It’s going to be a long cold, winter in Minnesota, so get out your 2009 Blue Sky Guide for inspiration on places to go and things to do! It will be easy to warm up your eco-spirit with these great activities.

Crafty Planet Classes
Crafty Planet offers a number of "beginner" classes in January, including crocheting, sewing and knitting. On January 6th, you can learn how to sew a tote, which will certainly inspire you to never again use those darn paper or plastic bags at the grocery store.
2833 Johnson St NE, Mpls
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Sustainability Series at the Wedge Co-op
This month the Wedge Co-op offers a number of cooking and health classes, as well as a special series taught by Terry Gips, President of Alliance for Sustainability. The three part series is offered on three consecutive Thursdays in January from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and covers a wide spectrum of ways to make your life more sustainable. The first class is called “Sustainability and Saving Money During Tough Economic Times,” which is something we can definitely get behind!
Cost: $30, or $25 for co-op members and Alliance for Sustainability Contributing Members.
2105 Lyndale Ave S
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Cross-country Ski Lessons
Three Rivers Park District is offering cross-country ski lessons for families and kids at Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple Grove. Learn to ski as a family, or just sign the kids up for lessons and pass on your love of Nordic skiing. Reservations are required.
1 hour • ages 6-12 • $10 ($16 with ski rental)
Saturdays, January 10 through February 28, at 1 p.m.

Worm Composting workshops
If you haven’t taken the plunge yet, Eureka Recycling is still offering worm-composting workshops to teach people how to turn kitchen scraps into a powerful natural fertilizer year round. Registration required.
Sunday January 11, 2 pm at Griggs Recreation Center, 1188 Hubbard Ave, St Paul
Wednesday January 21 6:30pm at Merriam Park Recreation Center, 2000 St Anthony Ave, St Paul
Cost: $5 or FREE with this coupon

Classes at the Yarnery
Learn how to knit that scarf you’ve been dreaming of with beginner to advanced knitting classes at the Yarnery. Check out their website for class details.
840 Grand Ave, St Paul
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Dance Class with Two Right Feet
Winter is the perfect time to learn something new or improve on something you love. Taking a dance class with Two Right Feet also sounded like a great way to avoid the couch-potato-winter-blues.
3139 2nd Ave S, Mpls
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Gardening Like the Forest Series
Learn how to create a food-producing backyard ecosystem with Dave Jacke, the award-wining author of “Edible Forest Gardens.” The theory, practice and design of cold climate permaculture will be covered during three events.
First lecture: “Home Scale Ecological Food Production” January 16, 7pm to 9pm
MCAD 2501 Stevens Ave, Mpls
Cost: $10

Nothing melts away the winter blues quite like a yoga class. Check out these great Yoga studios that have coupons in Blue Sky Guide to take a class today!

Blooma

Inner Strength Fitness

One Yoga

Tree of Life Yoga