Sustainable Works

Posted by Siel in consumerism,environment,losangeles (Monday July 31, 2006 at 10:21 pm)

I first ran into Sustainable Works at the farmer’s market on Main in Santa Monica. I actually walked past the lil table, then my lil brain registered that I’d just read “sustainable.”

So I backtracked and started peppering the 2 wide-eyed SMC students at the table with questions.

Luckily — both for me and the students — an official Sustainable Works guy quickly joined us and started answering my Qs.

I told this lil story to Ferris, Sustainable Works dude, when I finally met him at the Sustainable Biz Network thing. [left, at choco party]

Me: He was great! He had this peak oil shirt on.

Ferris: That was me!

I gotta do something about improving my face-recall skills.

Anyway — Sustainable Works basically offers Santa Monica residents 6-week programs on sustainable city living. There is a $25 materials fee for a workbook, resource guide, and other eco shwag, but for those who can’t afford that, Sustainable Works offers scholarships.

How does Sustainable Works run this? This nonprofit’s a project of Community Partners. It’s funded by Santa Monica’s Sustainable City Program and housed in the Center for Environmental and Urban Studies at SMC — In fact, a Student Program’s avaliable for SMC students.

Genevieve, the exec director (right, at choco party), runs the show, with the help of Ferris and others :) I’ll let you know when the next 6-week section kicks off –