
Entrepreneurs often use their local farmers markets as their first entry into the marketplace – with a low barrier to entry, new farmers and food entrepreneurs can start small and showcase new products. As we celebrate National Farmers Market Week, August 4-10, take the time to visit your local farmers market. Your support helps stimulate your local economy and generate jobs for your community.

The Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce is holding a Business Expo Wednesday September 12, 2018 between 4 and 7 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bakersfield, 3100 Camino Del Rio Ct. We will have a booth to answer questions and explain what we do. We hope to see you there!
Every Year California Living Museum (CALM) puts up around 3 million lights and displays beginning December 1st and extends through January 6th from 5:30-9.
Visit http://calmzoo.org/ for more information!
April 22, 2018, is the 48th anniversary of EARTH DAY!!
What is Earth Day anyway? It’s a celebration for appreciation of our dependence upon the earth and its environment- air, soils, water, plants and wildlife. We, humans the environment, are all interdependent upon each.
So, do something for the Earth, if only one little thing, if only for a day:
- Plant a tree
- Plant a native plant,…. or plant anything
- Take a short shower
- Don’t smoke a cigarette
- Get your vehicle tuned up
- Take your used motor oil to be recycled
- Teach your children to recycle
- Don’t throw trash on the ground
- Pick up someone else’s trash?!
If you can do it once, try doing it more often! Celebrate our interdependence with care and support.
Nature Notes
Bat Houses and Information
http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife/Gardening-Tips/Build-a-Bat-House.aspx
http://www.batconservation.org/bat-houses/build-your-own-bat-house
http://www.batconservation.org/bat-houses
http://www.batcon.org/resources/getting-involved/install-a-bat-house
http://www.eparks.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/bats/bat_house.asp
Owl Nest Boxes and Information
http://www.hungryowl.org/nesting-boxes.html
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/projects/barnowl.html
Sialis – Nestbox Specifications
http://www.sialis.org/nestboxguide.htm
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Where to place nest boxes
http://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/nest-box-placement/