Husband-wife team, Clint McCune and Sara Pelfrey, have operated SoulFood Books for the past 5 years now. Clint said his wife started the Sustainability Night over a year ago to create continuous and open discussions about Sustainability. "It may not be a subject that has a lot of glamour attached to it, but it is a discussion that needs to be out there" he said.
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| Clint McCune behind the scenes of Sustainability Night. |
Last night's speaker was local Beth Dolan, presenting on ways to be more sustainable at home. Her sound advice comes from 6 years of being a Resource Conservation Specialist with the Seattle School District. Currently she is a mom and Discover Yoga instructor.
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| Beth presenting Sustainability Concepts to a broad audience. |
She said "You have to be aware of something before you can change your habits." For instance finding out in your home or workspace, what is plugged in and what can be turned off. She also mentioned using bills to monitor energy and water use.
As to what initially inspired her in the Sustainability Movement, she said "I have always had a draw to nature." This likely came from frequent cabin outings in her Minnesota backcountry upbringing. She followed up in college with a natural resource management degree and shifted to Resource Conservation Management once coming to the Puget Sound area.
She said "Many schools have Resource Conservation Managers (RCM's) now including Lake Washington School District and other school districts are quickly adding them."
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| Event at a Coffee House = the comfort of a warm drink and muffin is waiting for you there! |
The next Sustianability talk is on Wednesday, March 28th at 7 p.m. Hope to see you there!
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