The Sustainable Home Club of Duvall, WA
For people who love being home…
The Home Club was founded with the search for sustainable home practices that keep future generations and more-than-human beings in the forefront of planning housing for humanity and our nature. With more ‘green’ and ‘eco-friendly’ decisions than ever, we’ve decided to blend the intentions for secure housing and healthy ecology together with a community club that dances at that intersection. Join us!
Next Home Club Meetup…
DIY Bat House Building Workshop
Saturday, March 30th 2024
12:00-3:00 PM
@ The Duvall Food Forest
With guest teacher Garrett Charlson,
Founder, designer, and builder with Sno Valley Cottages
Sat. March 30
12-3pm
Join builder and designer Garrett Charlson for an on-hands workshop to build your own bat house at The Duvall Food Forest.
Our beautiful town of Duvall us resident to many species in need of secure housing. This workshop is for people looking to build basic building skills in a class with support, to create a start-to-finish bat house for your local bats!
While Garrett guides us through basic building skills, tool basics and tool tips, and the purpose and ecology of bat houses - feel nourished with some tea and beverages made by Sarah the herbalist from HomeBodyHerbals.
PLEASE BRING:
Chair
Safety glasses if you have them (we will have spares!)
(Optional) Lunch or snacks to roast over the fire
Curiosity and bat encounter stories!
Donations for the food forest will be welcome. If you have questions, email Sarah at HomeBodyStewardship@gmail.com
Want to join but not sure if you can make it?
Feel free to show up and register at the event - but please know registrations are done to secure materials. Unregistered attendees are not guaranteed materials if we run out. Thanks for registering if you can.
Check out our 2023 themes…
Monthly educational dinner 6:00-8:00 pm
@ The Grange (unless otherwise noted)
15611 Main St NE, Duvall, WA 98019
2023 DATES + THEMES:
Tues. January 31 - NATIVE PLANTS
Bring a snack! I’ll bring the tea :) Find the FB event HERE
Tues. February 21 - PLANTS AND SEED SWAP W/ Q+A
Bring seeds and plant crafts to swap over hot tea and mocktails! Find the FB event HERE
Tues. March 28 - AFFORDABLE HOUSING MIXER + OPEN HOUSE
With special guests Amanda from Carriage Houses NW + Seattle Tiny Homes and Mat Lang from Guaranteed Rate mortgage lending. Find the FB event HERE
Wed. April 26 - CREATE YOUR OWN ECOLOGICAL HOME + GARDEN: DESIGN WORKSHOP
Gardeners, farmers, food foresters, foragers, and foodies alike - join us for a hands-on workshop with special guest Jeff Davis, ecological landscape designer, and founder of the Duvall Food Forest. He’ll show us basic principles for garden design, whether it’s around your home or for creating edible landscapes. Find the FB event HERE
Tues. May 30 - CREATE YOUR OWN ECOLOGICAL HOME + GARDEN: DESIGN WORKSHOP
Learn from Jeff Davis about the principles and processes behind ecological landscape design with a special hands-on workshop meeting at the Duvall Food Forest! Jeff was the founder of this amazing community food forest, and we are delighted to be working together to bring more energy, love, and education to this space to help inspire YOU to build your own regenerative food system at home. It'll also be a good time to learn about the purpose, history, and vision of the food forest here in Duvall. Find the FB event HERE
Tues. June 13 - CREATIVE FINANCE Q+A with the CMG HOME LOANS TEAM
With special guest mortgage specialists who work with unique lending options for people who need to learn about how to structure loans for their home dream. If you’re interested in co-lending, affordable housing, cohousing, residential vs commercial, etc. - join us! We’re back at The Grange on a Tuesday night! Find the FB event HERE
Sat. July 22 - SUMMER HERBAL INFUSIONS @ DUVALL FOOD FOREST (CANCELLED)
Join Sarah for a hands-on workshop & cool down with herbal infusions. Learn the different styles and purposes of various water infusions, explore vinegar infusions and tinctures as well!
Wed. August 30 - THE POLITICS OF COHOUSING RELATIONSHIPS @ MOONSHINE CREEK
Do you currently live in or interested in building a co-living or co-housing project? Are you interested in bringing more people onto your land for multifamily purposes, affordability factors, and stewardship rights? Join the conversation. Find the FB event HERE
Tues. October 3 - SMALL SPACE ORGANIZING SOLUTIONS @ DUVALL PUBLIC LIBRARY 6-7pm
Interested in downsizing? Enjoy a presentation with our special guest presenter Annie Pontrelli from Bella Vita Home Organizing! Tea and cookies will be served. Q+A to follow.
www.bellavitahomeorganizing.com
November - SUSTAINABLE GIFTING
With guest teacher Serina from EarthLove at Studio Beju, Duvall
December - BAT HOUSE BUILDING WORKSHOP?
Who is the Home Club for?
The monthly Sustainable Home Club us a meetup for people who are interested in regenerative home practices such as regenerative gardening, rainwater catching, plant restoration, financial literacy and creativity, integrated community, nature connection, home and property rights, civil rights, and holistic community development. Sometimes we meet at The Grange, Duvall's farm-to-table signature restaurant, or at the Duvall Food Forest for a more intimate potluck style hands-on education!
Get involved by hosting or teaching.
Email Sarah if you’re interested in teaching a class, being a guest speaker,
or want to promote the networking of like-minded professionals
by hosting an event in your community.