institute, Resolve Sustainable Solutions and Greater Valley Area Health Education Center. Additional sponsorships are available. For information, visit vpaaz.org.

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energy

We often hear politicians and others talk about making Arizona the solar capital of the world and, with what seems like a thousand sunny days

each year, why shouldn’t we? With all the sunshine and clear days we have here in Arizona, it would appear unnecessary to heat your household water with any type of fossil fuel. From a fi nancial and environmental standpoint, it would be even more ineffi cient to heat your water with electricity, which is perhaps the most expensive and environmentally harmful way to heat water.

ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS: COST PROHIBITIVEBehind air conditioning, electric water heaters are the second-highest energy users in your home, making solar water heating the most cost-effective solar technology. Solar water heating is one of the fi rst energy-effi cient measures homeowners should consider when investing in green upgrades. Investing approximately $900 on a solar water heating system will go a long way to dramatically improving your return on investment on your installation.

HISTORY OF SOLAR WATER HEATING IN ARIZONASolar water heating has been used in Arizona since the early 1900s. In fact, you can still see the solar water heating panels on the Ellis-Shackelford House, a historic home in downtown Phoenix. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, tax credits led to the installation of more than 100,000 solar water heating systems in Arizona, making it the solar water heating capital of the world.

Since that time, solar water heating technologies have been greatly improved, and modern models are even that much more reliable. Today, all solar water heating systems are certifi ed through the Solar Rating and Certifi cation Corporation (SRCC), a nonprofi t that was originally funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. In fact, SRCC certifi cation is

required by the state, federal government and utilities in order to qualify for the tax and utility incentives.

SOLAR WATER HEATERS: EASY, EFFICIENT AND WORTH THE INVESTMENT Solar water heating is really quite simple and easy to install in most homes. There are two major components — a solar collector and a storage tank. In addition to the major components, there is a combination of pumps, controllers, heat exchangers, vents and valves in the systems.

Most homes only require a four-foot-by-10-foot solar collector to provide the vast majority of hot water used during the year. In fact, homeowners with a properly installed solar water heating system with a glazed solar thermal collector can literally shut off their back-up heating element, such as an electric water heater, between March and October and rely solely on their solar water heating system. The remainder of the time, the solar water heating system will provide the vast majority of their needs.

SOLAR SAVINGS INITIATIVESSolar water heating is the low-hanging fruit of energy savings for households using electric water heaters. In fact, most homeowners seeking to zero out their energy bills with photovoltaic (PV) panels fail to realize that by replacing their electric water heater with a solar water heating system, they can signifi cantly reduce the size of the photovoltaic system along with the cost of the more expensive PV technology.

Programs that provided utility incentives for other solar technologies have gone by the wayside, but most Arizona utilities still offer an incentive for solar water heating systems. This incentive is based on the performance of the system measured in annual kilowatt production. The average utility incentive payment to a homeowner who installs a solar water heating system is around $850. Combine that with a $1,000 state tax credit and a federal discount of 30 percent off the total installed cost of the system and a solar water-heating unit can provide a return on its investment in a just few short years.

In the Greater Phoenix area, 60 percent of homes use electricity to heat domestic water, making solar water heating a great opportunity for many Arizonans to save energy and money while reducing the peak load of the utilities, especially during the summer months.

Michael Neary is the owner of Desert Sun Solar, which markets solar water heating systems and promotes the benefi ts of solar water heating to the public and Arizona utilities. [email protected]

Photos by Pacifi c West Solar

Find more solar energy articles at greenlivingaz.com/solar

ARIZONA’S SOLUTION TO SAVINGS: SOLAr DOMeSTIC HOT WATer BY MICHAEL NEARY


We often hear politicians and others talk about making Arizona the solar capital of the world and, with what seems like a thousand sunny days

each year, why shouldn’t we? With all the sunshine and clear days we have here in Arizona, it would appear unnecessary to heat your household water with any type of fossil fuel. From a fi nancial and environmental standpoint, it would be even more ineffi cient to heat your water with electricity, which is perhaps the most expensive and environmentally harmful way to heat water.

ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS: COST PROHIBITIVEBehind air conditioning, electric water heaters are the second-highest energy users in your home, making solar water heating the most cost-effective solar technology. Solar water heating is one of the fi rst energy-effi cient measures homeowners should consider when investing in green upgrades. Investing approximately $900 on a solar water heating system will go a long way to dramatically improving your return on investment on your installation.

HISTORY OF SOLAR WATER HEATING IN ARIZONASolar water heating has been used in Arizona since the early 1900s. In fact, you can still see the solar water heating panels on the Ellis-Shackelford House, a historic home in downtown Phoenix. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, tax credits led to the installation of more than 100,000 solar water heating systems in Arizona, making it the solar water heating capital of the world.

Since that time, solar water heating technologies have been greatly improved, and modern models are even that much more reliable. Today, all solar water heating systems are certifi ed through the Solar Rating and Certifi cation Corporation (SRCC), a nonprofi t that was originally funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. In fact, SRCC certifi cation is

required by the state, federal government and utilities in order to qualify for the tax and utility incentives.

SOLAR WATER HEATERS: EASY, EFFICIENT AND WORTH THE INVESTMENT Solar water heating is really quite simple and easy to install in most homes. There are two major components — a solar collector and a storage tank. In addition to the major components, there is a combination of pumps, controllers, heat exchangers, vents and valves in the systems.

Most homes only require a four-foot-by-10-foot solar collector to provide the vast majority of hot water used during the year. In fact, homeowners with a properly installed solar water heating system with a glazed solar thermal collector can literally shut off their back-up heating element, such as an electric water heater, between March and October and rely solely on their solar water heating system. The remainder of the time, the solar water heating system will provide the vast majority of their needs.

SOLAR SAVINGS INITIATIVESSolar water heating is the low-hanging fruit of energy savings for households using electric water heaters. In fact, most homeowners seeking to zero out their energy bills with photovoltaic (PV) panels fail to realize that by replacing their electric water heater with a solar water heating system, they can signifi cantly reduce the size of the photovoltaic system along with the cost of the more expensive PV technology.

Programs that provided utility incentives for other solar technologies have gone by the wayside, but most Arizona utilities still offer an incentive for solar water heating systems. This incentive is based on the performance of the system measured in annual kilowatt production. The average utility incentive payment to a homeowner who installs a solar water heating system is around $850. Combine that with a $1,000 state tax credit and a federal discount of 30 percent off the total installed cost of the system and a solar water-heating unit can provide a return on its investment in a just few short years.

In the Greater Phoenix area, 60 percent of homes use electricity to heat domestic water, making solar water heating a great opportunity for many Arizonans to save energy and money while reducing the peak load of the utilities, especially during the summer months.

MichaelNearyistheownerofDesertSunSolar,whichmarketssolarwaterheatingsystemsandpromotesthebenefitsofsolarwaterheatingtothepublicandArizonautilities.solar-guy@cox.net

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Everywhere we turn in October, we seem to be faced with grocery aisles lined with monster masks and fake blood. Or, we come home to fi nd a neighbor’s yard turned into a

makeshift cemetery. Everything is so creepy. Why not add a little cuteness to this spooky holiday by dressing up the family cat or dog — make a costume for your pet that’s frighteningly adorable and green.

The best place to start is in your own home. Search your closet for pieces of clothing that you no longer wear. Fun patterns like polka dots are perfect for a clown costume, stripes for a sailor or even funky fl owers for a ‘70s-style costume. Depending on the size of your pet, you can cut and sew different pieces of fabric together to get just the look you want. You can even go through your old costume bin to re-create your favorite Halloween outfi t for your pet. Don’t forget a hole for the tail! Not the best with a needle? Pick up some stick-on Velcro from a nearby craft store.

If you’re not having any luck at home or you’re looking for new ideas, organize a costume swap. Have guests bring their old costumes and pet costumes and spend some time mixing and matching bits and pieces from each collection. Everyone will come away with a one-of-a-kind piece for their fl uffy friend.

Another eco-creative idea that’s just outside your front door is in your recycle bin (or your neighbor’s!). Sort through unwanted recyclables for nifty fi nds that might inspire you, or pair perfectly with an existing idea. Paint yesterday’s newspaper to make a cape or turn your pet into a robot using a cardboard box, some string, bottle caps for knobs and even some slightly used foil to fi nish the job.

If you still haven’t found the winning idea for your pet’s costume, then it’s time to get thrifty at your local secondhand store. The Southern Arizona Humane Society in Tucson has a thrift store where you’re sure to score some secondhand (or paw?) Halloween fi nds, or scour your local Goodwill or Savers for items that could work for your four-legged friend. Find a top hat and a bow tie, attach some elastic string and adjust the length to the size of your pet. It just might be a great start to a Mad Hatter or Mr. Monopoly costume.

When dressing your pet for any occasion, keep in mind his safety and comfort. If he appears to be scratching or tugging at a portion of the ensemble, it may be irritating him. For humans and four-legged friends, Halloween is about fun, safety and yummy treats, too.

If you want to include your pet in the Halloween treating, stop by Mackie’s Pet Boutique in Scottsdale, where co-owner Vince Anginoli says you can fi nd all-natural, organic human-grade treats that are wheat-, corn-, preservative- and soy-free. Sampler boxes generally include these healthy pup treats in the shapes of ghosts, skeletons and, of course, bones.

Not only can we fi nd ways to reuse the materials around us and reduce the amount of waste that piles up during this time of the year, we can push for the most rewarding treat of all this Halloween — a healthier and happier planet for both you and your pet.

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HALLOWeeN FUN FOR YOUR FURRY FRIeNDsBY EMILY DOAN

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Everywhere we turn in October, we seem to be faced with grocery aisles lined with monster masks and fake blood. Or, we come home to fi nd a neighbor’s yard turned into a

makeshift cemetery. Everything is so creepy. Why not add a little cuteness to this spooky holiday by dressing up the family cat or dog — make a costume for your pet that’s frighteningly adorable and green.

The best place to start is in your own home. Search your closet for pieces of clothing that you no longer wear. Fun patterns like polka dots are perfect for a clown costume, stripes for a sailor or even funky fl owers for a ‘70s-style costume. Depending on the size of your pet, you can cut and sew different pieces of fabric together to get just the look you want. You can even go through your old costume bin to re-create your favorite Halloween outfi t for your pet. Don’t forget a hole for the tail! Not the best with a needle? Pick up some stick-on Velcro from a nearby craft store.

If you’re not having any luck at home or you’re looking for new ideas, organize a costume swap. Have guests bring their old costumes and pet costumes and spend some time mixing and matching bits and pieces from each collection. Everyone will come away with a one-of-a-kind piece for their fl uffy friend.

Another eco-creative idea that’s just outside your front door is in your recycle bin (or your neighbor’s!). Sort through unwanted recyclables for nifty fi nds that might inspire you, or pair perfectly with an existing idea. Paint yesterday’s newspaper to make a cape or turn your pet into a robot using a cardboard box, some string, bottle caps for knobs and even some slightly used foil to fi nish the job.

If you still haven’t found the winning idea for your pet’s costume, then it’s time to get thrifty at your local secondhand store. The Southern Arizona Humane Society in Tucson has a thrift store where you’re sure to score some secondhand (or paw?) Halloween fi nds, or scour your local Goodwill or Savers for items that could work for your four-legged friend. Find a top hat and a bow tie, attach some elastic string and adjust the length to the size of your pet. It just might be a great start to a Mad Hatter or Mr. Monopoly costume.

When dressing your pet for any occasion, keep in mind his safety and comfort. If he appears to be scratching or tugging at a portion of the ensemble, it may be irritating him. For humans and four-legged friends, Halloween is about fun, safety and yummy treats, too.

If you want to include your pet in the Halloween treating, stop by Mackie’s Pet Boutique in Scottsdale, where co-owner Vince Anginoli says you can fi nd all-natural, organic human-grade treats that are wheat-, corn-, preservative- and soy-free. Sampler boxes generally include these healthy pup treats in the shapes of ghosts, skeletons and, of course, bones.

Not only can we fi nd ways to reuse the materials around us and reduce the amount of waste that piles up during this time of the year, we can push for the most rewarding treat of all this Halloween — a healthier and happier planet for both you and your pet.

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When you think of overgrown grass, weeds and plants, what is the fi rst solution that comes to mind? Noisy landscapers mowing, cutting and

trimming? Maybe spraying weed killer and other herbicides will do the trick. But what if there was a less labor-intensive and more eco-friendly solution? There is, in fact — employing goats.

You read that correctly. As far as green landscaping goes, goats-for-hire is all the rage. City Grazing, a company based in San Francisco, markets itself as a “goat landscaping business.” The goats’ natural grazing process provides a sustainable practice that eliminates the use of toxic chemicals, herbicides and gas-powered lawn mowers. Goats can be rented to clear public and private properties, including plants that are diffi cult or even dangerous to remove by hand such as blackberries, ivy, poison oak and thistles. In 2005, David Gavrich, founder of the San Francisco Bay Railroad, came up

with the idea as a solution to keep the railroad yard free of tall vegetation. “Most railroads spray very toxic herbicides to accomplish that. We didn’t want to use toxins, so we turned to a few goats. A few goats turned into a hundred goats. And the rest is history,” Gavrich explains.

gOAtSCAPIngA NATURAL (AND ADORABLE) WAY TO LANDSCAPEBY AMANDA HARVEY

before After

Other benefi ts of hiring goats are their ability to reach problematic areas such as steep slopes and deep ravines. Unlike machinery, they produce absolutely no unnatural emissions during their natural grazing, and there is no leftover debris to haul off – the goats consume everything and produce a natural fertilizer that gets embedded into the ground by their hooves. This results in a mess-free, chemical-free experience that is also fun to watch.

Genevieve Church, manager of City Grazing, adds that the goats also “neutralize the majority of seeds through the process of digestion, making them a great choice for reducing regrowth of unwanted invasive foliage. They dramatically reduce the amount of green waste by converting it and returning it to the soil, as opposed to hauling green waste away for composting elsewhere, as is frequently necessary when machines are used to clear land.”

I found out about this peculiar brand of landscaping from my boyfriend Lelund’s family, who lives in San Francisco and recently employed the help of 12 goats to clear out their steep, overgrown backyard. In San Francisco, everything is built up, not out, resulting in many narrow, vertical backyard spaces, which poses a problem for weed-whackers and lawn mowers.

Lelund’s father Tom and his wife Gen documented what they called “Goatapalooza” by compiling video and photos of the fi ve-day “goatscaping” event. A live feed was set up for those located remotely, and friends and family were invited over to watch and play with the goats, as they are quite friendly. After fi ve days of munching, the only vegetation left was one specifi c type of plant — this was expected, as the goats also rejected that plant when vegetation samples were brought to City Grazing before the start of the job.

The goats have become celebrities in the Bay area. They have been hired to clear out public spaces for events and can also be rented for other appearances. Church says her favorite part of working with City Grazing is, of course, the goats. “I love watching our little goats grow and mature, seeing their individual personalities and quirks and having the opportunity to share them with so many people, especially when we take them to community or private events — fi lming, photo shoots, birthday parties and weddings!”

Although this is obviously not a solution for everyone, it’s an ingenious idea to eliminate the use of gas- and

electric-powered machinery and to landscape naturally, free from chemicals and pesticides. Although City Grazing currently does not have plans to expand beyond the Bay Area, perhaps Arizona will catch onto this idea and we will be able to rent goats to help clear out overgrown backyards or public parks in the future. After all, who doesn’t want to watch adorable goats diligently munching on weeds while being effortlessly eco-friendly?

Photos courtesy of Tom Nielsen

Amanda Harvey is a California-born, Tempe-based writer interested in green living and sustainability.



green thumb

When you think of overgrown grass, weeds and plants, what is the fi rst solution that comes to mind? Noisy landscapers mowing, cutting and

trimming? Maybe spraying weed killer and other herbicides will do the trick. But what if there was a less labor-intensive and more eco-friendly solution? There is, in fact — employing goats.

You read that correctly. As far as green landscaping goes, goats-for-hire is all the rage. City Grazing, a company based in San Francisco, markets itself as a “goat landscaping business.” The goats’ natural grazing process provides a sustainable practice that eliminates the use of toxic chemicals, herbicides and gas-powered lawn mowers. Goats can be rented to clear public and private properties, including plants that are diffi cult or even dangerous to remove by hand such as blackberries, ivy, poison oak and thistles. In 2005, David Gavrich, founder of the San Francisco Bay Railroad, came up

with the idea as a solution to keep the railroad yard free of tall vegetation. “Most railroads spray very toxic herbicides to accomplish that. We didn’t want to use toxins, so we turned to a few goats. A few goats turned into a hundred goats. And the rest is history,” Gavrich explains.

gOAtSCAPIngA NATURAL (AND ADORABLE) WAY TO LANDSCAPEBY AMANDA HARVEY

before After

Other benefi ts of hiring goats are their ability to reach problematic areas such as steep slopes and deep ravines. Unlike machinery, they produce absolutely no unnatural emissions during their natural grazing, and there is no leftover debris to haul off – the goats consume everything and produce a natural fertilizer that gets embedded into the ground by their hooves. This results in a mess-free, chemical-free experience that is also fun to watch.

Genevieve Church, manager of City Grazing, adds that the goats also “neutralize the majority of seeds through the process of digestion, making them a great choice for reducing regrowth of unwanted invasive foliage. They dramatically reduce the amount of green waste by converting it and returning it to the soil, as opposed to hauling green waste away for composting elsewhere, as is frequently necessary when machines are used to clear land.”

I found out about this peculiar brand of landscaping from my boyfriend Lelund’s family, who lives in San Francisco and recently employed the help of 12 goats to clear out their steep, overgrown backyard. In San Francisco, everything is built up, not out, resulting in many narrow, vertical backyard spaces, which poses a problem for weed-whackers and lawn mowers.

Lelund’s father Tom and his wife Gen documented what they called “Goatapalooza” by compiling video and photos of the fi ve-day “goatscaping” event. A live feed was set up for those located remotely, and friends and family were invited over to watch and play with the goats, as they are quite friendly. After fi ve days of munching, the only vegetation left was one specifi c type of plant — this was expected, as the goats also rejected that plant when vegetation samples were brought to City Grazing before the start of the job.

The goats have become celebrities in the Bay area. They have been hired to clear out public spaces for events and can also be rented for other appearances. Church says her favorite part of working with City Grazing is, of course, the goats. “I love watching our little goats grow and mature, seeing their individual personalities and quirks and having the opportunity to share them with so many people, especially when we take them to community or private events — fi lming, photo shoots, birthday parties and weddings!”

Although this is obviously not a solution for everyone, it’s an ingenious idea to eliminate the use of gas- and

electric-powered machinery and to landscape naturally, free from chemicals and pesticides. Although City Grazing currently does not have plans to expand beyond the Bay Area, perhaps Arizona will catch onto this idea and we will be able to rent goats to help clear out overgrown backyards or public parks in the future. After all, who doesn’t want to watch adorable goats diligently munching on weeds while being effortlessly eco-friendly?

PhotoscourtesyofTomNielsen

AmandaHarveyisaCalifornia-born,Tempe-basedwriterinterestedingreenlivingandsustainability.



October is Keep Maricopa County Beautiful Month and the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is encouraging you to adopt and maintain

a portion of the open road. Roadside litter is a major contributor to environmental

hazards, creates traffi c safety issues and costs taxpayers money. Litter not only has an unsightly impact on our landscape’s natural beauty, it also has a negative effect on our environment. It can contaminate our watercourses and adversely impact wildlife and native vegetation. Public safety is also an issue. Roadway debris causes 25,000 accidents each year nationwide.

Even small pieces of litter add up to a giant problem. Annually, nearly 150,000 bags of trash are picked up off American highways. Left ignored, unremoved roadside trash and debris have the potential to grow into an unmanageable and unsafe situation — becoming a threat to public health and safety.

But the costs associated with using limited county resources for removal of litter can be a fi nancial burden to local jurisdictions. MCDOT commits thousands of dollars each year to removing litter and debris from Maricopa County roadways. Litter removal also requires MCDOT staff to commit time, money and manpower to this effort when they could be focusing on other traffi c safety activities.

However, there is a way you can help. MCDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway Program has a long-standing sustainable commitment to improving the environment through community partnerships. The regional transportation agency launched its Adopt-A-Highway Program with the fi rst volunteer group in 1990. By joining the program, volunteer groups “adopt” a stretch of county roadway and commit to clean our shared environment by picking up trash along

their adopted portion of the roadside. Individuals, families, businesses, church groups, civic groups and non-profi t organizations are all eligible to participate.

In 2012, MCDOT expanded its volunteer-based Adopt-A-Highway Program with the launch of a Sponsor-A-Highway Program. The new sponsorship program provides businesses, groups and organizations the opportunity to fi nancially sponsor professional contractor litter removal on designated county roadways. The primary difference between MCDOT’s two programs is that under the Adopt-A-Highway Program, volunteers pick up litter themselves. However, under the Sponsor-A-Highway Program, a business, group or organization pays professional contractors to do the work on their behalf.

Today, nearly 150 volunteer groups and three new sponsor groups are making a difference by helping to keep hundreds of miles of county roadways safer and free of litter and debris through the MCDOT Adopt-A-Highway Program. Last year alone, volunteers picked up more than 2,000 bags of trash that weighed nearly nine tons as well as nearly 300 discarded tires along more than 250 miles of county roadway. Bottom-line fi gures indicate that MCDOT Adopt-A-Highway volunteers save Maricopa County taxpayers more than $10 million every year. Saving a little green while making our earth greener is a win-win!

For more information: MCDOT Adopt-A-Highway Program602-506-4068 or mcdot.maricopa.gov/adopt

Roberta J. Bonaski is the managerof the offi ce of public affairs and chief public information offi cer for the Maricopa County Department of Transportation.

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October is Keep Maricopa County Beautiful Month and the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is encouraging you to adopt and maintain

a portion of the open road. Roadside litter is a major contributor to environmental

hazards, creates traffi c safety issues and costs taxpayers money. Litter not only has an unsightly impact on our landscape’s natural beauty, it also has a negative effect on our environment. It can contaminate our watercourses and adversely impact wildlife and native vegetation. Public safety is also an issue. Roadway debris causes 25,000 accidents each year nationwide.

Even small pieces of litter add up to a giant problem. Annually, nearly 150,000 bags of trash are picked up off American highways. Left ignored, unremoved roadside trash and debris have the potential to grow into an unmanageable and unsafe situation — becoming a threat to public health and safety.

But the costs associated with using limited county resources for removal of litter can be a fi nancial burden to local jurisdictions. MCDOT commits thousands of dollars each year to removing litter and debris from Maricopa County roadways. Litter removal also requires MCDOT staff to commit time, money and manpower to this effort when they could be focusing on other traffi c safety activities.

However, there is a way you can help. MCDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway Program has a long-standing sustainable commitment to improving the environment through community partnerships. The regional transportation agency launched its Adopt-A-Highway Program with the fi rst volunteer group in 1990. By joining the program, volunteer groups “adopt” a stretch of county roadway and commit to clean our shared environment by picking up trash along

their adopted portion of the roadside. Individuals, families, businesses, church groups, civic groups and non-profi t organizations are all eligible to participate.

In 2012, MCDOT expanded its volunteer-based Adopt-A-Highway Program with the launch of a Sponsor-A-Highway Program. The new sponsorship program provides businesses, groups and organizations the opportunity to fi nancially sponsor professional contractor litter removal on designated county roadways. The primary difference between MCDOT’s two programs is that under the Adopt-A-Highway Program, volunteers pick up litter themselves. However, under the Sponsor-A-Highway Program, a business, group or organization pays professional contractors to do the work on their behalf.

Today, nearly 150 volunteer groups and three new sponsor groups are making a difference by helping to keep hundreds of miles of county roadways safer and free of litter and debris through the MCDOT Adopt-A-Highway Program. Last year alone, volunteers picked up more than 2,000 bags of trash that weighed nearly nine tons as well as nearly 300 discarded tires along more than 250 miles of county roadway. Bottom-line fi gures indicate that MCDOT Adopt-A-Highway volunteers save Maricopa County taxpayers more than $10 million every year. Saving a little green while making our earth greener is a win-win!

Formoreinformation:MCDOTAdopt-A-HighwayProgram602-506-4068ormcdot.maricopa.gov/adopt

RobertaJ.BonaskiisthemanageroftheofficeofpublicaffairsandchiefpublicinformationofficerfortheMaricopaCountyDepartmentofTransportation.

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ANSWER THE CALL OF THE OPEN ROADBY ROBERTA J. BONASKI

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transportation

Every Sunday and on each holiday since 1976, the city of Bogota, Colombia, has been closing 70 miles of its public streets to automobiles and reserving it instead

for alternative transportation such as biking, walking and skating. This closing is called Cyclovia, which is derived from ciclovía, a Spanish word that embodies the temporary closure of streets to cars. In more than a dozen different countries, people participating in Cyclovia are taking the time to enjoy great weather, visit with their neighbors and friends and mingle with new people all on the open streets.

In the spring of 2010, a group of Tucson community members came together to discuss ideas to improve the quality of life for the people of Tucson. They wanted to develop an event that would encourage physical activity with the use of alternative methods of transportation. They learned that although 60 percent of people biked for transportation, riders constantly worried about cycling alongside passing cars on the streets. The result of the group’s discussion was the founding of the Cyclovia Steering Committee, a diverse group of professionals who developed six tactics to accomplish their objective of improving the health, wellness and quality of life for the Tucson community. What followed was the fi rst Cyclovia Tucson event on April 15, 2010, in which more than 5,000 people participated.

“Cyclovia Tucson represents a shift of mindset and expectations of lifestyle in an urban environment,” says Kylie Walzak, program manager for Living Streets Alliance and event coordinator for Tucson’s Cyclovia event. She adds, “We’re seeing the biggest convergence of the baby boomer

and millennial generations. They will make up two-thirds of the population in the next decade, and this ‘creative class’ has expectations of living in an urban, walkable environment where they don’t have to rely on their cars.”

On November 2, Tucson will be celebrating its sixth Cyclovia event, offering two and a half miles of car-free streets from the north and central areas for non-motorized commuters to safely travel through between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Neighborhoods and businesses such as the Keeling neighborhood hub, Mansfi eld Park, 4th Avenue and the 6th Avenue hub will be open for the Tucson community. Although Cyclovia is an international event, it’s nice having it in a small city like Tucson that benefi ts such a culturally diverse area. It also creates a strong sense of community and gives people a chance to reconnect with old friends. Walzak says, “It provides 40,000 people a year a respite from the daily grind of riding on streets that they share with cars. Cyclovia encompasses the human need to connect and interact with neighbors in a public space, along with getting out, exercising and having fun.”

At press time, Tucson’s Cyclovia event had already raised $10,373 of its $15,000 goal. Participants will be able to enjoy live music, food vendors and water stops all along the open streets throughout the festival.

For more information, visit cycloviatucson.org.

Top photo by Kathleen Dreier. Bottom photos by Mamta Popet.

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leadership

With her son in tow, paraclimber Christa Brelsford

showed up to practice before the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s Paraclimbing World Championship competition, held in Spain this September. She was turned away at the door because babies were not allowed.

“So I practiced on the birthday party wall and impressed all the six-year-olds,” she explains.

If you spend any time with Brelsford, who graduated this summer with a doctoral degree from Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability, you’ll get the sense that this is a supremely practical person with a strong sense of self. Though her path is sometimes unconventional, Brelsford’s internal compass is guided by one innate desire — to do good in the world.

As a teen, Brelsford enrolled in an alternative school in Anchorage, Alaska, where education is a process not a product. But at age 16, after taking some math and science courses, she dropped out.

College brought similar twists. Brelsford received a full ride to Simon’s Rock in Massachusetts, where she began as a theater major but left with a bachelor’s degree in physics. She then went on to earn a bachelor’s in civil engineering and a master’s in climate and society — both from Columbia.

Amidst her academic studies, Brelsford climbed every rock from Alaska to New York. She also taught preschool, completed an immersive language program in Guatemala and seized opportunities to help others.

It was one such opportunity that brought Brelsford to Haiti in 2010. She was spending her winter break in Port-au-Prince, volunteering with her brother on an adult literacy project, when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck, trapping her under debris. She lost her leg, but felt lucky to be alive, as she told TODAY and other media outlets from the Jacksonville, Florida, hospital she’d been evacuated to for care.

After recovering from surgery, Brelsford was fi tted with a prosthesis. The experience brought her a bit of celebrity, which she has in turn used to spotlight the needs of the Haitian people.

At the time of the earthquake, Brelsford was a sustainability student at ASU. She had enrolled in the program after meeting Christopher Boone, now dean of the School of Sustainability, at a green jobs fair in 2007.

She focused her studies on Colorado River water — water infrastructure, water demand, water rights and optimal water distribution. The School of Sustainability provided support that allowed her to blend her diverse expertise and experience to work on real-world solutions.

Today, Brelsford is working to collect and formalize data on the properties of slums worldwide, and to analyze that data in a statistically rigorous way. In these informal neighborhoods — with no certainty about how many people live there and no roads to provide access — there are often no formal city services. “If you can reorganize the neighborhood enough to get vehicles in,” says Brelsford, “the cost of providing services goes down.”

Brelsford recently returned from Spain after dominating her division in the paraclimbing competition. But despite her newly acquired world champion status, her mission remains unchanged.

“My biggest goal in life is to use careful thought to do good in the world,” says Brelsford. “I was in Haiti to learn how to help, and I research and study sustainability for the same reason.”

MichelleSchwartzisawriter,editorandprojectmanageratArizonaStateUniversity’sJulieAnnWrigleyGlobalInstituteofSustainability.

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BY MICHELLE SCHWARTZ

ONE WOMAN’S JOURNEY TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

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Every Sunday and on each holiday since 1976, the city of Bogota, Colombia, has been closing 70 miles of its public streets to automobiles and reserving it instead

for alternative transportation such as biking, walking and skating. This closing is called Cyclovia, which is derived from ciclovía, a Spanish word that embodies the temporary closure of streets to cars. In more than a dozen different countries, people participating in Cyclovia are taking the time to enjoy great weather, visit with their neighbors and friends and mingle with new people all on the open streets.

In the spring of 2010, a group of Tucson community members came together to discuss ideas to improve the quality of life for the people of Tucson. They wanted to develop an event that would encourage physical activity with the use of alternative methods of transportation. They learned that although 60 percent of people biked for transportation, riders constantly worried about cycling alongside passing cars on the streets. The result of the group’s discussion was the founding of the Cyclovia Steering Committee, a diverse group of professionals who developed six tactics to accomplish their objective of improving the health, wellness and quality of life for the Tucson community. What followed was the fi rst Cyclovia Tucson event on April 15, 2010, in which more than 5,000 people participated.

“Cyclovia Tucson represents a shift of mindset and expectations of lifestyle in an urban environment,” says Kylie Walzak, program manager for Living Streets Alliance and event coordinator for Tucson’s Cyclovia event. She adds, “We’re seeing the biggest convergence of the baby boomer

and millennial generations. They will make up two-thirds of the population in the next decade, and this ‘creative class’ has expectations of living in an urban, walkable environment where they don’t have to rely on their cars.”

On November 2, Tucson will be celebrating its sixth Cyclovia event, offering two and a half miles of car-free streets from the north and central areas for non-motorized commuters to safely travel through between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Neighborhoods and businesses such as the Keeling neighborhood hub, Mansfi eld Park, 4th Avenue and the 6th Avenue hub will be open for the Tucson community. Although Cyclovia is an international event, it’s nice having it in a small city like Tucson that benefi ts such a culturally diverse area. It also creates a strong sense of community and gives people a chance to reconnect with old friends. Walzak says, “It provides 40,000 people a year a respite from the daily grind of riding on streets that they share with cars. Cyclovia encompasses the human need to connect and interact with neighbors in a public space, along with getting out, exercising and having fun.”

At press time, Tucson’s Cyclovia event had already raised $10,373 of its $15,000 goal. Participants will be able to enjoy live music, food vendors and water stops all along the open streets throughout the festival.

Formoreinformation,visitcycloviatucson.org.

TopphotobyKathleenDreier.BottomphotosbyMamtaPopet.

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CYClOVia TUCsONCLOSING THE STREETS, CONNECTING THE COMMUNITYBY KELLI VU


energy

The Milestones Charter School in Phoenix was founded 14 years ago by fi ve women with almost no money, but a lot of enthusiasm. They beat the odds then, and

today the school is blazing new trails by going completely solar — a project nobody believed could get done. Well, almost nobody.

About three years ago, the Living Earth Ecological Institute initiated a solar program to enable and assist non-profi t organizations (mostly schools and churches) to acquire and install solar PV (photovoltaic) systems. At the time, almost nobody would touch solar projects with non-profi t organizations because they were deemed “unprofi table” by most solar investors and solar installers. However, as sustainability systems coordinator for the Living Earth, I was sure these projects could get done if we found an investor willing to take a risk and help a non-profi t.

Regardless of my naiveté, I proposed to Tara Cabardo, Milestones Charter School’s CFO, that they go solar. She replied that they had already tried, with no success. I told her that we would succeed this time, and she agreed to give solar another shot. Little did I know that the path toward solar would prove lengthy, complicated and often seemingly impossible.

At the time, Arizona Public Service (APS) was offering solar incentives for commercial installations and they had a program to assist schools and government. We enlisted the help of a solar company that came to Milestones and quoted

a proposed system. We then submitted a solar application with APS, which approved a fi nancial incentive to offset the cost of the solar panel system.

Four different solar companies were involved throughout this lengthy process. Countless hours were spent in meetings with engineers and installers from these companies. Inspections were conducted, many proposals were drafted, tons of emails were sent and hundreds of phone calls were made. We looked for investors here in Arizona and out of state, but the problem remained the same — there were no investors willing to fund a project for a non-profi t charter school. Milestones risked losing the APS incentive, which would have meant a loss of tens of thousands of dollars.

Thankfully, as we began working with the fourth solar company, Empire Renewable Energy (a subsidiary of Empire-Cat), positive things fi nally started happening. It had an investor group willing to look at non-profi ts and potentially fund solar projects. I thought we had found the Holy Grail. However, as Empire Renewable took on the project, the investor backed out and we had to start the search all over again.

But with the participation of the very reputable Empire Renewable as the installer, we were fi nally able to secure an investor a year and a half later. Meanwhile we applied and succeeded in getting the APS rebate deadline extended several times so that the school would not lose its solar incentive. The process was nerve-wracking and tiring, but ultimately an investor was enrolled, Empire did the installation and solar is now generating power for Milestones Charter School at a signifi cantly reduced monthly utility cost.

The engineers at Empire Renewable, Joel Smith and Karl Schmitt, never skipped a beat. They continued working and investing time on this project, even when it looked impossible. My colleague Don Eyermann was instrumental with the project as well. He was fully engaged in the effort, had faith in my abilities and offered moral support throughout the lengthy, and sometimes disappointing, process. Without this unfaltering determination and perseverance, the outcome may not have been as successful.

My take-away lesson from this process? No matter how diffi cult or impossible a task may seem, if the overall benefi t of a project is to help people and the environment, it’s worth it. The solar system we collectively managed to get installed on the roof of Milestones will operate cleanly for at least the next 40 years. Now that’s a bright future.

Lorena Suarez is one of the founding members of Living Earth Ecological Institute.

Photo by Don Eyermann


An eDUCATeD PATH TO SOLArBY LORENA SUAREZ


The Milestones Charter School in Phoenix was founded 14 years ago by fi ve women with almost no money, but a lot of enthusiasm. They beat the odds then, and

today the school is blazing new trails by going completely solar — a project nobody believed could get done. Well, almost nobody.

About three years ago, the Living Earth Ecological Institute initiated a solar program to enable and assist non-profi t organizations (mostly schools and churches) to acquire and install solar PV (photovoltaic) systems. At the time, almost nobody would touch solar projects with non-profi t organizations because they were deemed “unprofi table” by most solar investors and solar installers. However, as sustainability systems coordinator for the Living Earth, I was sure these projects could get done if we found an investor willing to take a risk and help a non-profi t.

Regardless of my naiveté, I proposed to Tara Cabardo, Milestones Charter School’s CFO, that they go solar. She replied that they had already tried, with no success. I told her that we would succeed this time, and she agreed to give solar another shot. Little did I know that the path toward solar would prove lengthy, complicated and often seemingly impossible.

At the time, Arizona Public Service (APS) was offering solar incentives for commercial installations and they had a program to assist schools and government. We enlisted the help of a solar company that came to Milestones and quoted

a proposed system. We then submitted a solar application with APS, which approved a fi nancial incentive to offset the cost of the solar panel system.

Four different solar companies were involved throughout this lengthy process. Countless hours were spent in meetings with engineers and installers from these companies. Inspections were conducted, many proposals were drafted, tons of emails were sent and hundreds of phone calls were made. We looked for investors here in Arizona and out of state, but the problem remained the same — there were no investors willing to fund a project for a non-profi t charter school. Milestones risked losing the APS incentive, which would have meant a loss of tens of thousands of dollars.

Thankfully, as we began working with the fourth solar company, Empire Renewable Energy (a subsidiary of Empire-Cat), positive things fi nally started happening. It had an investor group willing to look at non-profi ts and potentially fund solar projects. I thought we had found the Holy Grail. However, as Empire Renewable took on the project, the investor backed out and we had to start the search all over again.

But with the participation of the very reputable Empire Renewable as the installer, we were fi nally able to secure an investor a year and a half later. Meanwhile we applied and succeeded in getting the APS rebate deadline extended several times so that the school would not lose its solar incentive. The process was nerve-wracking and tiring, but ultimately an investor was enrolled, Empire did the installation and solar is now generating power for Milestones Charter School at a signifi cantly reduced monthly utility cost.

The engineers at Empire Renewable, Joel Smith and Karl Schmitt, never skipped a beat. They continued working and investing time on this project, even when it looked impossible. My colleague Don Eyermann was instrumental with the project as well. He was fully engaged in the effort, had faith in my abilities and offered moral support throughout the lengthy, and sometimes disappointing, process. Without this unfaltering determination and perseverance, the outcome may not have been as successful.

My take-away lesson from this process? No matter how diffi cult or impossible a task may seem, if the overall benefi t of a project is to help people and the environment, it’s worth it. The solar system we collectively managed to get installed on the roof of Milestones will operate cleanly for at least the next 40 years. Now that’s a bright future.

LorenaSuarezisoneofthefoundingmembersofLivingEarthEcologicalInstitute.

PhotobyDonEyermann


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In a recent research report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, the authors noted that while 70 percent of the companies surveyed

considered sustainability to be important for their success, only 40 percent had made some efforts to address the issue. Reacting to pressures from customers and regulators as well as resource scarcity, those companies making signifi cant inroads in their sustainability efforts have implemented eco-effi ciency as their primary sustainability strategy.

Eco-effi ciency is about doing more with less. This approach involves manufacturing products using fewer materials and less energy while generating less waste, with the goal being to reduce negative environmental impacts. Eco-effi ciency is also about designing products to use less energy throughout their useful life and to be recycled or reclaimed completely.

The eco-effi ciency approach, however, has two very serious limitations and is ultimately self-defeating. The fi rst limitation was defi ned by the economist William Stanley Jevons in 1865. The Jevons Paradox, or rebound effect, happens when a product is redesigned to require fewer resources when it is used, or an organization becomes more effi cient in its operations. Rather than reducing the overall usage of resources, the paradox is that overall resource usage either increases, or decreases less than the effi ciency improvement. This is also known as the Income Effect: when something costs less, people tend to use more of it.

An example of this rebound effect is gasoline consumption by U.S. vehicles. Between 2007 and 2013, the overall corporate average fuel economy in U.S. cars and trucks increased 16 percent, while the total miles driven dropped two percent. We would expect to see a concomitant 18 percent drop in gasoline consumption during this period. The actual decrease, however, was only 5.5 percent due to an increase in less effi cient and cheaper trucks on the road, most people decreasing their miles driven either slightly or not at all and many people holding on to their older, less effi cient cars longer.

The second limitation of eco-effi ciency is in effect a glass ceiling: doing less bad is not the same as doing good. Reducing resource use and waste generated is not the same as restoring and renewing the ecosystems on which an organization depends for its resources and on which we all depend for our life support. When coupled with a management commitment to growth, eco-effi ciency can mask the overall deleterious ecological impacts of an increased number of products sold, regardless if these products are environmentally friendly or not. Effi ciency improvements cannot ameliorate ecological destruction if the negative impacts from increased overall consumption are not reduced simultaneously.

The fundamental problem of human existence has been to fi nd ways to extract resources from ecosystems for food, shelter, clothing, energy and other goods while retaining the integrity of these ecosystems for life support. The goal for sustainability management is clear: companies must move beyond eco-effi ciency and become restorative, seeking to balance economic development with the capacity of the earth to support life. The objective is to break through the ceiling of reducing unsustainability and enter into the realm of creating sustainability.

As John Ehrenfeld suggests in his book Flourishing, our economy and the companies in it should enable every person to care for themselves, other humans and the non-human world. Eco-effi ciency is necessary but not suffi cient for enacting meaningful change, and it is merely one tactic in a strategy dedicated to developing a better life for all.

Dr. Camarota is Executive Director of Tellari, an Arizona-based research and educational organization dedicated to helping business leaders build sustainable companies. [email protected] tellari.com

Left photo by Steven WallingMiddle photo by Ryan SommaRight photo by Kevin Dooley

Read more from Dr. Camarota at greenlivingaz.com/camarota

THe eCO-eFFiCienCY DiLeMMA Less BAD is nOT THe sAMe As GOODBY ANTON G. CAMAROTA, PHD

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY EXPERT JOINS THE SUSTAINABILITY CONSORTIUM Sheila Bonini was recently appointed CEO of The Sustainability Consortium (TSC). Bonini, an expert in corporate sustainability who has served as senior expert consultant and co-leader of McKinsey & Company’s Sustainability Transformation Service for more than 15 years, brings extensive experience to the fi eld. TSC is a

unit of Arizona State University’s Wrigley Institute and a signature public-private partnership focused on consumer product sustainability. Today, the number of TSC member organizations exceeds 90 and includes some of the largest consumer product companies in the world.

LAUREN KUBY, DAVID SCHAPIRA ELECTED TO TEMPE CITY COUNCILLauren Kuby, a community engagement and events manager at ASU, and David Schapira, superintendent of the East Valley Institute of Technology, have been elected to the Tempe City Council, leading by a wide margin with 29 of 31 precincts and a portion of early ballots counted. Voters chose Kuby and Schapira over seven other candidates to lead this bustling college town. Important topics for Kuby are sustainability, homelessness, veterans’ issues and community partnerships while with his election, Schapira hopes to improve education-and-schools partnerships with the city.

ASU RECOGNIZED AS TOP UNIVERSITY FOR SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATIONSArizona State University has been pushing for self-suffi ciency for the university’s campuses and its efforts have not gone unnoticed. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education recently recognized ASU as being the nation’s top higher-education

institution with solar panels installed. There are currently a total of 86 installations on the four campuses around Arizona as well as the ASU research park. Numerous buildings on each of the campuses have been LEED Silver certifi ed, and more are planned for the future. According to university representatives, installing solar panels around each campus is “the right thing to do.”

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BUSINESS EVENTSSAGCC MONTHLY BREAKFAST MIXEROctober 8, 7:30 - 9 a.m.Viscount Suite Hotel4855 E. Broadway Blvd., TucsonMeet and mingle with other business people while listening to Jim Pullaro, who will outline his efforts to launch a petition for a constitutional amendment mandating the public funding for elections. This amendment would ultimately eliminate third-party funding, sometimes considered bribery, which is currently affecting Arizona’s elections. sagcc.net

LUNCH AND LEARNOctober 8, noon - 1:30 p.m. Macayo’s4001 N. Central Ave., PhoenixFeed your mind as well as your need for delicious Mexican cuisine. The Green Chamber’s Lunch and Learn topic for October is Green Tech. $20 includes your choice of anything on the extensive lunch menu as well as a soft drink. Plan to arrive 15 to 30 minutes early to place your lunch order and mingle with others in the green industry. thegreenchamber.org

AZ FORWARD’S EARTHFEST EDUCATORS NIGHT OUTOctober 28, 4 - 7 p.m.Dorrance Center, Desert Botanical Garden1201 N. Galvin Pkwy., PhoenixThis innovative program combines entertainment and education showcasing an environmentally oriented curriculum as well as activities and programs about Arizona’s unique desert character. There will be booths representing both public and private sector environmental education programs, plus exhibits from the non-profi t and educational communities. Other attractions include giveaways, complimentary refreshments and resources that will help both teachers and students in the classroom. arizonaforward.org

THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRESENTATIONOctober 31, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Irish Cultural Center1106 N. Central Ave., PhoenixCannonDesign’s Phoenix offi ce offers a special presentation in honor of Environmental Awareness Week 2014. A mini trade show runs from 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning, with a break from 10 to 11:00 a.m. for the presentation. Coffee and other refreshments will be served. usgbcaz.org

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In a recent research report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, the authors noted that while 70 percent of the companies surveyed

considered sustainability to be important for their success, only 40 percent had made some efforts to address the issue. Reacting to pressures from customers and regulators as well as resource scarcity, those companies making signifi cant inroads in their sustainability efforts have implemented eco-effi ciency as their primary sustainability strategy.

Eco-effi ciency is about doing more with less. This approach involves manufacturing products using fewer materials and less energy while generating less waste, with the goal being to reduce negative environmental impacts. Eco-effi ciency is also about designing products to use less energy throughout their useful life and to be recycled or reclaimed completely.

The eco-effi ciency approach, however, has two very serious limitations and is ultimately self-defeating. The fi rst limitation was defi ned by the economist William Stanley Jevons in 1865. The Jevons Paradox, or rebound effect, happens when a product is redesigned to require fewer resources when it is used, or an organization becomes more effi cient in its operations. Rather than reducing the overall usage of resources, the paradox is that overall resource usage either increases, or decreases less than the effi ciency improvement. This is also known as the Income Effect: when something costs less, people tend to use more of it.

An example of this rebound effect is gasoline consumption by U.S. vehicles. Between 2007 and 2013, the overall corporate average fuel economy in U.S. cars and trucks increased 16 percent, while the total miles driven dropped two percent. We would expect to see a concomitant 18 percent drop in gasoline consumption during this period. The actual decrease, however, was only 5.5 percent due to an increase in less effi cient and cheaper trucks on the road, most people decreasing their miles driven either slightly or not at all and many people holding on to their older, less effi cient cars longer.

The second limitation of eco-effi ciency is in effect a glass ceiling: doing less bad is not the same as doing good. Reducing resource use and waste generated is not the same as restoring and renewing the ecosystems on which an organization depends for its resources and on which we all depend for our life support. When coupled with a management commitment to growth, eco-effi ciency can mask the overall deleterious ecological impacts of an increased number of products sold, regardless if these products are environmentally friendly or not. Effi ciency improvements cannot ameliorate ecological destruction if the negative impacts from increased overall consumption are not reduced simultaneously.

The fundamental problem of human existence has been to fi nd ways to extract resources from ecosystems for food, shelter, clothing, energy and other goods while retaining the integrity of these ecosystems for life support. The goal for sustainability management is clear: companies must move beyond eco-effi ciency and become restorative, seeking to balance economic development with the capacity of the earth to support life. The objective is to break through the ceiling of reducing unsustainability and enter into the realm of creating sustainability.

As John Ehrenfeld suggests in his book Flourishing, our economy and the companies in it should enable every person to care for themselves, other humans and the non-human world. Eco-effi ciency is necessary but not suffi cient for enacting meaningful change, and it is merely one tactic in a strategy dedicated to developing a better life for all.

Dr.CamarotaisExecutiveDirectorofTellari,anArizona-basedresearchandeducationalorganizationdedicatedtohelpingbusinessleadersbuildsustainablecompanies.anton@tellari.comtellari.com

LeftphotobyStevenWallingMiddlephotobyRyanSommaRightphotobyKevinDooley

Read more from Dr. Camarota at greenlivingaz.com/camarota

THE ECO-EFFICIENCY DILEMMA LESS BAD IS NOT THE SAME AS GOODBY ANTON G. CAMAROTA, PHD

CORPORATESUSTAINABILITYEXPERTJOINSTHESUSTAINABILITYCONSORTIUMSheila Bonini was recently appointed CEO of The Sustainability Consortium (TSC). Bonini, an expert in corporate sustainability who has served as senior expert consultant and co-leader of McKinsey & Company’s Sustainability Transformation Service for more than 15 years, brings extensive experience to the fi eld. TSC is a

unit of Arizona State University’s Wrigley Institute and a signature public-private partnership focused on consumer product sustainability. Today, the number of TSC member organizations exceeds 90 and includes some of the largest consumer product companies in the world.

LAURENKUBY,DAVIDSCHAPIRAELECTEDTOTEMPECITYCOUNCILLauren Kuby, a community engagement and events manager at ASU, and David Schapira, superintendent of the East Valley Institute of Technology, have been elected to the Tempe City Council. Voters chose Kuby and Schapira over seven other candidates to lead this bustling college town. Important topics for Kuby are sustainability, homelessness, veterans’ issues and community partnerships while with his election, Schapira hopes to improve education-and-schools partnerships with the city.

ASURECOGNIZEDASTOPUNIVERSITYFORSOLARPANELINSTALLATIONSArizona State University has been pushing for self-suffi ciency for the university’s campuses and its efforts have not gone unnoticed. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education recently recognized ASU as being the nation’s top higher-education institution with solar panels installed.

There are currently a total of 86 installations on the four campuses around Arizona as well as the ASU research park. Numerous buildings on each of the campuses have been LEED Silver certifi ed, and more are planned for the future. According to university representatives, installing solar panels around each campus is “the right thing to do.”

Read more Green in the News at greenlivingaz.com/greennews

BUSINESS EVENTSSAGCCMONTHLYBREAKFASTMIXEROctober8,7:30-9a.m.ViscountSuiteHotel4855E.BroadwayBlvd.,TucsonMeetandminglewithotherbusinesspeoplewhilelisteningtoJimPullaro,whowilloutlinehiseffortstolaunchapetitionforaconstitutionalamendmentmandatingthepublicfundingforelections.Thisamendmentwouldultimatelyeliminatethird-partyfunding,sometimesconsideredbribery,whichiscurrentlyaffectingArizona’selections.sagcc.net

LUNCHANDLEARNOctober8,noon-1:30p.m.Macayo’s4001N.CentralAve.,PhoenixFeedyourmindaswellasyourneedfordeliciousMexicancuisine.TheGreenChamber’sLunchandLearntopicforOctoberisGreenTech.$20includesyourchoiceofanythingontheextensivelunchmenuaswellasasoftdrink.Plantoarrive15to30minutesearlytoplaceyourlunchorderandminglewithothersinthegreenindustry.thegreenchamber.org

AZFORWARD’SEARTHFESTEDUCATORSNIGHTOUTOctober28,4-7p.m.DorranceCenter,DesertBotanicalGarden1201N.GalvinPkwy.,PhoenixThisinnovativeprogramcombinesentertainmentandeducationshowcasinganenvironmentallyorientedcurriculumaswellasactivitiesandprogramsaboutArizona’suniquedesertcharacter.Therewillbeboothsrepresentingbothpublicandprivatesectorenvironmentaleducationprograms,plusexhibitsfromthenon-profitandeducationalcommunities.Otherattractionsincludegiveaways,complimentaryrefreshmentsandresourcesthatwillhelpbothteachersandstudentsintheclassroom.arizonaforward.org

THECIRCULARECONOMYPRESENTATIONOctober31,9:30-11:30a.m.IrishCulturalCenter1106N.CentralAve.,PhoenixCannonDesign’sPhoenixofficeoffersaspecialpresentationinhonorofEnvironmentalAwarenessWeek2014.Aminitradeshowrunsfrom9:30to11:30inthemorning,withabreakfrom10to11:00a.m.forthepresentation.Coffeeandotherrefreshmentswillbeserved.usgbcaz.org

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travel

On a recent trip to Southern Arizona, a friend and I decided to tour Kartchner Caverns State Park, the massive limestone cave discovered by Gary Tenen

and Randy Tufts in 1974 while they were exploring the limestone hills near the Whetstone Mountains.

After keeping the secret of their discovery for four years, in hopes of protecting it from vandalism, Tenen and Tufts told the Kartchner family about what they had discovered on their property. After keeping the secret for another 10 years, the Kartchners decided to turn the cave into a state park in order to preserve it as well as to share this breathtaking phenomenon with the public.

As we traveled from Bisbee to Kartchner Caverns State Park, almost an hour away, I could see the profound impact the recent monsoons had on our ever-changing landscape. The desert backdrop all along the route was teeming with colorful vegetation.

Following the advice on the website, we arrived well before our scheduled tour began so we could visit the park’s Discovery Center and learn more about the caverns. The exhibits are interesting and interactive, and the park rangers are very knowledgeable and readily available for questions. After a short ride in a tram, we arrived at the cave’s entrance.

The cave itself is most impressive. Kartchner Caverns State Park is considered a “live” cave due to the fact that formations are still being actively engineered by water. Some of the

formations have been growing for more than 50,000 years. Mineral deposits called speleothems have a continuously changing shape that is determined by whether the water drips, fl ows, seeps, condenses or pools.

Part of our experience included a tour through an area known as the Throne Room. As we entered the cave, the stunning beauty of the formations and the vivid colors that spotted the cave amazed me. The area is very well lit so you can even see into some of the darker recesses. The trails the original explorers used to access the cave and the footprints they left behind are still visible. The entire tour follows a paved walkway, and there are various handrails and benches on which to rest, making it very easy for all ages to enjoy the tour.

As the tour progressed, we reached the most expansive portion of the cave, where we could see Kubla Khan, the largest column in Arizona. The docent instructed us to take a seat at the benches facing the massive structure. Then the real show began. The cave became overpoweringly dark, and music slowly began to play. Lights corresponding to the music lit the column and surrounding areas at different intervals. I had this remarkable feeling of the immense power and beauty of the Earth.

By the time the tour came to an end, I felt incredibly small, but inexplicably infi nite at the same time. It was an awe-inspiring experience, and I walked away truly understanding for perhaps the fi rst time the impact that time, pressure and water really have on the Earth. I encourage locals and tourists alike to explore this amazing natural phenomenon that we call Kartchner Caverns.

Photos courtesy of Arizona State Parks

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KartCHNerCaverNSBY RYAN HIXSON

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On a recent trip to Southern Arizona, a friend and I decided to tour Kartchner Caverns State Park, the massive limestone cave discovered by Gary Tenen

and Randy Tufts in 1974 while they were exploring the limestone hills near the Whetstone Mountains.

After keeping the secret of their discovery for four years, in hopes of protecting it from vandalism, Tenen and Tufts told the Kartchner family about what they had discovered on their property. After keeping the secret for another 10 years, the Kartchners decided to turn the cave into a state park in order to preserve it as well as to share this breathtaking phenomenon with the public.

As we traveled from Bisbee to Kartchner Caverns State Park, almost an hour away, I could see the profound impact the recent monsoons had on our ever-changing landscape. The desert backdrop all along the route was teeming with colorful vegetation.

Following the advice on the website, we arrived well before our scheduled tour began so we could visit the park’s Discovery Center and learn more about the caverns. The exhibits are interesting and interactive, and the park rangers are very knowledgeable and readily available for questions. After a short ride in a tram, we arrived at the cave’s entrance.

The cave itself is most impressive. Kartchner Caverns State Park is considered a “live” cave due to the fact that formations are still being actively engineered by water. Some of the

formations have been growing for more than 50,000 years. Mineral deposits called speleothems have a continuously changing shape that is determined by whether the water drips, fl ows, seeps, condenses or pools.

Part of our experience included a tour through an area known as the Throne Room. As we entered the cave, the stunning beauty of the formations and the vivid colors that spotted the cave amazed me. The area is very well lit so you can even see into some of the darker recesses. The trails the original explorers used to access the cave and the footprints they left behind are still visible. The entire tour follows a paved walkway, and there are various handrails and benches on which to rest, making it very easy for all ages to enjoy the tour.

As the tour progressed, we reached the most expansive portion of the cave, where we could see Kubla Khan, the largest column in Arizona. The docent instructed us to take a seat at the benches facing the massive structure. Then the real show began. The cave became overpoweringly dark, and music slowly began to play. Lights corresponding to the music lit the column and surrounding areas at different intervals. I had this remarkable feeling of the immense power and beauty of the Earth.

By the time the tour came to an end, I felt incredibly small, but inexplicably infi nite at the same time. It was an awe-inspiring experience, and I walked away truly understanding for perhaps the fi rst time the impact that time, pressure and water really have on the Earth. I encourage locals and tourists alike to explore this amazing natural phenomenon that we call Kartchner Caverns.

PhotoscourtesyofArizonaStateParks

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recipes

cHOcO-MAcA MiLKsHAKeiNGreDieNTs2 cups water or nut milk2 Tbsp. raw cacao nibs2 Tbsp. raw cacao powder1 Tbsp. maca powder

6 Dates (pitted) or 6 Tbsp. xylitol, honey or 100 percent maple syrup

DirecTiONs

1. Add all ingredients to a mixer.

2. Blend on high until frothy.

3. Serve immediately and enjoy.

MOcK cHeesecAKe WiTH sUGAr-Free crUsT

FiLLiNG iNGreDieNTs1 1/8 cups

macadamia nuts1 tsp. agar-agar fl akes mixed with

9 Tbsp. boiling water1 cup + 3 Tbsp. purifi ed water1/2 cup erythritol or xylitol 2 Tbsp. lemon juice1/8 tsp. high mineral salt1 Tbsp. soy or sunfl ower lecithin 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 3 drops lemon essential oil or

1/2 tsp. lemon extract

sUGAr-Free crUsT DirecTiONs

1. Place all ingredients in your food processor fi tted

with the S blade attachment.

2. Process ingredients until the crust starts to rise on

the sides of the processor’s bowl.

3. Stop the machine and mix with a spatula or spoon.

4. Assemble an 8-inch cheesecake pan with the

bottom upside-down (with lip facing down). This

makes it much easier to serve.

5. Distribute crust evenly on the bottom of pan and

fi rmly press down by hand, slightly pressing up

the sides.

6. Set in a freezer or refrigerator until ready to be fi lled.

sUGAr-Free crUsT iNGreDieNTs1 cup walnuts or pecans, soaked and dehydrated 1 cup dried coconut, ground into a powder 3 Tbsp. xylitol or erythritol1/16 tsp. high mineral salt1 Tbsp. coconut oil or butter, softened or melted1/8 cup cacao, carob or mesquite powder, optional1 tsp. cinnamon A dash of cayenne (optional)

These recipes by Elaina Love, in collaboration with Chaya Ryvka Deil on the choco-maca milkshake, feature whole foods that are perfect for those with a sweet tooth who are eliminating sugar from their diets.

FiLLiNG DirecTiONs

1. Blend agar-agar and hot water

together in a high-powered

blender.

2. Add remaining ingredients and

blend until nuts are well blended

and there is a smooth shine to

the batter.

3. Pour into the crust and allow to

set in freezer for at least 2 hours

or in refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours.

4. Serve topped with fresh berries.

Photos by Emily Polar.

iNGreDieNTs2 cups pumpkin seed meal (whole pumpkin seeds, ground)1 tsp. almond butter (or other nut butter)2 Tbsp. fl ax meal1/4 tsp. baking soda1/4 tsp. Himalayan salt6 Tbsp. coconut oil or cacao butter, melted1/4 tsp. stevia powder or to taste2 tsp. vanilla extract2 Tbsp. water1/2 cup coconut chips or shreds (or chocolate chips)

LOW cArB cOcONUT pUMpKiN seeD cOOKies

DirecTiONs

1. Mix dry ingredients together.

2. Add all liquids and stir again.

3. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes at

350 degrees.

4. Freeze for a great texture.

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6Dates(pitted)or6Tbsp.xylitol,honeyor100percentmaplesyrup

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1. Addallingredientstoamixer.

2. Blendonhighuntilfrothy.

3. Serveimmediatelyandenjoy.

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macadamianuts1tsp.agar-agarflakesmixedwith

9Tbsp.boilingwater1cup+3Tbsp.purifiedwater1/2cuperythritolorxylitol2Tbsp.lemonjuice1/8tsp.highmineralsalt1Tbsp.soyorsunflowerlecithin1/2cupcoconutoil,melted1/2tsp.vanillaextract3dropslemonessentialoilor

1/2tsp.lemonextract

sUGAr-Free crUsT DirecTiONs

1. Placeallingredientsinyourfoodprocessorfitted

withtheSbladeattachment.

2. Processingredientsuntilthecruststartstoriseon

thesidesoftheprocessor’sbowl.

3. Stopthemachineandmixwithaspatulaorspoon.

4. Assemblean8-inchcheesecakepanwiththe

bottomupside-down(withlipfacingdown).This

makesitmucheasiertoserve.

5. Distributecrustevenlyonthebottomofpanand

firmlypressdownbyhand,slightlypressingup

thesides.

6. Setinafreezerorrefrigeratoruntilreadytobefilled.

sUGAr-Free crUsT iNGreDieNTs1cupwalnutsorpecans,soakedanddehydrated1cupdriedcoconut,groundintoapowder3Tbsp.xylitolorerythritol

1/16tsp.highmineralsalt1Tbsp.coconutoilorbutter,softenedormelted1/8cupcacao,carobormesquitepowder,optional1tsp.cinnamonAdashofcayenne(optional)

TheserecipesbyElainaLove,incollaborationwithChayaRyvkaDeilonthechoco-macamilkshake,featurewholefoodsthatareperfectforthosewithasweettoothwhoareeliminatingsugarfromtheirdiets.

FiLLiNG DirecTiONs

1. Blendagar-agarandhotwater

togetherinahigh-powered

blender.

2. Addremainingingredientsand

blenduntilnutsarewellblended

andthereisasmoothshineto

thebatter.

3. Pourintothecrustandallowto

setinfreezerforatleast2hours

orinrefrigeratorfor4to6hours.

4. Servetoppedwithfreshberries.

PhotosbyEmilyPolar.

iNGreDieNTs2cupspumpkinseedmeal(wholepumpkinseeds,ground)1tsp.almondbutter(orothernutbutter)2Tbsp.flaxmeal1/4tsp.bakingsoda1/4tsp.Himalayansalt6Tbsp.coconutoilorcacaobutter,melted1/4tsp.steviapowderortotaste2tsp.vanillaextract2Tbsp.water1/2cupcoconutchipsorshreds(orchocolatechips)

LOW cArB cOcONUT pUMpKiN seeD cOOKies

DirecTiONs

1. Mixdryingredientstogether.

2. Addallliquidsandstiragain.

3. Bakefor5to7minutesat

350degrees.

4. Freezeforagreattexture.

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Teaching kids about saving the Earth is a pretty hefty concept. But not when it’s displayed in a brightly colored, kid-friendly and easy-to-grasp format like the

Jeremy Jackrabbit series.About fi ve years ago Rodney and Sasha Glassman (who

were not yet married) were on a date, strolling through the Tucson Festival of Books. Rodney remembers, “We purchased a children’s book and thought, ‘We could do this.’” Rodney, who has a background in sustainability, and Sasha, who has a passion for literacy, combined their interests and areas of expertise to create their fi rst book, Jeremy Jackrabbit Harvests the Rain, featuring illustrations from children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Each book is also graced with a forward from Arizona State University President Michael Crow, who is hugely dedicated to sustainability.

The Glassmans raised $35,000 for the fi rst book, which allowed for the printing and distribution for 15,000 books — enough to give a copy to every kindergartner in Southern Arizona. “The fi rst book was a great success and a lot of fun,” says Rodney.

The following year the Glassmans moved up to Phoenix and began working on a second book, Jeremy Jackrabbit Recycles the Can. “The project really took on a life of its own,” says Rodney. The couple received

more than 1,000 drawings from children hoping to see their artwork become illustrations in the Jeremy Jackrabbit series.

Sasha selects images for each book based on their relationship to each story. The Glassmans have since written two other books, Jeremy Jackrabbit Captures the Sun and their latest, Jeremy Jackrabbit Saves Every Drop, which has not yet been printed.

The text of each book is displayed in both English and Spanish on every page, and the series has featured the artwork of hundreds of children. Since the inception of the Jeremy Jackrabbit series, more than 125,000 free children’s books have been distributed to kindergartners across the state. Many sponsors generously contribute to the initiative to enable the distribution of one book to every kindergartner in Maricopa County, as well as to students in the Tucson Unifi ed and Vail school districts in Southern Arizona.

Rodney says, “This is the largest literacy collaboration in the state. It’s an excellent way for us to give back and a fun

thing for my wife and I to do together.” He calls it a community project through and through, adding, “This would not be possible without so many people committed to it, including libraries and sponsors that are all passionate about the project. We are all doing it out of the goodness of our hearts. There is no staff, and 100 percent of the money raised goes toward printing and distributing the books.”

There is plenty of time to not only ignite your children’s interest in saving the planet but also encourage their artistic talents by having them participate in the current Jeremy Jackrabbit illustration contest for Jeremy Jackrabbit Saves Every Drop. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on Friday, October 31. Kids are welcome to review the book’s content, which is available on the Phoenix Public Library’s website, so they can create relevant art for the story. Children whose art is accepted will be invited to participate in the launch of the latest book, where they’ll also sign autographs. The launch is slated for Earth Day 2015.

JereMY JACkrABBiTA COMMUniTY PrOJeCT OF PAssiOn

BE A PART OF JEREMY JACKRABBIT SAVES EVERY DROP

Children can submit their images for possible publication in the book via the Jeremy Jackrabbit illustration contest through the Phoenix Public Library. Throughout the month of October, illustrations can be dropped off at any of Phoenix Public Library’s 17 locations or the City of Tempe Library, or mailed to the Phoenix Public Library’s central offi ce.

Mail submissions to:Jeremy Jackrabbit Contest, c/o Children & Teen ServicesPhoenix Public Library1221 N. Central Ave.Phoenix, AZ 85004

For more information, visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org/kids and click on the Jeremy Jackrabbit icon, or go to jeremyjackrabbit.com to learn more about the history of the series.

BY MOLLY CERRETA SMITH

Read more for green kids at greenlivingaz.com/greenkids

Photo by Kerry Stratford.

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MONARCH BUTTERFLY EXHIBIT AT DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN September 27-November 23, 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.Desert Botanical Garden1201 N. Galvin Pkwy., PhoenixThe Monarch Butterfl y Exhibit is presented each fall at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Once you have entered the Garden, the Marshall Butterfl y Pavilion is easy to fi nd — and hard to leave. The enchanted exhibit will engage you for hours with the variety and number of butterfl y species. Maps are distributed at the entrance, and signs along the paths direct you there. All ages are permitted into the exhibit.480-941-1225 dbg.org

EARTH HARMONY FESTIVALOctober 4-5, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage2074 Pendleton Dr., TumacácoriTake part in a complimentary weekend celebration of eco-living and sustainability, held on the country’s largest

EcoVillage, which encompasses 220 acres of breathtaking organic farmland. Enjoy live music, fi ne arts and hands-on demonstrations as well as EcoVillage and Garden tours. And don’t forget to take home tips and tools to help grow a more sustainable world for future generations. 520-398-2542 earthharmonyfestival.org

OAK CREEK ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOWOctober 10-12, Opens at 9 a.m.Sedona’s Village of Oak Creek6600 Arizona 179, SedonaLocal artists exhibit and showcase their artwork alongside live musical performances and fresh food. The location is on the main road into town, also known as the “Gateway of Sedona.” Oak Creek Arts and Craft Shows are fun for the artists and guests alike. 760-985-7773 oakcreekartsandcraftsshows.com

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Teaching kids about saving the Earth is a pretty hefty concept. But not when it’s displayed in a brightly colored, kid-friendly and easy-to-grasp format like the

Jeremy Jackrabbit series.About fi ve years ago Rodney and Sasha Glassman (who

were not yet married) were on a date, strolling through the Tucson Festival of Books. Rodney remembers, “We purchased a children’s book and thought, ‘We could do this.’” Rodney, who has a background in sustainability, and Sasha, who has a passion for literacy, combined their interests and areas of expertise to create their fi rst book, Jeremy Jackrabbit Harvests the Rain, featuring illustrations from children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Each book is also graced with a forward from Arizona State University President Michael Crow, who is hugely dedicated to sustainability.

The Glassmans raised $35,000 for the fi rst book, which allowed for the printing and distribution for 15,000 books — enough to give a copy to every kindergartner in Southern Arizona. “The fi rst book was a great success and a lot of fun,” says Rodney.

The following year the Glassmans moved up to Phoenix and began working on a second book, Jeremy Jackrabbit Recycles the Can. “The project really took on a life of its own,” says Rodney. The couple received

more than 1,000 drawings from children hoping to see their artwork become illustrations in the Jeremy Jackrabbit series.

Sasha selects images for each book based on their relationship to each story. The Glassmans have since written two other books, Jeremy Jackrabbit Captures the Sun and their latest, Jeremy Jackrabbit Saves Every Drop, which has not yet been printed.

The text of each book is displayed in both English and Spanish on every page, and the series has featured the artwork of hundreds of children. Since the inception of the Jeremy Jackrabbit series, more than 125,000 free children’s books have been distributed to kindergartners across the state. Many sponsors generously contribute to the initiative to enable the distribution of one book to every kindergartner in Maricopa County, as well as to students in the Tucson Unifi ed and Vail school districts in Southern Arizona.

Rodney says, “This is the largest literacy collaboration in the state. It’s an excellent way for us to give back and a fun

thing for my wife and I to do together.” He calls it a community project through and through, adding, “This would not be possible without so many people committed to it, including libraries and sponsors that are all passionate about the project. We are all doing it out of the goodness of our hearts. There is no staff, and 100 percent of the money raised goes toward printing and distributing the books.”

There is plenty of time to not only ignite your children’s interest in saving the planet but also encourage their artistic talents by having them participate in the current Jeremy Jackrabbit illustration contest for Jeremy Jackrabbit Saves Every Drop. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on Friday, October 31. Kids are welcome to review the book’s content, which is available on the Phoenix Public Library’s website, so they can create relevant art for the story. Children whose art is accepted will be invited to participate in the launch of the latest book, where they’ll also sign autographs. The launch is slated for Earth Day 2015.

JEREMY JACKRABBITA COMMUNITY PROJECT OF PASSION

BE A PART OF JEREMY JACKRABBIT SAVES EVERY DROP

ChildrencansubmittheirimagesforpossiblepublicationinthebookviatheJeremyJackrabbitillustrationcontestthroughthePhoenixPublicLibrary.ThroughoutthemonthofOctober,illustrationscanbedroppedoffatanyofPhoenixPublicLibrary’s17locationsortheCityofTempeLibrary,ormailedtothePhoenixPublicLibrary’scentraloffice.

Mail submissions to:JeremyJackrabbitContest,c/oChildren&TeenServicesPhoenixPublicLibrary1221N.CentralAve.Phoenix,AZ85004

Formoreinformation,visitphoenixpubliclibrary.org/kidsandclickontheJeremyJackrabbiticon,orgotojeremyjackrabbit.comtolearnmoreaboutthehistoryoftheseries.


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MONARCHBUTTERFLYEXHIBITATDESERTBOTANICALGARDENSeptember27-November23,9:30a.m.-5p.m.DesertBotanicalGarden1201N.GalvinPkwy.,PhoenixTheMonarchButterflyExhibitispresentedeachfallattheDesertBotanicalGardeninPhoenix.OnceyouhaveenteredtheGarden,theMarshallButterflyPavilioniseasytofind—andhardtoleave.Theenchantedexhibitwillengageyouforhourswiththevarietyandnumberofbutterflyspecies.Mapsaredistributedattheentrance,andsignsalongthepathsdirectyouthere.Allagesarepermittedintotheexhibit.480-941-1225 dbg.org

EARTHHARMONYFESTIVALOctober4-5,11a.m.-5p.m.AvalonOrganicGardens&EcoVillage2074PendletonDr.,TumacácoriTakepartinacomplimentaryweekendcelebrationofeco-livingandsustainability,heldonthecountry’slargest

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OAKCREEKARTSANDCRAFTSSHOWOctober10-12,Opensat9a.m.Sedona’sVillageofOakCreek6600Arizona179,SedonaLocalartistsexhibitandshowcasetheirartworkalongsidelivemusicalperformancesandfreshfood.Thelocationisonthemainroadintotown,alsoknownasthe“GatewayofSedona.”OakCreekArtsandCraftShowsarefunfortheartistsandguestsalike.760-985-7773oakcreekartsandcraftsshows.com

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TUCSON MEET YOURSELFOctober 10-12, Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 115 N. Church, TucsonCelebrate Southern Arizona’s diverse folk and ethnic communities via performances and demonstrations, food vendors and more at this free, family-friendly festival in downtown Tucson. All ages are welcome. 520-621-4046 tucsonmeetyourself.org

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING COLLECTION DAYOctober 11, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.Scottsdale North Corporation Yard9191 E. San Salvador Dr., ScottsdaleWe know that electronics make up a large majority of landfi ll waste that threatens the environment due to the potentially hazardous elements contained within them. So why not round up some of your unwanted or broken electronics and repurpose them? Recycling prevents dangerous elements from electronics from seeping into the earth, creates less waste and provides usable items for organizations that can recapture their value. This is a feel-good project that is good for the planet. 480-312-5600 scottsdaleaz.gov/recycle

HARVEST FEST-OLIVEPALOOZAOct. 11-Dec. 7 Queen Creek Olive Mill25062 S. Meridian Rd., Queen CreekThis six-week event marks the harvesting of the olives, which are pulled and pressed to make the delicious olive oils that Arizonians have come to love. The kick-off weekend features 12 food trucks, complimentary wine tastings, vendor samplings and more. Admission is free. 480-888-9290 queencreekolivemill.com/event/calendar

ARTS IN THE PLAZA: FINE ARTS AND JAZZ FESTIVALOctober 18-19, Opens at 10 a.m.St. Philip’s Plaza4250 N. Campbell Ave., TucsonCome experience the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance’s showcase of fi ne art from the region’s most exquisite artists and noteworthy jazz performers. St. Philip’s Plaza offers elegant and unique shopping and dining experiences, and merchants provide discounts throughout the event. Attendance is free. 520-797-3959 saaca.org

EARTH HARMONY SUSTAINABILITY SEMINAR: HOW TO BUILD AN ECO VILLAGEOctober 23-26, Opens at 3 p.m.Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage2074 Pendleton Dr., TumacácoriJoin in an exciting and innovative approach to community development and culture enhancement. Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage are offering visitors the opportunity to learn about their methods of sustainability through this hands-on seminar. Through practical advice you’ll come away with the necessary consciousness tools to replicate this model of living anywhere. Campers are welcome and rental equipment is available. 520-603-9932 avalongardens.org

PHOENIX FOOD DAYOctober 24, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.Cesar Chavez Plaza251 W. Washington St., PhoenixBe a part of this nationwide celebration of affordable, healthy and sustainably produced food. Start eating a healthier diet and put your family’s diet on track. This is not just a one-day event; it is the celebration of a lifelong shift toward healthier food choices and better food policies. Use that positive energy

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STAGECOACH VILLAGE FINE ARTS AND WINE FESTIVALOctober 24-26, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.Stagecoach Village7100 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave CreekThe 6th Annual Stagecoach Village Fine Arts & Wine Festival is the perfect excuse to get outside and enjoy outdoor musical entertainment, fi ne works of art and food vendors. With the scenic foothills as the backdrop of this festival, it is defi nitely an event you cannot miss. 623-734-6526 vermillionpromotions.com

FALL PUMPKIN COLLECTIONOctober 25-26, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.Apple Annie’s Produce and Pumpkins6405 W. Williams Rd., Willcox Enjoy old-fashioned family fun picking your own pumpkins, fall vegetables and apples. Pumpkins of all sizes, shapes and colors are available in the huge pumpkin patch and stand.

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EARTHHARMONYSUSTAINABILITYSEMINAR:HOWTOBUILDANECOVILLAGEOctober23-26,Opensat3p.m.AvalonOrganicGardens&EcoVillage2074PendletonDr.,TumacácoriJoininanexcitingandinnovativeapproachtocommunitydevelopmentandcultureenhancement.AvalonOrganicGardens&EcoVillageareofferingvisitorstheopportunitytolearnabouttheirmethodsofsustainabilitythroughthishands-onseminar.Throughpracticaladviceyou’llcomeawaywiththenecessaryconsciousnesstoolstoreplicatethismodeloflivinganywhere.Campersarewelcomeandrentalequipmentisavailable.520-603-9932avalongardens.org

PHOENIXFOODDAYOctober24,10a.m.-2p.m.CesarChavezPlaza251W.WashingtonSt.,PhoenixBeapartofthisnationwidecelebrationofaffordable,healthyandsustainablyproducedfood.Starteatingahealthierdietandputyourfamily’sdietontrack.Thisisnotjustaone-dayevent;itisthecelebrationofalifelongshifttowardhealthierfoodchoicesandbetterfoodpolicies.Usethatpositiveenergy

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STAGECOACHVILLAGEFINEARTSANDWINEFESTIVALOctober24-26,10a.m.-5p.m.StagecoachVillage7100E.CaveCreekRd.,CaveCreekThe6thAnnualStagecoachVillageFineArts&WineFestivalistheperfectexcusetogetoutsideandenjoyoutdoormusicalentertainment,fineworksofartandfoodvendors.Withthescenicfoothillsasthebackdropofthisfestival,itisdefinitelyaneventyoucannotmiss.623-734-6526vermillionpromotions.com

FALLPUMPKINCOLLECTIONOctober25-26,9a.m.-5p.m.AppleAnnie’sProduceandPumpkins6405W.WilliamsRd.,WillcoxEnjoyold-fashionedfamilyfunpickingyourownpumpkins,fallvegetablesandapples.Pumpkinsofallsizes,shapesandcolorsareavailableinthehugepumpkinpatchandstand.

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Apple Annie’s boasts Arizona’s newest and largest corn maze with three levels of diffi culty. Early birds can enjoy a delicious all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Or sleep in and come for the apple smoked burger lunch from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Both meals are served at the orchard location. 520-384-2084 appleannies.com

PREPPERFEST EXPOOctober 25-26, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.Tony Nelssen Equestrian Center16601 N. Pima Rd., ScottsdaleWant to learn how to become self-reliant in the midst of overwhelming odds? PrepperFest gives everyone an opportunity to explore self-reliance in a family-friendly atmosphere. Prepping is not just for the Apocalypse, it’s for real life preparedness. Being prepared is something that has been taught for generations, and at PrepperFest you will learn the best ways to handle any challenge. 949-690-2042 prepperfestaz.com

4TH ANNUAL WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP HOMESCAPE HARVEST TOUROctober 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Homes throughout TucsonCheck out some of the most stunning landscapes in homes throughout Tucson on this self-paced tour. These landscapes include well-designed, beautiful and affordable features for harvesting water, energy and even food. Gather ideas to create your own sustainable dream yard, and speak

directly to the homeowners about their experiences as well as your own. Tickets are $15, or $10 for bicycle riders. Proceeds directly benefi t WMG’s Green Living Co-op program. 520-396-3266 watershedmg.org

PUMPKIN AND CORN MAZE FESTEvery weekend in October, 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.Mortimer Family Farms12907 E. State Route 169, DeweyThis month-long festival features a 15-acre pumpkin patch and a 25-acre corn maze as well as farm activities, games, live entertainment, barn dancing and more. There is a petting zoo and farm slides for the kids, and live music and craft vendors for the parents. $13 per person at the gate or $12 online. 928-830-1116 mortimerfamilyfarms.com

BIRDS ‘N BEERThird Thursday of each month, 5:30- 7:30 p.m.Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center3131 S. Central Ave., PhoenixDedicate your third Thursday of each month to the Audubon Center to learn about birds and other wildlife while enjoying a cold Four Peaks brew and other beverages and snacks while mingling with professionals. Topics range from animal mating routines to six ways mushrooms will destroy the world, and often include live video showcasing wildlife behaviors. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. and features a different topic each month. 602-468-6470 riosalado.audubon.org

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With the onset of autumn come all the fun holidays that involve decorating and, well, a lot of waste. So how can we green this month’s spookiest holiday?

DECORATING FOR THE SEASONDecking out the house is one of my favorite parts of pretty much every holiday. But it’s important to do it effi ciently so we can all save time, money and even the planet. Instead of buying store-bought décor, for example, use your resources to create homemade decorations. It’s not only fun, it’s good for the Earth. Use twigs, pinecones and fallen leaves to create a classy door wreath, or use old milk jugs to make your own spooky (or friendly) ghost lights.

TABLE-SCAPINGWhen it comes to dressing your Halloween table, consider choosing a fall theme that can last all the way through Thanksgiving. Michelle Jefferson with A. B. Design Elements says, “When creating centerpieces and displays, unique serving ware is an essential starting point. If you don’t have something special to use, visit your local thrift shops and antique stores to fi nd fun and quirky pieces to repurpose. Or get out your hammer and nails and create simple wood boxes covered in burlap to house your arrangement.”

Jefferson also encourages you to skip the chain stores and instead support local artisans when selecting Halloween décor. “Visit your neighborhood boutiques and craft fairs for handcrafted pieces to decorate your home, like some wonderful hand-painted Jack-o-lanterns I came across recently at a shop in Scottsdale,” she suggests. “If you don’t have a local source, Etsy is a wonderful tool that connects people with artisans to create unique and eco-friendly creations.”

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT… WITHOUT WASTING ELECTRICITYHalloween lights and ghoulish electronics are not the only power suckers adding to your home’s electricity usage. Every appliance uses “vampire energy” (how apropos!) when plugged in, yet not in use. To limit wasted energy, put all plug-in Halloween decorations, as well as your major appliances, on power strips, which you can turn off when items are not in use.

CRAFTING WITH A PURPOSEHalloween is oh-so-popular with kids, and there is no reason you can’t get crazy with spook-tacular crafts. Just be mindful when embarking on craft projects. A simple search on Pinterest will pull up an endless number of fun kid-friendly crafts that incorporate themes of repurposing. For example, wrapping varying sized Mason jars with gauze, gluing googly eyes on and putting a small tea light in the bottom of the jar is a fun way to use items you probably already have around your house to give your home a Halloween glow. Be sure to keep an eye on active fl ames throughout your home, of course.

Halloween is the kick-off to many more fall and winter festivities. You can get into the spirit without abandoning your commitment to an eco-friendly life — incorporate the theme of “reduce, reuse and recycle” into every holiday!

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With the onset of autumn comes all the fun holidays that involve decorating and, well, a lot of waste. So how can we green this month’s spookiest holiday?

DECORATING FOR THE SEASONDecking out the house is one of my favorite parts of pretty much every holiday. But it’s important to do it effi ciently so we can all save time, money and even the planet. For example, use your resources to create homemade decorations, or give store bought decor a new life by repurposing it. Use twigs, pinecones and fallen leaves to create a classy door wreath. It’s not only fun, it’s good for the Earth.

TABLE-SCAPINGWhen it comes to dressing your Halloween table, consider choosing a fall theme that can last all the way through Thanksgiving. Michelle Jefferson with A. B. Design Elements says, “When creating centerpieces and displays, unique serving ware is an essential starting point. If you don’t have something special to use, visit your local thrift shops and antique stores to fi nd fun and quirky pieces to repurpose. Or get out your hammer and nails and create simple wood boxes covered in burlap to house your arrangement.”

Jefferson also encourages you to skip the chain stores and instead support local artisans when selecting Halloween décor. “Visit your neighborhood boutiques and craft fairs for handcrafted pieces to decorate your home, like the wonderful hand-painted jack-o-lanterns I came across recently at a shop in Scottsdale,” she suggests (below). “If you don’t have a local source, Etsy is a wonderful tool that connects people with artisans to create unique and eco-friendly creations.”

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT… WITHOUT WASTING ELECTRICITYHalloween lights and ghoulish electronics are not the only power suckers adding to your home’s electricity usage. Every appliance uses “vampire energy” (how apropos!) when plugged in yet not in use. To limit wasted energy, put plug-in Halloween decorations and your major appliances on power strips, which you can turn off when items are not in use.

CRAFTING WITH A PURPOSEHalloween is oh-so-popular with kids, and there is no reason you can’t get crazy with spook-tacular crafts. Just be mindful when embarking on craft projects. A simple search on Pinterest will pull up an endless number of fun kid-friendly crafts that incorporate themes of repurposing. For example, wrapping varying sized Mason jars with gauze or crepe paper, gluing googly eyes on and putting an LED tea light in the bottom of the jar is a fun way to use items you probably already have around your house to give your home a Halloween glow.

Halloween is the kick-off to many more fall and winter festivities. You can get into the spirit without abandoning your commitment to an eco-friendly life by simply incorporating the theme of “reduce, reuse and recycle.”

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HE SAID: There’s nothing better than Mom’s homemade apple pie. But a close second is this Sprouts Double Crust Apple Pie with fresh sliced apples in a cinnamon fi lling covered by a downright delicious fl aky, buttery crust. I’m going to have a hard time not eating this whole pie in one sitting.

SHE SAID: Normally I’m not an apple pie lover, but when I fi nished this slice, I totally licked the plate (a practice usually reserved only for bowls of ice cream, if that gives you any idea!). The crust was thick, fl aky and buttery, and the fi lling was just sweet enough with a hint of cinnamon. The crust-to-fi lling ratio was a bit off — more fi lling, please! But still, mighty tasty.

Fall is here! Well, in most of the country, anyway. In the Valley, “fall” equates more to a “slight dip in temperature” but also the arrival of harvest-y things. Pumpkins and apples and raking leaves, oh my! To celebrate, we sampled assorted foods made with one of fall’s tastiest harvests — apples.

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TALENTI GELATO | CARAMEL APPLE PIEHE SAID: I love hot apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream — “apple pie a la mode” they call it. Well, this gelato is “mode a la apple pie.” The gelato is deliciously smooth and creamy but it’s the hint of cinnamon, chunks of apple and pieces of pie crust that really push this one over the top. I managed to put this down after half the pint was gone.

SHE SAID: When it comes to gelato, I’m a newbie. Maybe it’s supposed to taste a bit like egg (like eggnog does), but for me, eggs and ice cream do not mix. Also, the apple pieces were more like apple peels… ppfffthhht! Weird! What they did right, though, is the creamy texture mixed with the cinnamon and caramel fl avors.

VAN’S | APPLE CINNAMON WAFFLES

HE SAID: Van’s usually does the gluten-free waffl e right. Their plain and blueberry waffl es are delish. Unfortunately, they fell short on these apple cinnamon waffl es. They had an aroma of apples and cinnamon but were completely void of any fl avor whatsoever. The texture was chalky and grainy — no amount of maple syrup could save them.

SHE SAID: I didn’t know what to expect with gluten-free waffl es, but I’d say these are an OK attempt. They came out light and crispy from the toaster, but once the waffl es met my fork, they began to crumble. I would have had better luck with a spoon! The apple cinnamon fl avor was pretty light and didn’t disguise the earthy brown rice taste. Not the most exciting of Van’s products, but I could get used to these if I had to.

HE SAID: There are many forms of Nature’s Path’s Love Crunch and they are all outstanding. I chose to eat this Apple Love Crunch as a snack straight out of the bag because tart green apples and milk seemed gross to me. The granola and pecans have a nice light crunch and the occasional zing of dried sour green apples will keep your taste buds guessing.

SHE SAID: This granola was great no matter how I ate it — with milk, on yogurt or right out of the bag. It was crispy-crunchy without getting soggy in milk… although as fast as I chowed it, I don’t think it had the time! The tasty pecans, dried green apples, cinnamon and vanilla blended well together for an irresistible snack.

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SHE SAID: Balanced tart and sweet fl avors make this apple juice a winner! If you can get past the swamp-water look of unfi ltered juice, that is. Just think of all the fun you’ll have watching the shocked faces of kids (and even adults!) that are used to the clear stuff. Don’t worry, there is no real resemblance to actual swamp water. This is a smooth, sweet and delicious one-ingredient organic apple juice.

HE SAID: Our son loves his apple juice almost as much as he loves his Star Wars toys... almost. We’re always happy to fi nd good-quality juice because it’s challenging to fi nd it in our “contains 0% juice” world. This delightfully refreshing juice is sweet with no added sugar, tart with no ascorbic acid and fresh with no potassium phosphate. It contains one ingredient — organic apple juice. Thank you, New Planet Organics.

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HE SAID: There’snothingbetterthanMom’shomemadeapplepie.ButaclosesecondisthisSproutsDoubleCrustApplePiewithfreshslicedapplesinacinnamonfillingcoveredbyadownrightdeliciousflaky,butterycrust.I’mgoingtohaveahardtimenoteatingthiswholepieinonesitting.

SHE SAID: NormallyI’mnotanapplepielover,butwhenIfinishedthisslice,Itotallylickedtheplate(apracticeusuallyreservedonlyforbowlsoficecream,ifthatgivesyouanyidea!).Thecrustwasthick,flakyandbuttery,andthefillingwasjustsweetenoughwithahintofcinnamon.Thecrust-to-fillingratiowasabitoff—morefilling,please!Butstill,mightytasty.

Fallishere!Well,inmostofthecountry,anyway.IntheValley,“fall”equatesmoretoa“slightdipintemperature”butalsothearrivalofharvest-ythings.Pumpkinsandapplesandrakingleaves,ohmy!Tocelebrate,wesampledassortedfoodsmadewithoneoffall’stastiestharvests—apples.

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NEW PLANET ORGANICS | 100% UNFILTERED APPLE JUICE

TALENTI GELATO | CARAMEL APPLE PIEHE SAID: Ilovehotapplepiewithascoopofvanillaicecream—“applepiealamode”theycallit.Well,thisgelatois“modealaapplepie.”Thegelatoisdeliciouslysmoothandcreamybutit’sthehintofcinnamon,chunksofappleandpiecesofpiecrustthatreallypushthisoneoverthetop.Imanagedtoputthisdownafterhalfthepintwasgone.

SHE SAID: Whenitcomestogelato,I’manewbie.Maybeit’ssupposedtotasteabitlikeegg(likeeggnogdoes),butforme,eggsandicecreamdonotmix.Also,theapplepiecesweremorelikeapplepeels…ppfffthhht!Weird!Whattheydidright,though,isthecreamytexturemixedwiththecinnamonandcaramelflavors.

VAN’S | APPLE CINNAMON WAFFLES

HE SAID: Van’susuallydoesthegluten-freewaffleright.Theirplainandblueberrywafflesaredelish.Unfortunately,theyfellshortontheseapplecinnamonwaffles.Theyhadanaromaofapplesandcinnamonbutwerecompletelyvoidofanyflavorwhatsoever.Thetexturewaschalkyandgrainy—noamountofmaplesyrupcouldsavethem.

SHE SAID: Ididn’tknowwhattoexpectwithgluten-freewaffles,butI’dsaytheseareanOKattempt.Theycameoutlightandcrispyfromthetoaster,butoncethewafflesmetmyfork,theybegantocrumble.Iwouldhavehadbetterluckwithaspoon!Theapplecinnamonflavorwasprettylightanddidn’tdisguisetheearthybrownricetaste.NotthemostexcitingofVan’sproducts,butIcouldgetusedtotheseifIhadto.

HE SAID: TherearemanyformsofNature’sPath’sLoveCrunchandtheyarealloutstanding.IchosetoeatthisAppleLoveCrunchasasnackstraightoutofthebagbecausetartgreenapplesandmilkseemedgrosstome.Thegranolaandpecanshaveanicelightcrunchandtheoccasionalzingofdriedsourgreenappleswillkeepyourtastebudsguessing.

SHE SAID: ThisgranolawasgreatnomatterhowIateit—withmilk,onyogurtorrightoutofthebag.Itwascrispy-crunchywithoutgettingsoggyinmilk…althoughasfastasIchowedit,Idon’tthinkithadthetime!Thetastypecans,driedgreenapples,cinnamonandvanillablendedwelltogetherforanirresistiblesnack.

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SHE SAID: Balancedtartandsweetflavorsmakethisapplejuiceawinner!Ifyoucangetpasttheswamp-waterlookofunfilteredjuice,thatis.Justthinkofallthefunyou’llhavewatchingtheshockedfacesofkids(andevenadults!)thatareusedtotheclearstuff.Don’tworry,thereisnorealresemblancetoactualswampwater.Thisisasmooth,sweetanddeliciousone-ingredientorganicapplejuice.

HE SAID:OursonloveshisapplejuicealmostasmuchasheloveshisStarWarstoys...almost.We’realwayshappytofindgood-qualityjuicebecauseit’schallengingtofinditinour“contains0%juice”world.Thisdelightfullyrefreshingjuiceissweetwithnoaddedsugar,tartwithnoascorbicacidandfreshwithnopotassiumphosphate.Itcontainsoneingredient—organicapplejuice.Thankyou,NewPlanetOrganics.

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Truly Integrative Healthcare

We believe that treating the whole patient—body, mind and spirit— is the most authentic path to health.

The Arizona Center for Advanced Medicine is the Southwest’s most diversifi ed integrative medical center. We integrate the best of alternative and traditional medicine to educate and empower you on the road to health. Led by Medical Director Martha Grout, MD, MD(H), the center is dedicated to the reversal of chronic illness.

Martha M. GroutMD, MD(H), FounderMartha Grout, MD, MD(H) leads a holistic medical practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Grout has 25 years in emergency medicine, and for the last

decade, she has been a homeopathic physician. Dr. Grout and her team are dedicated to the natural treatment and reversal of chronic disease.

Debi MurphyPA-CDebi Murphy, PA-C, supports the team at the Center and enables them to work more effi ciently with patients. She tries to learn as much as she can about

each unique patient’s condition. She is especially interested in treating female hormone issues and patients affl icted with Lyme disease.

Rekha ShahMD, MD(H)Rekha Shah, MD, MD(H) is board certifi ed in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, as well as in Medical Acupuncture. She has been

practicing medicine for over 30 years, with experience in allopathic medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, and training in functional medicine.

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Mentale.g., Cognitive function,

perceptual patterns)

Emotionale.g., emotional regulation,

grief, sadness, anger

Spirituale.g., meaning & purpose,

relationship with something greater than self

Treating the Whole Patient

Physical• Assimilation• Structural Integrity• Communication• Transport

• Defense & Repair• Energy• Biotransformation &

Elimination

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