WHAT: TimeBank in Burien? WHEN: Sunday, November 24th, 2 p.m. WHERE: Burien Library, 2nd floor conference room WHO: Dave Asher, Chair of TimeBanks Puget Sound. What is a TimeBank? It’s neighbors exchanging time to help neighbors. At its most basic level, TimeBanking is simply about spending an hour doing something for somebody in your community. … Read more
Hello everyone, we’re publishing this announcement to ask you to consider offering to share your skills, talent, ideas, and/or learnings on one of these 2 dates. And you may know others that have something they’d like to share. We don’t anticipate that this will be any kind of stressful thing — just fun sharing, learning … Read more
SUSTAINABLE BURIEN GMO Foods: What are we eating? October 21, 2013, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub, 255 SW 152nd St . GMO stands for “genetically modified organisms,” and foods that contain ingredients with GMOs are considered GMO foods. Genetically modified food has quietly become second nature in the U.S. , and it may … Read more
When: Sunday, March 10, 2013. 2-4 p.m. Where: Burien Library, Multipurpose Room 400 SW 152nd Street, Burien
What: Burien Birdfest When: Feb 17, 2013, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Dottie Harper Building* SW 146th & 4th SW (next to the old library) *** Learn to identify your neighborhood birds Adults and children are invited Activities for children (both indoors and outdoors) *** Learn about the Great International Bird Count Presentation by … Read more
What: Wildlife Habitat –Home & Community When: September 9, 2012, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Where: Des Moines Library, 21620 11th Avenue S, Des Moines* (THIS IS NOT OUR NORMAL MEETING LOCATION IN BURIEN) Courtney Sullivan, Education Manager of the National Wildlife Federation for the Pacific Region, will be our featured speaker in September. She’ll be showing how … Read more
BURIEN URBAN GARDEN TOUR – Sunday, August 12, 2012, 2 p.m. Sponsored by Sustainable Burien WHERE: We’ll meet at “the Rock” at Burien Town Square at 2:00 (no later than 2:10). We’ll arrange carpooling and hand out the addresses of the two urban gardens below. More people are growing their own food and finding innovative ways to … Read more
Keeping Backyard Chickens June 26, 2012 6:30 to 8:00 pm Burien Community Center Imagine having chickens in your own backyard! Unique pets, abundant eggs, rich compost, sustainable living – more people every day are discovering the many joys of chicken keeping. Join us for this fun, informative class. Learn whether chickens are right for you, … Read more
What: April Urban Foraging Walk Where: Seahurst Park, Burien, WA When: April 15th, 2-4pm Welcome to the fun and delicious world of urban foraging! Come join us at Seahurst Park on April 15th to learn how to identify some of the most common edible weeds and wild foods available to us in the city. Weeds … Read more
Sustainable Burien Gathering Sunday, February 12, 2012 A developing sustainable garden/farm located in Burien (call 243-9366 for address) 2:00pm – 4:00pm FIELD TRIP TO A DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE GARDEN Rather than having our regular monthly meeting at the library on February 12th, we will be gathering at the private home of two of our members. They have created … Read more