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Goodness. Good works. Connecting the dots into a power for positive change. The "antidote" to what's happening in our world. Let's build the world that we want, not fight against the one that we don't! Isn't it time?



Meet with others who share your passion to make the…

Come join us for our very fun Quarterly Potluck Dinner--this time it's a Thanksgiving Potluck, one of our most exceptional ones!   Saturday, November 19th, from 4-10 PM.



A time to give thanks, have fun, connect with our friends, meet new ones, and break bread and bring together all of the Goodness and Good Works that are happening in the Northern Nevada/Tahoe region.



Let's come together and celebrate the Good that is within and all around us!…

Hi everyone.

We are really building momentum and excitement for Connecting the Good.   Given what's going on in the world, isn't it time for a positive alternative? 



This site that you are on is for…

Hi everyone.

I am writing to let you know about an exciting possibility that can connect our community in a way that wasn't feasible even last year.  And, you can get in on the ground floor.   …

Join hosts Richard Flyer, founder of Conscious Community and Eddie Floyd of Nevada Matters Sunday, August 21st, 8:30 PM as they welcome the Rev. Gene Savoy, Jr. and Rev. Sean Savoy of the Nevada Clergy Association.…

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Here is a new document about the CC shared values and common needs.  Please consider downloading.  It can be a big help to maintain a broader perspective.



Feel free to comment below.

Have a great day,

Richard



5 Shared Values and…

Over the last several months, the CC Facebook Page, CC Blog Site (this site), and the weekly UNITE Radio program have demonstrated value in bringing our community together.   Conscious Community is taking the next step.  We are having a series of Monday lunch meetings over the next few months to help you  get the word out about your community efforts.  You are invited to the first meeting on July 25th at 12 Noon. 



There is no charge.  Can't make those…

Hi everyone.

We are thinking of bringing back a logo that we have used for many years.  It also could be an element of a new logo as well.

What do you think?



If you are on Facebook, we are having a conversation.  Go to the…

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Please check out how these organizations have signed up on the CC Hub.  Do you have a group that you want to have signed up here?



One purpose of the CC Hub  is to offer concrete support for your community organizations to spread the word about your efforts so that you can get more support for the Good that you do.  When a group Blogs here (telling their story) uses the Events calendar, or starts a discussion we can "push" your content to the Conscious…

Hi Everyone:

Here are a couple easy things to do to raise funds for Urban Roots (about children and local food system) without having to spend a dime!  Donors will contribute $.25 per "Like" of the Conscious Community Facebook Page up to $2,000 and the money goes to Urban Roots.

Please do one or more of the following:

1. …

Today is my father's 90th birthday. 



I wanted to share a story on this Memorial Day.  It is not a story of heroism, but a story of how we are all connected.  My dad shared with me how he was stationed in southern Italy after the Allied Invasion of Italy in late September 1943---almost 70 years ago.



He was an army logistics officer.   When he would have some time he would go into a local town and get some breakfast from the same restaurant.   He told me of the same…

---Info from Hungry Mothers Organics website in conjunction with FOCUS, an organizational partner on the project.

1,000 Backyard Farms

We are partnering with the grassroots non-profit group, F.O.C.U.S. (For Our Country United States), to implement the 1,000 Backyard Farm Campaign which will serve…

GO TO UNITE RADIO SHOW PAGE for the podcast.

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Overcoming What Ails Us!

Every two to four years in the U.S. we see the same misguided and blind hope -- that somehow some politician is going to make things right for us and fix the brokenness of our lives and the world, e.g. war, global warming, economy, poverty, etc. And then we end up disillusioned because it doesn't happen. Why? Because human beings get the government and society we deserve. Our government and society are a reflection of how we actually are within…

From Reno News and Review--05-12-2011

Visit some of Reno’s most sustainably minded sites on May 14.

Take a “Tour de Green Reno” on Saturday, May 14 with greenUP. Participants will visit some of Reno’s most sustainable sites, including River School Farm, Great Basin Community Food Co-op’s new location, City of Reno parking garage, West Street Market, NV Energy and Patagonia Clothing Co.



Sign up for a moderated tour ($35,…

America is facing a food crisis:

too much consumption and not enough production of food grown within areas close to major populations. That's why the people at Hungry Mother Organics, an organic nursery in Minden, NV, decided to form a Backyard Farming association in the Carson Valley-Reno corridor of northern Nevada.



Mark O'Farrell, Owner and Operator of Hungry…