EcoConnections 2023 is in the Books

EcoConnections is a first ever collaboration between CZ Master Association and Coto de Caza Community Association (The Village), putting on an Eco-focused event for all of Coto de Caza’s residents to enjoy and learn from.

The Associations thank everyone for their volunteer efforts in making this event a success.

EcoConnections

A Fun Day of Earth Awareness

Brought to you by your Coto Communities

Sunday, May 21st • 12-4PM

Education • Inspiration • Interactive Workshops • Informative Talks

Recycle • Repurpose • Sustainability

Event Countdown

COOL GIVEAWAYS!

Opportunity Drawings throughout the Day FREE TO ENTER!
See Donors below

Andy Stocks

Local Coto de Caza Musician

Sol-Agave

Best Mexican Restaurant Award Winner!

Our dream began in late 2014, long before we became the "Best Mexican Restaurant in San Juan Capistrano". It began inside a 17- foot food truck with the burning desire to change the way guests perceived food truck cuisine to be we have always believed that Mexican food should be MORE!

More complex, modern, enjoyable and healthier for our bodies.

Stop by Sol-Agave and taste mexico!

Dad's BBQ

Winners of multiple BBQ competitions throughout California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah!

Dad's BBQ started out as a competition BBQ team, yep just as you see on TV. With the success and requests from food critics, Dad's BBQ started providing meals for all to enjoy! A family affair since the beginning, Don and Pearl and Rianna Martinez have been blazing a trail... "I couldn't do it with out my family"

With so many people asking to buy our food, we finally started catering to the public and vending at concerts! The results have been excellent and our customer are constant repeat customers!

What is the "Golden Rule of BBQ"?

If you're lookin', you ain't cookin'!

 

The Lime Truck

Nationwide Food Truck Winner!

You may know us from Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. Spoiler: We won! Not just Season 2, but the ALL STARS Season as well! Beyond winning the most prestigious food truck competition in the country, we've cooked up a bevy of both local and national accolades that we're extremely proud of and prove everybody does in fact love us!

Orange County Birds of Prey

See raptors live and up close!

The Orange County Bird of Prey Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned raptors in order to return them to their natural habitat. We are an all volunteer organization dedicated to education, rehabilitation and release of raptors back into the wild.

Urban Ecology Studio

Ecologically Thoughtful Landscape Design

Dana Martin
A passion for beautiful natural environments and concern over our changing climate brought Dana to study Landscape Design. Her mission is to create spaces where clients and nature thrive together through the use of sustainable practices and consideration of local fauna and flora. Dana has collaborated on multiple water wise garden projects in cooperation with Municipal Water District of Orange County, Wyland Foundation and others.

Suzee Ramirez
Through landscape design, she encourages people to interact and feel at home and connected with their environments. Her background includes marketing & graphic design, book publishing, various artistic media, as well as continuing exploration in the fields of permaculture, regenerative landscape design and horticulture. She is most inspired by the natural world where she enjoys spending time biking, hiking & swimming, as well as growing lots of edible and interesting plants at the farm where she volunteers and in her home garden.

Farah Saquib
Farah believes strongly in sustainable regenerative landscaping and aims to create nurturing spaces for people, without destroying native habitats or putting undue pressure on precious resources. Her designs are inspired by colors, form and nature. She approaches projects, with an open mind, and with the intent to design spaces that are sustainable, ecologically sound, functional and beautiful. In her spare time she is a ceramic artist, volunteers at a farm, and works on her own backyard permaculture mini-farm.

Members of Association of Proessional Landscape Designers (APLD)
Members of Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA)
Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL) certified
Licensed, bonded & insured

Harvest Landscaping

Conducting hands-on transplanting workshops

Harvest Landscaping will be on-site conducting educational for kids  -

Learn how to transplant!

Get your hands dirty and take home a flower!

Thistle & Scone

Great local products, including everything you wanted to know about the importance of bees!

The Orange County Bee Keepers Association (OCBA) is comprised of mostly long-standing, small-scale beekeepers dedicated to studying and keeping bees in an urban environment. OCBA is a non-profit organization run completely by volunteers dedicated to the education of local beekeepers and our community in Orange County, CA.

We teach and disseminate educational materials relating to the important role of Honeybees and other pollinating insects in maintaining a stable and healthy ecosystem through publications, demonstration, lectures, and otherwise, as educating the public about these fantastic creatures is one of our main goals. We sponsor booths at local events and are always happy to give presentations to school children and even adult groups.

Local shop Thistle and Scone sells honey and educates everyone on the importance of bees. Highly social and organized, over 1/3 of the food we eat depends on insect pollination and honeybees are responsible for 80% of the workload!

As an OCBA member and Ambassador, stop by Thistle & Scone and Learn more!

Orange County Fire Authory

Are You Wildfire Ready?

The OCFA's Ready, Set, Go! program gives you the tools to protect you, your family, property and community from wildfires. 

Come meet your local firefighters with questions in hand!

Santa Margarita Water District

Save money, help the environment. It's a no-brainer.

The Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC), the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and your local water agency are proud to offer the Turf Removal Program to qualifying residents and businesses across Orange County. Use 50-70% less water outdoors by replacing thirsty turf grass with beautiful, climate-appropriate landscape!

  • Rebates start at $3 per square foot of turf grass removed – the savings really adds up!
  • Get paid to transform your landscape and upgrade your outdated irrigation system

Stop by and meet your SMWD representee to find out more!

More information to follow

Shaka Love

Mahalo! Inspirations by our life on the Hawaiian islands

We have created a company that produces fun, functional, and eco-friendly beach products and gifts, engages in honest and fair business practices, donates 10% of its profits to protect our planet, and embraces the Hawaiian values of respect, loyalty, and love for family, community, and our planet.

It is our hope that Shaka Love will be able to bring Aloha, Mahalo, ‘Ohana, and Pono into your home, family, and life, and that you will be inspired in the same way that we have been. We look forward to serving you and becoming a part of your ‘Ohana as well.

Coto Recycles Right

Information on recycling questions we all have
Stop by and WIN!

Does that container go in the trash, or can it be recycled?

You've come to the RIGHT PLACE to LEARN the right answer!

Stop by, put your recycling knowledge on the line and WIN!!!

Cork Tree Gifts

Handbags made with repurposed military canvas

Cork Tree Gifts provides repurposed handbags made with repurposed military canvas. Liners are constructed from recycled plastic bottles.

Wild Child

We believe nature truly is for everyone.

Wild Child strives to provide ongoing learning opportunities for young children. Just as art or music classes are offered as ongoing enrichment activities, we see the same being true for environmental education programs. Lessons are designed for public, private, homeschool settings, or caregivers looking for supplemental enrichment activities.

We believe nature truly is for everyone.

Rose Canyon Ranch Eggs

Hello Neighbors! The Egg Station is being filled daily with freshly collected, beautiful eggs!

If you want farm fresh right in your neighborhood, we are the stop for you!

Every egg purchase helps us take in rescue birds and support the flock we currently have-so everyone wins!!

949.295.2895

Comfort Cool Fans

Committed to providing our customers with great service in every way possible.

WHOLE HOUSE FANS
An Affordable Alternative To Expensive Air Conditioning.<br><br>A Comfort Cool whole house fan is an affordable alternative to expensive air conditioning. It uses a fraction of the energy compared to a traditional air conditioner or traditional whole house fan (also known as an attic fan or whole house attic fan) and it is significantly quieter too.

This natural cooling system works by bringing in cool fresh air from outside during the evening, at night or early morning when the temperatures are typically cooler. During these times, you simply turn on your Comfort Cool fan, open a few windows and the whole house fan will cool and ventilate your entire home.

Because the hot air is vented through the attic to the outside, your home will also stay cool longer the next day. Your home will feel fresh and cool with a whole house exhaust fan.

Be The Match

Hi Neighbors-Two Opportunities this weekend to help

Hello neighbors - please see 2 opportunities this weekend for anyone who is 18-40 years old to see if they can be a bone marrow donor for Coto resident Tracy Keller Bremmer or another person TO SAVE THEIR LIFE. It's just a cheek swab and is life saving 🙂
Tracy's DNA is especially focused on the Hispanic/ Latinx communities as a better match. Please please see if you are a match today. thank you.
Go to https://facebook.com/groups/VillageinCoto for more information.

Design your OWN Birdhouse!

Bounce House Fun!

EVENT SPONSOR

CZ Master Association

EVENT SPONSOR

Coto de Caza Community Association

EVENT SPONSOR

Seebreeze Management Company

KEYSTONE PACIFIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Sponsoring Paint
a Birdhouse

O'CONNELL LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

Sponsoring The OC Birds of Prey


HARVEST
LANDSCAPE ENTERPRISES

Sponsoring
the Bounce House

LULU'S CAAFE'
Rancho Santa Margarita

Opprotunity Drawing Donation
$50 Gift Certificate

TREE OF LIFE NURSURY

Opprotunity Drawing Donation
One Gallon
Native California Plants (10)

HANNA'S PRIMESTEAK

Opportunity Drawing Donation
$50 Gift Certificate

BJ's RESTAURANT BREWHOUSE

Opprotunity Drawing Donation
$25 Gift Certificates (2)

HANDEL'S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM

Opportunity Drawing Donation
A taste of the Month-12 months (6)

PET SUPPLY

Opportunity Drawing Donation
Your Best Friend's Gift Basket

TRADER JOE'S

Opportunity Drawing Donation
Gift Basket

PINOT'S PALETTE

Paint and Sip Studio
Opportunity Drawing Donation
FOUR SEATS
to a Paint & Sip Event
(2 pairs, four seats total)

EMERALD LABS

Additive-Free Nutritional Supplements
Family owned and operated since 1996.
Gift Basket of Selected Products

NOTHING BUNDT CAKES

Handcrafted from Perfect Ingredients and Perfect Recipes, the Perfect One-Stop Celebration Shop.
Gift Certificates (2)

LOWES

Providing planting materials