Workshops
Businesses
Your Home
EcoStore
Take Action
ResourcesEvents
March 2010
27
2010
Fool Proof Plants
This class will place the emphasis on plants used for an ornamental purpose. We’ll survey the best plant choices for trees, shrubs and woody climbers, touching on plant selection, care, tips for planting and more. Next will be a discussion plants that dress up the garden - perennials, bulbs, groundcovers and wrap things up with a look at annuals, containers and lawns.
Cost: $75.00
28
2010
Edible Gardening
With a focus on vegetables and fruit, we’ll begin with planning, building and planting strategies and how to extend the short summer growing season in Calgary. Then we’ll look at the best selection of fool-proof plants and the practice of integrating edible plants into an ornamental garden. We promise you’ll leave ready to harvest from your garden this fall!
Cost: $75.00
30
2010
Green Calgary AGM
Green Calgary Members are invited to attend our AGM in the lobby of the Jack Singer Concert Hall
April 2010
08
2010
Supporting Local Art: CED on Canvas
Many artists depend on funding and support for their
livelihood. In return, we have lively and inclusive spaces to
gather and build community. Come and learn how local art
strengthens local economy.
14
2010
Donate your Unused Fabric and Notions to the Ujamaa Grandmas!
Are you looking for a good home for your treasured unused fabric or supplies?
Let Ujamaa Grandma’s help!
Donations of unused fabric ½ m or longer only please (unless quilting or exceptional pieces); wool, notions, patterns etc. will be accepted only on:
Wednesday April 14th & Thursday April 15th from 10 am to 8 pm at Woodcliff United Church, 5010 Spruce Dr SW.
The 3rd Annual Unused Fabric Sale is on Saturday April 17th from 9:30 am to 2 pm at Woodcliff United.
All the proceeds of this sale go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support 1000s of Grandmothers in Africa who are raising their orphaned grandchildren!
15
2010
Veggies from Seed
Are you tired of bland tasting and expensive vegetables? Why be satisfied with less when growing your own gourmet vegetables from seed is so easy. Join Elaine Rude to learn the basics of seed starting including how to decipher seed catalogues, choosing the best growing and best tasting varieties, equipment, and care after germination. Urban farming has never been so much fun!
Cost: $35.00
16
2010
Transition Towns Training
Transition Towns Training
Location: Red Deer College - Cafeteria Board Room (1007A) (Red Deer, AB)
It all starts off when a small collection of motivated individuals within a community come together with a shared concern: how can our community respond to the challenges, and opportunities, of increasing costs of fossil fuels (“peak oil”) and climate change?
They begin by forming an initiating group and then adopt the Transition Model with the intention of engaging a significant proportion of the people in their community to kick off a Transition Initiative.
A Transition Initiative is a community working together to look Peak Oil and Climate Change squarely in the eye and address this BIG question: “for all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase our resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?”
After going through a comprehensive and creative process of:
* awareness raising around peak oil, climate change and the need to undertake a community-led process to rebuild resilience and reduce carbon
* connecting with existing groups in the community
* building bridges to local government
* connecting with other transition initiatives
* forming groups to look at all the key areas of life (food, energy, transport, health, heart & soul, economics & livelihoods, etc)
* kicking off projects aimed at building people’s understanding of resilience and carbon issues and community engagement
* eventually launching a community defined, community implemented “Energy Descent Action Plan” over a 15 to 20 year timescale
This results in a coordinated range of projects across all these areas of life that strives to rebuild the resilience we’ve lost as a result of cheap oil and reduce the community’s carbon emissions drastically.
The community also recognises two crucial points:
A) That we used immense amounts of creativity, ingenuity and adaptability on the way up the energy upslope, and that there’s no reason for us not to do the same on the downslope
B) If we collectively plan and act early enough there’s every likelihood that we can create a way of living that’s significantly more connected, more vibrant and more in touch with our environment than the oil-addicted treadmill that we find ourselves on today.
Training Overview
This 2-day, 12-hour course delivered by international-level trainers will cover the basics of Transition Towns and how to:
* Understand the context for Transition and how the model has evolved - from inspiration to working groups
* Gain knowledge of the main steps of Transition to work out a plan of action for yourself and your community
* Understand the inner and outer aspects of Transition in order to hold an inspiring talk on TT in your community
The event will include lunch and light snacks with co ffee/tea breaks. The course is limited to 35 participants. Hosted by Sustainable Red Deer, RDC Green Campus, and Sustainability Resources Ltd.
Registration
$220 + GST - RDC Students (valid ID req’d)$250 + GST before and including March 26
$300 + GST after March 26
To Register: Contact Ron Besuijen at 403-392-8758 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) - payable by Visa, MC, cheque, cash, or money order.
More info at http://www.sustainablereddeer.com OR http://www.transitiontowns.org
NOTE: all proceeds will go towards land stewardship and economic localization projects in Red Deer & District, led by TT-trained members of ReThink Red Deer [external link].
Cancellation Policy
In the event of limited resources or lack of registrants, we reserve the right to cancel the event by Friday, March 26th. Full refunds will be issued if this happens.
If you need to cancel your registration for any reason:
If notified 7 days in advance we will refund your course fee but will deduct a $50 administrative fee;
Less than 7 days in advance we are unable to provide a refund but would allow you to send someone in your place
17
2010
Workshop- Vermicomposting
Staff lunch rooms, residents living in condos and apartments, or living in remote areas where outdoor composting is not permitted due to a bear presence can still compost, they just do it indoors!! One form of indoor composting is vermicomposting with red worms, a dark oxygen rich bin, and shredded newspaper. During the Vermicomposting workshop you will learn what vermicomposting is, how it works, how to do it properly, the job and anatomy of red worms, and what can and cannot be put into a vermicompost bin.
17
2010
Ujamaa Grandmas Unused Fabric Sale!
Looking for some treasured unused fabric or supplies?
Let Ujamaa Grandma’s help!
The 3rd Annual Unused Fabric Sale is happening on Saturday April 17th from 9:30am to 2:00 pm!
Head on down to the Woodcliff United Church at 5010 Spruce Dr SW and stock up on donated fabric, quilting supplies, wool, notions, patterns etc.
All the proceeds of this sale go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support 1000s of Grandmothers in Africa who are raising their orphaned grandchildren!
22
2010
Green Calgary’s Earth Day Birthday!
2010 marks Earth Day’s 40th birthday!
Join us to celebrate with food, drink, music and a movie at The Uptown Stage & Screen