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Resilient country living in the mountains of southern California...

Community Links...
Small wildfire near Chihuahua Valley Road, October 2011. (Photo by Nina K.)
Uncle Sam says "Garden to cut food costs!"



Local Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Other Emergencies:


*California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection
download homeowners checklist

*San Diego County RCS North Fire, CAL FIRE,  Live Audio Feed

*Wildland Firefighter's Blog

*SAN DIEGO COUNTY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

*SDG&E Weather Outages

*THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL

*CrimeMapping.com

*Megan's Law California
registered sex offenders

*FIRE - ETC
fire safety equipment

*FIRE BLOCKER SYSTEMS
email Pat Coburn for portable home firefighting units & fire blocking gel

*SAFE Alternatives for Everyone
working together to end family violence



Local Farm, Food, Wine & Garden:

*HIGH COUNTRY GARDENING & MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES of RESILIENCE
email: info@M-COR.org
Putting the unity in community

*GARAGE 79
farmers market / weekend swap meet
Saturdays & Sundays @ Hwy 79 in Dodge Valley
 Fresh, local organic produce; handcrafted arts, farm fresh eggs,
famous Mom's Julian apple pies; homemade jams & more!
Vendors wanted! contact Angela

*Warner Community Resource Center
 Open Mon-Wed-Fri from 1 PM to 4 PM. Across from Warner Springs School.
FOOD BANK: Every third Tuesday OPEN for Food Pick-up 8 AM to 3 PM

*DOUBLE-R-RANCH / MUSTARD SEED RANCH
Meat goat, horse, dog, egg sales.  Volunteer work opportunities.
Operated by Orange County Rescue Mission.

*Sage Mountain Farm
seasonal, local, organic

*Agriscape, Inc.
Organic, soils & green waste recycling
compost deliveries to CV!
951-696-0651

*Ontario Livestock Sales - Chino Auction, est. 1936
 (909) 986-0474
 7407 E Riverside Dr, Ontario,CA 91761

*Shadow Mountain Vineyards

*HAWK WATCH WINERY

*John Mallon Method
Gentling & Training Llamas & Alpacas

*Temecula Olive Oil Company
May "olive" your dreams come true!

*LIZZY ANNE'S GARDEN CENTER
Bare-root fruit, nut trees & gardening supplies
Anza,  951-763-4834

*Ryan S. Wanamaker
Farm and Gardens Director, Camp Stevens
garden@campstevens.org
www.campstevens.org
(760) 765- 0028

*L&M FERTILIZER
Temecula,  909-676-2990
Farm and garden tools, equipment, and supplies.
 

*Wingshadows Hacienda - Local Harvest

Real food, Real Farmers, Real Community


*TREE OF LIFE NURSERY

On Ortega Hwy near San Juan Capistrano

*Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply
 28074 Del Rio, Temecula,  951-676-5678
Irrigation, fire hydrant & plumbing parts

*Butcher: Don, 760-240-2704
Has refrigerated truck and will come to your house

*SCOTT'S MEATS
Paris, CA,  951-657-9244
Livestock/Meat processing, cutting and wrapping




Environmental Care:

*Sierra Club (since 1892)
Santa Margarita local group

*California Chaparral Institute
Rick Halsey ...voice of the chaparral

*ELM GOATS
environmentally safe land clearing & brush abatement

*TEMECULA RECYCLING.com

*Ramona RECYCLE Facility
Household hazardous waste drop-off -- by appointment
1-877-R-1-EARTH (1-877-713-2784)
324 Maple Street, Ramona, CA 92065



Local Art & History:


Chihuahua Valley History (1900's brief version)

*San Diego Natural History Museum

*Stacey Landfield
fine art - portraits- illustrations

*NINA K
ecological artworks for public & commercial places

*Cindy Triplett Fine Art

*SummerSnowCreation
Phyllis Snow's art gallery

*Catherine Grawin Fine Art
Artist paints places that have soul and energy

*Temecula Valley Players
local theater troop

*Dorland Mountain Arts Colony
Befriend an enchanted place!



Inspiration & Retreat:

Gratefulness.org
Happiness is NOT what makes us grateful. It is GRATEFULNESS that makes us happy

*Warner Springs Community Church
worship @ 9:30 AM every Sunday -- refreshments after

*Camp Stevens Retreat Center
"deepening connections between people, the earth, and our spiritual journeys..."
info@campstevens.org - 760.765.0028
1108 Banner Road (Hwy 78) Julian, CA 92036


*Jyoti Mandir - Temple of Light


*Glen Ivy Center (next to Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa)
Practical spirituality on sacred land

*Manzanita Village
meditation retreats, workshops & coaching

*Buffalo Sage
A California Dream Place of Peace and Healing

*Street Poets Inc.



Local Medical & Dental:

*URGENT CARE - Prime Partners Medical Group, Inc.
hours: M-TH 9am - 9pm, Fri 9am - 8pm, Sat 9am - 4pm
31720 Temecula Parkway, Suite 200, Temecula, CA 92592
951-302-7145

*Dr. Peter Horton - Chiropractor
Specializing in sports injury & physical rehabilitation for over 30 years.
28999 Old Town Front St, Suite 204, Temecula. 951-694-8031

*Dr. Edward A. Walker, Dentist
27555 Ynez Road Suite 409, Temecula. 951-694-5750

*DR. BRIAN DENNY - CHIROPRACTOR
Sunshine Summit, 760-782-0200



Local Solar, Tractor Repair & Other Services:

*CARLSON SOLAR / REAL GOODS SOLAR
Solar electric systems, solar water pumps, & wind-generators for homes & business
Hemet, CA,  951-927-0782

SOLARCITY.com

*angela m. acosta - realtor
box 505, santa ysabel, ca 92070. 760.782.2042
"Peddling cheap acreage where solar and wind power are ideal!"

*Linda Bovet: Local FireSafe Council President & Notary Public

*RANCHO ARMY-NAVY STORE
camping supplies, sporting goods, outdoor clothes, boots, etc.
27999 Jefferson Ave, Temecula. 951-676-0057

*John Gervais, Principal Land Surveyor
(760) 741-3570. jgervais@masson-assoc.com
Planning ▲ Engineering ▲ Surveying

*Pauley's Equipment



Local Elementary Schools:

*Warner School:
-sports schedule
-wildcat reports
"Where potential becomes reality.'
30951 Hwy 79, Warner Springs

*Cottonwood School
Blue Ribbon "a paw above the rest"
44260 Sage Road, Aguanga,  951-767-3870


 
Regional News:

*Local Weather & Earth Quake Report
 for San Diego County Mountains - 92086

*SignOnSanDiego
North County breaking news

*North County Times - Californian

*VALLEY NEWS
Temecula, Fallbrook, other local

*High Country News
"For people who care about the West"

*Voice of San Diego.org

*EastCountyMagazine.org



C V Neighbors:

*Stacey Landfield
pro masseuse treats humans & horses

*Cap'n Manny

*Sean & Julie Ihde's organic family farm (photos & video)

*Doug Willhite - EDITOR:
prepare your family
chicken condos
goat fencing



Community Sustainability, Resilience, Backyard Homesteads, Family Farms...

*Energy Bulletin
Cutting-edge news on oil, gas, renewables, climate, transportation, biofuels, nuclear,  food, water, ecology, farming, gardening, economics, housing & community building.

*Post Carbon Institute
reduce consumption - produce locally

*FARM AID
family farmers, good food, a better America

*Path to Freedom
Pioneering a journey towards self-sufficiency, one step at a time.

*Mother Earth News
original guide to living wisely -- free e-newsletter

*DEMOCRACY NOW.org

*National Sustainable Agricultural Information Services:
Introduction to Permaculture: Concepts & Resources

*More Permaculture Links

*The Oil Drum
Discussions about energy and our future

*The Modern Homestead
Educational homesteading blog with emphasis on integrated poultry farming.

*Living On the Land
Informative posts from market gardeners & others living on the land.

*Food Growing, Animal Husbandry, Medicinal Herb & Health - Online Sources
compliments of Living On the Land

*The Contrary Farmer
homestead farmer: Gene Logsdon & friends

*Food & Water Watch

*Nuclear Security Project

*Organic To Be
Organic recipes, garden/farm skills, news & opinions.

*Growing Edge.com
Sustainable garden news for growers that are growing on the cutting edge.

*Biomicry Institute
the science and art of emulating Nature's best biological ideas to solve human problems

*Causabon's Book
Ruminations on an ambiguous future.

*Real Climate
climate science from real climate scientists

*GRIST
a beacon in the smog

*Environmental Working Group
the Power of Information

*SurvivalBlog.com
A daily Christian weblog for prepared individual living in uncertain times

*The Sun Magazine
personal. political. provocative. ad free.

*LINK TV.org
"Global news, uncompromising documentaries & diverse cultural programs -- connecting you to the world."
Direct TV Channel 375

*Hope Dance
celebrating transition, opportunity & resilience

*Transition California
Rebuilding community resilience and self-reliance.

*Transition United States
Bringing the head, heart & hands of community together to make the transition to life beyond oil.




*On-line shopping for backyard homesteaders, organic farmers & gardeners:

*LEHMAN'S
"Be prepared... not scared."
Products for Simple, Self-Sufficient Living


*PEACEFUL VALLEY FARM 
888-784-1722
Organic bare root fruit trees, berries, artichokes, asparagus, strawberries, how-to books & a large selection of plants and gardening supplies.
 
*TREE OF LIFE NURSERY
 Ortega Hwy near San Juan Capistrano, CA.
Large selection of California native plants.

*FARMTEK

1-800-457-8887
  Large selection of agriculture, livestock, farming, gardening,
 greenhouse & animal husbandry products.
 
*HIGH COUNTRY GARDENS 
1-800-925-9387
  Specializes in water-wise, xeriscape perennials & other plants that need very little or no extra water once established. Xeriscaping not only makes gardening easier in dry climates because of the plants' drought resistance, but also helps the environment by using less water while still providing a lush garden full of native flowers and foliage.

*PREMIER ONE SUPPLIES
Livestock equipment that works... from folks who use it every day.

*STUPPY GREENHOUSE
greenhouse construction supplies

*NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT

*ACRES U.S.A BOOKSTORE
43 years helping ecological farmers

*REAL GOODS
solar living products since 1978

*BE PREPARED.com
emergency essentials, food storage

*RANDALL BURKEY
poultry supplies since 1947

*DRIPWORKS
knowledgeable source for drip irrigation supplies





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*Recipe for Sustainability & Success: Blend substantial portions
of knowledge, prayer, long-term thinking, good work, personal responsibility,
stewardship & conservation with fitness of body, mind, spirit, family & community.
Sprinkle heaping spoonfuls of music, play & merry making... Savor & enjoy!





*MAY GOD BLESS America, California, our families,
peacekeepers, firefighters, teachers, food growers,
caregivers, conservationists,
scientists, artists,
water aquifers, forests, climate, oceans, and wildlife habitats;
GUIDE US
to keep our land, air and water clean, safe and healthy
for future generations and
the future use and pleasure
of our grandchildren's children. LEAD US to be
responsible, grateful, and loving stewards of ALL CREATION...