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The Dirt!
a publication of the non-profit Spreading Roots, Spring Forth
Just so you know, YOU are officially invited to login, its FREE!. And did you know that if you do that, you will suddenly be able to SEE all sorts of goodies that you could not see before. This includes our weekly introduction, articles and such like, as well as offer your own comments. If you make a donation and become a SUPPORTER, you are entitled to your own blog, among other things. Best wishes, until then, feel free to view our calendar as a GUEST.

Our vision for this website is:

  • To connect people to what is happening in the environmental community.
  • To facilitate information flows.
  • To provide a space to mutually encourage each other to become involved and to think about the issues we face today.
  • Explore ideas on how to foster and care for our connection to the natural world.
  • Share resources on ways we can incorporate more sustainable choices into our diverse lifestyles.

To read more about what the total vision of Spreading Roots, Spring Forth is, click here.

Feel free to look around. Browse our events calendar that lists different environmentally earth-friendly, ecological and sustainability community events in the Portland metropolitan region, Oregon, and beyond. Read our fun forum articles. Learn more about The Dirt!, this participatory online civic space, and Spreading Roots, Spring Forth, our parent nonprofit organization.

Sign up for a FREE user account if you want to comment on any of the forum articles or ideas presented here and participate more actively as a vital part of our Dirt! community. We need volunteer editors so let us know if you want to help out. All roads to getting an account start with clicking on Create new account. This will take you to a form you fill out to create a username and have the password e-mailed to you.

Supporters (event posters, donors and Spreading Roots volunteers)are entitled for their own eco-related web blog plus that feel good notion that you are supporting a great cause. Oooh-la-la