Empower Portola Valley

11/17/2016

New bread vendor L’Atelier du Pain TODAY at the Portola Valley Farmers' Market - 2 to 5 pm. PLUS Food Demo with Chef Laura, book signing with author Erin Gleeson, Portola Valley Vineyards and a Sausal Creek workday with Grassroots Ecology!

10/05/2016

Time to clean out the garage? San Mateo County Environmental Health Department is hosting its annual free Household Hazardous Waste Collection event in Portola Valley this Saturday, October 8th. The event is open to all San Mateo County residents. Appointment required! Click on the link below for more info.

San Mateo County residents can dispose of household hazardous waste (HHW) for free at a special drop-off collection event in Portola Valley on Saturday, October 8, 2016.Accepted items include acids/bases, aerosol cans, automotive supplies (car batteries, motor oil, antifreeze, brake fluid), cleaning...

09/09/2016

The Town Center Master Plan Committee is seeing a lot of great feedback on www.towncentermasterplan.com, and we’d love to hear from you!

It’s been a decade since the initial planning began for the Town Center we enjoy today. Now is a great time to take stock and consider what works well and if there are any opportunities for improvement. Thank you to those Portola Valley residents who have shared what they love about the Town Center and some creative ideas for the future too. Please visit www.towncentermasterplan.com now through September 20th, 2016 and share your thoughts!

08/23/2016

Join us this Saturday, August 27th at 10 am at the Portola Valley Town Center for this innovative Smart Irrigation Controller workshop - find out how to finally get control of your irrigation!

SMART IRRIGATION CONTROLLER WORKSHOPwith local expert Lori Palmquist Q: Are you still using Fred Flinstone’s sprinkler timer (gasp!)?A: Then it’s time to join the 21st Century and upgrade to a SMART Irrigation Controller! In this workshop you will learn how to chose the right Controller for your yar...

05/27/2016

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 the Portola Valley Town Council voted to bring all of its ratepayers into the Peninsula Clean Energy program at 100% renewable electricity. This groundbreaking action makes Portola Valley one of the first cities in California to move to 100% renewable electricity and the first to make this move through a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program.

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 the Portola Valley Town Council voted to bring all of its ratepayers into the Peninsula Clean Energy program at 100% renewable electricity. This groundbreaking action makes Portola Valley one of the first cities in California to move to 100% renewable electricity and the f...

05/16/2016

Tuesday night at 7:15 pm! Portola Valley continues its Bring Your Own Cup Film Series with "Unbranded." Ben Masters set out to inspire adoption of the 50,000 wild horses living in government captivity. He recruited three friends and hatched an outrageous plot to adopt, train, and ride a string of mustangs 3,000 miles from the Mexican border to Canada through the wildest terrain of the American West. A story told with spectacular cinematography, Unbranded is a soaring drama of danger and self-discovery that shines a bright light on the complex plight of our country’s wild horses.Enjoy free coffee, baked goods, WINE and popcorn. View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQmmaiWHYHQ

Ben Masters set out to inspire adoption of the 50,000 wild horses living in government captivity. He recruited three friends and hatched an outrageous plot to adopt, train, and ride a string of mustangs 3,000 miles from the Mexican border to Canada through the wildest terrain of the American West. A...

04/19/2016

Tuesday night at 7 pm! Portola Valley continues its Bring Your Own Cup Film Series with "The Starfish Throwers." Worlds apart, a five-star chef, a twelve year-old girl, and a retired schoolteacher discover how their individual efforts to feed the poor ignite a movement in the fight against hunger. This documentary tells the tale of these remarkable individuals and the unexpected challenges they face. Enjoy free coffee, baked goods, WINE and popcorn. View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-DDH578vwo

For more information, please contact: Brandi de Garmeaux, Sustainability & Special Projects Manager [email protected] 650.851.1700 ext.222

04/13/2016

Join us on Saturday, April 23rd at the Portola Valley Town Center from 11 am to 3 pm.

Celebrate Earth Day this year at the Portola Valley Town Center! This is your chance to learn about food waste, recycling, water and energy conservation, electric cars and more! Food Preservation 101 Workshop in the Library at 11:30am. Activities for kids, fun on the farm with animals from Chaparral…

03/24/2016

Portola Valley Farmers' Market - Thursdays 2 to 6 pm. Special planting activity at the creek with Acterra Stewardship from 3 to 5 pm this week. See you there!

Acterra Stewardship will be at Sausal Creek this Thursday from 3 to 5 pm to provide education about our wonderful creek. Stop by and help plant some locally and organically grown, native plants! All ages welcome. Acterra will provide gloves and tools. No registration required.

03/22/2016

Tonight at 7 pm! Portola Valley will launch its Bring Your Own Cup Film Series with "Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story," in which filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste at the farm, in retail and in their own fridge. There will be free coffee, baked goods, WINE and popcorn. This is a great film that will definitely inspire you!

In The Clean Bin Project, Jen Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin attempted to produce zero waste in an examination of our throw-away society. As a followup, they t...

11/24/2015

Sweet potato pie and other fantasies await at Portola Valley FM. Market will be open 2-5pm on Wednesday this week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Heritage turkeys (pre-order at vicfarmmeats.com) and holiday pies, gluten free pies and cakes and all the veggies and fixin's for your holiday meal.
765 Portola Road, PV (Sand Hill or Alpine Road exit off 280).

11/20/2015

Please join us tomorrow - Saturday, November 21st - at 10 am for a workshop to learn about a potential new energy option in San Mateo County. Visit http://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com/ for more info!

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