FYI,

Just received news that the heat is off in the Ridgehaven building for the whole
week, so it's cold.  Please bring an extra sweater or coat so you will be
comfortable.


Brrr,
jwl

Our final meeting of the year will be held tomorrow at our usual time and
location (see below).

My apologies for the late notice. The change of the Board and abrupt changes of
personnel have led to unanticipated goofs, for which I am entirely at fault.

That said, we have a terrific meeting planned with Tina Scherr of Pure Water San
Diego presenting. Here's her intro:

We are and environmentally friendly drinking water solution provider in the
business to business realm. Some of our nationwide customers include Ross Dress
for Less, Nike, and 200 of the fortune 500 companies. We essentially help
companies decrease their carbon footprint by eliminating bottled water through
providing them with the best quality, most technologically advanced water
purification system on the market.

We essentially help companies go green by eliminating the need for bottled water
and reducing the use of all the other resources required to provide it.

In the presentation I'll also be talking about the environmental and health
effects of drinking from plastic bottles. Give some examples of decreasing
clients carbon footprint, cost savings. Also will be explaining the advanced
sustainable technology of our systems….

See you there!

JWL
Jon Warren Lentz

Are there any eco-friendly Christmas trees available in our area?  Or an
alternative of some sort to keep the holiday spirit going, w/o leaving a big
footprint on Mother Earth?  Maybe a company that replants the trees?  Thank you!

http://energycenter.org/index.php/about-us/green-jobs

Just got this message from CCSE via Twitter. If you are looking for a job and
are concerned about our environment, take a look at the California Center for
Sustainable Energy (CCSE)

T. Dustin Hauck, AIA, LEED AP, CGBP
dustin@...

Hauck Architecture
9350 Guild Ave.
San Diego, CA , 92123-2616
www.hauckarchitecture.com
o: 858.384.7795
f: 801.684.9876
m: 858.349.9470

Greetings Green Business supporters-

The Monthly SDGBN General mebership meeting will be held this Wednesday,
November 18th at 8:00am at the city's Ridgehaven building in Kearney Mesa
(Details below).

This month we are excited to introduce a new format that will include breakaway
roundtable groups. In lieu of member presentations, members will organize into
small groups based on categories determined by attendee preferences. Within
these groups, members will be able to network in a more personal venue and
approach targeted markets and industries with a more focused eye.

The idea behind this approach is to allow groups of members to benefit from each
others' ideas with greater accuracy by allowing members to better focus their
networking efforts.

It's a new format for us and we're sure that attendees will find it beneficial.
Focusing networking efforts more deliberately and accurately is the name of the
game. We hope to see you there!

3rd Wednesday of every Month, 8:00 - 9:30 AM
9601 Ridgehaven Court, San Diego, 92123
1st-floor training room behind the auditorium
www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/geninfo/ridgehaven

Our website: http:www.sdgbn.org

Here is a Webinar on risk management in farming. Some of you may have an
interest. I am not certain if the speakers will address sustainable farming, a
hot topic with our group. Should be an interesting presentation.  Jim Hance


Reminder:  The next webinar is Wednesday, November 11 at 9 am, pacific time.
Please see the yellow highlighted area (below) for more details about
Wednesday’s meeting.
Ag In Uncertain Times, http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes, helping
producers and others meet the challenge…

The November Ag in Uncertain Times webinar series focuses on Operating in Risky
Environments.
Schedule
All webinars are scheduled to begin at:
12:00 Eastern/11:00 Central/10:00 Moutain/9:00 Pacific
Operating in Risky Environments
November 4 â€" Where Are We?        90 minutes
*Gary Brester, Montana State University, will discuss some of the factors
creating the very risky environment many agricultural producers are facing and
provide insights on thinking about strategies to deal with the volatility in
day-to-day operational decisions.

*John Hewlett, University of Wyoming, will discuss “Strategic Risk Management
in Agriculture,” a strategic planning approach to organize the process of risk
management. This approach provides an ideal platform for organizing risk and
risk management concepts. The Strategic Risk Management (SRM) process covers
strategic, tactical and operational needs, decision-making processes and
prediction and probability of outcomes. This 10 step program for strategically
managing the five sources of risk includes the tools and worksheets necessary
for implementation in today’s increasingly risky environment.  The SRM process
covered is accompanied by a web site and over forty tools to help implement the
SRM process.  These tools will be covered during the November 18th webinar.

November 11 â€" Where Do We Want to Go?          90 minutes
*Duane Griffith, John Hewlett and Jay Parsons will present “Risk Navigator”
a set of tools providing the necessary equipment to begin implementing the
Strategic Risk Management (SRM) process presented in the November 4th webinar. 
Each of the 10 steps  in the SRM process is designed to help producers manage
the five sources of risk faced by every agricultural operation. The process is
cyclical and provides feedback and opportunities for re-evaluation as conditions
change. The first three steps involve understanding the operator’s ability and
preference for setting risk management goals. This tolerance for risk depends on
their financial health and personal preferences.  Available tools will be
discussed that help producers through each of these steps.  The middle steps are
tactical, which include identifying risks and the outcomes for various
management actions, determining the likelihood of each outcome and making an
informed decision about how to manage any risks. The operational stage assures
that what gets implemented is actually evaluated and reconsidered and that
course corrections are made as necessary as the process unfolds. Available tools
for these steps will also be briefly reviewed.

November 18 â€" How Do We Get There?    90 minutes
*Risk Management Resources for each region of US agriculture will be presented,
with a panel on how to access these resources.

Pulling It All Together: Managing Ag Enterprises in Uncertain Times
December 2 and 9, 2009
*The December 2 presentation will pull together the messages the Webinar series
has presented, how has the economic environment changed in the past six months,
focusing on the help that is out there to help farm and ranch families deal with
farming in uncertain times.
*The December 9 and 10 webinars will focus on the internet and other tools, that
are available to assist agricultural professionals working with farm and ranch
families, as they manage the many issues created by these very challenging
agricultural economic environment.

To Participate Live in the Webinars: (no pre-registration is required â€" first
come â€" 500 seats available)
Equipment you will need: A computer that has a set of speakers and a high speed
internet connection (LAN, DSL/Cable Modem, High speed wireless).
Web link used for the entire series:
http://www.msuextensionconnect.org/aginuncertaintimes/
<http://www.msuextensionconnect.org/aginuncertaintimes/
<http://www.msuextensionconnect.org/aginuncertaintimes/> >
This web link opens a screen that has the “Enter as a Guest” option
selected.  Use this option and enter your name and then click on the “Enter
Room” button.

The start time for all webinars in this series is 9:00 am Pacific Standard time.
Please log on a few minutes early to view information about how to ask
presenters questions and to make sure your audio is working.

Prior to the meeting date and time, test your computers ability to communicate
with the system we will use.  Visit the link below and then click on the "Test
Your Internet Connectivity" link on the right hand edge of this page.  Follow
the instructions provided.


For additional information email, westrme@... or call  509-477-2176.

Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination.
Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.
your local Extension office.

FYI, the notes from the October 21, 2009 members meeting have been
posted to the Files section of the Yahoo group.

The presentation by Jennifer Schwab of Sierra Club Green Home included
lots of useful information about that website--by using its recycling
widget, I learned where I can recycle not only styrofoam, but #5
plastics. And of course, there's info about our members who attended, as
well as guests, so check out the notes when you get a chance.

~Christine

Hi Derek. You might try Bev Astor of Choice Cleaning Services.

beverlyastor@...
(619) 850-8156

Thanks,

T. Dustin Hauck, AIA, LEED AP, CGBP
dustin@...

Hauck Architecture
9350 Guild Ave.
San Diego, CA , 92123-2616
www.hauckarchitecture.com
o/f: 858.384.7795
m: 858.349.9470

--- In GreenBusinessSD@yahoogroups.com, "derekborth" <derekborth@...> wrote:
>
> Looking for a home cleaning service that uses eco-friendly cleaning supplies. 
Anyone have any suggestions?
>

I just recently moved to Cardiff, so we're looking to get acquainted with
like-minded businesses and people in the area.  Anyone know of a Green
networking group in the N. County area?

Looking for a home cleaning service that uses eco-friendly cleaning supplies. 
Anyone have any suggestions?

A front loader moves food waste in the Organics Annex, the headquarters of San Francisco's food waste operation.

Courtesy of Recology

Tossing food scraps in your garbage can is now legally considered a crime --- at least in San Francisco.

A brand-new city law requires residents to discard food waste in a separate bin.

It's the first program of its kind in the nation, and so far, it's a mandate San Franciscans seem to relish. In fact, many residents and landlords began implementing the law before it took effect, using their city-provided food recycling bins to separate waste.

Cutting Down On (Stinky) Refuse

After enforcing a food waste rule, the garbage room in the basement of the Cathedral Hill Plaza apartments in San Francisco is longer a malodorous sty.

"It doesn't smell so bad," says Linda Corso, the apartment manager. "Our trash room doesn't stink like it used to."

That's because none of the wet garbage, the food waste, goes down there anymore, Corso says. Instead, food scraps go into sealed compost bins that get picked up by the city. Corso says the program has significantly trimmed the building's garbage costs.

"We used to have two bins picked up every day," she says. "Now we're down to one bin every day. So we've cut that in half."

Garbage officials in the city have been stunned and heartened by the tons and tons of food waste that is already streaming in.

After picking up curbside food scraps, garbage trucks head to the south of the city to the Organics Annex, the heart of the citywide food waste operation.

Jared Blumenfeld, the city's environmental officer, says the Organic Annex is already processing about half of the city's food waste, which is more than 500 tons per day.

"You can see a lot of lettuce, tomatoes, old apples, rotten cabbages," Blumenfeld says. "You get a kind of vivid picture here of what's being thrown away."

San Francisco turns all of that food refuse into compost, which is then sold to Bay Area farms and vineyards. The program is the latest effort in one of the most aggressive recycling campaigns in the nation. San Francisco currently keeps 72 percent of its garbage stream out of the landfill by recycling cans, bottles, construction material and cooking oil. Blumenfeld says that even though the program officially launches Wednesday, he's not surprised by how many people are already fully participating.

'Not Rocket Science'

"We hear a lot about climate change, and what we can do and should do, and what's happening in Congress," Blumenfeld says. "But people want to know what they can, practically, do every single day, and composting your food scraps is probably the single most effective thing you can do as a citizen in the United States today."

Blumenfeld says composting is simpler than it may seem.

"This is not rocket science," he says. "This is putting some food scraps into a different pile and then turning it into compost. If we can't do that, then I really worry about our ability to do some of those more complex things."

The city can fine people for noncompliance, but officials say they are unlikely to use that power except in extreme cases. San Francisco's ultimate and fairly lofty goal --- according to Blumenfeld --- is to get to zero waste, meaning no garbage at all going into landfills, by the year 2020.

Hi there,

I just had a nice conversation with Jason of Skyline Displays regarding a
previous post of mine. It is nice to see some of you are finding value in these
posts.

Here is a writer working on an article evaluating the benefits of organic
products, and would particularly like to hear from academics and researchers.
Perhaps you can help him out.

Have a superb weekend.


Regards, Jim Hance  (619-203-0522)




Need experts on food/drug testing (regarding claims of health benefits)

Name: Joel Preston Smith

Category: Health/Fitness

Email: joelprestonsmith@...

Title: Writer

Media Outlet: In Good Tilth magazine

Specific Geographic Region: N

Region:

Deadline: 01:10am PACIFIC - 20 October

Query:
I'm writing an article for In Good Tilth (a trade publication covering
organic products) about the validity (or non-validity) of claims made about
herbal remedies. I'd like to talk with researchers/academics about the
process by which claims are tested, and about the marketing of herbal
remedies. I'd particularly like to talk with people who are involved in
protecting consumers, or who are working for "truth in advertising."

Salutations, Green Business supporters-

SDGBN is pleased to announce our October General Membership meeting to be held
this coming Wednesday, Oct 21st. As always, the meeting will begin at 8:00 in
the 1st floor Training Room at the city's Ridgehaven Bldg in Kearney Mesa (info
below).

This month, we are honored to host a presentation by Sierra Club Green Home
representative Jennifer Schwab, recently featured in the Wall St. Journal:

Sierra Club Green Home (www.sierraclubgreenhome.com)

Sierra Club Green Home was developed with a simple mission in mind: to help
Americans make their homes more energy efficient, environmentally sustainable
and healthy. We do not sell products or services. Instead, we educate consumers
on how to improve their home health and connect them with Providers that can
help them achieve their goals. Our screening process ensures that all Providers
listed on our site can help you create a greener, healthier home by reducing

     * your use of energy
     * your use of non-renewable natural resources
     * the presence of toxins and chemicals in your home.

While our education contains some fairly sophisticated content, we focus
primarily on “non-green” and “newly-green” citizens.  Research indicates
the vast majority of Americans are not taking even simple steps to reduce their
impact â€" things like installing CFLs, turning off the water when brushing
teeth, recycling cans, bottles and newspapers, or looking for organic produce
options.  We believe this is where SCGH can have the greatest benefit, by
influencing people to take those simple first steps to practice environmental
responsibility at home.  And of course, we offer vast amounts of education and
products for the already-green who are looking to do even more.



Please join us Wednesday morning for a this presentation and take the
opportunity to promote your business through networking. We look forward to
seeing you.

SDGBN Board of Directors

----------------------------
Join us at a San Diego Green Business Network monthly meeting:

3rd Wednesday of every Month, 8:00 - 9:30 AM
9601 Ridgehaven Court, San Diego, 92123
1st-floor training room behind the auditorium
www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/geninfo/ridgehaven

Our website: http:www.sdgbn.org

Here are two items of possible interest:


1) GREEN RADIO TALK SHOW GUESTS WANTED

Summary: "Green " Guests Wanted for Radio Show

Name: Anonymous

Category: Business & Finance

Email: Helpareporter@... (Put "GREEN" GUESTS  in sub)

Title: CEO

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Specific Geographic Region: N

Region: International/National

Deadline: 05:10pm PACIFIC - 13 October

Query:
"Green" guests are wanted for America's top "Green" radio show . ..
Guests call in for a taped 30 minute show that is broadcast on
a major Radio network and then podcast on the Apple iTunes
network. Short bio on guest, overview of "green" mission or venture and
top 3 topics that the guest wants to cover should be submitted with email
and cell phone number. The guest MUST really "walk the green walk" besides
having the ability to "talk the green talk."


and, 2)

My business networking group which meets in La Mesa on Tuesday mornings is
looking for:

-- Family Attorney
-- Trust Attorney
-- Promotional Items Vendor
-- Sign Company
-- SEO expert

If you know any of these people, have them give Jim Hance a call at
619-203-0522.


Enjoy!